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India’s Covid-19 tally on Tuesday reached 9,177,840 after 37,975 cases and 480 deaths were registered in the last 24 hours, according to the Union health ministry’s dashboard. The total cases now include 438,667 active cases, over 8.6 million recoveries and 134,218 deaths.

The active cases continued to remain below 5 per cent of the total caseload. Delhi, Maharashtra and Kerala have been contributing the maximum towards the daily coronavirus tally.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting with chief ministers of seven states as well as the CM of Union territory of Delhi to review the Covid-19 situation in the respective areas and the steps taken to curb the spread.

Haryana, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh were some of the states that participated in the interaction. Delhi, meanwhile, was the sole UT representative.

Meanwhile, the United States which continues to be worst affected from the pandemic hopes to commence vaccinations by early December, a top government health official said, according to news agency AFP. Vaccines by Pfizer and Moderna have been shown to be 95 per cent effective in trials, with Pfizer already applying for emergency use approval from the country’s health authorities.

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Delhi CM Kejriwal orders immediate procurement of 1,200 BiPAP machines

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal orders immediate procurement of 1,200 BiPAP machines for new ICU beds in the national capital. The BiPAP machines will be procured immediately from CSIR (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research) on nomination basis: Delhi Chief Minister's Office

08:58 AM IST

Brazil records 16,207 new Covid-19 cases, 302 deaths

Brazil records 16,207 new Covid-19 cases and 302 deaths. Total tally reaches 6,087,608 including 169,485 deaths.

08:32 AM IST

Japan to suspend domestic travel campaign in two cities: Minister

The Japanese government is preparing to pause its domestic travel campaign in two cities following sharp rises in Covid-19 cases, the country's economy minister has said.

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PM Modi's meet over Covid-19 situation in states today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will later today chair virtual meet over Covid-29 situation in some states.

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Assam's Covid-19 tally reaches 211.682

Assam's Covid-19 tally reached 211,682 on Monday with 169 new cases. 207,525 recoveries, 3,179 active cases and 975 deaths in state thus far.

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Mexico's Covid-19 death toll crosses 101,900

Mexico's health ministry on Monday reported 7,483 additional cases of the novel coronavirus and 250 more deaths in the country, bringing the official number of cases to 1,049,358 and the death toll to 101,926, reports Reuters.

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States in US impose new rules, plead with public to stop Covid-19 spread

State and local officials nationwide are imposing new coronavirus restrictions and pleading with the public in an increasingly desperate attempt to stop the explosive spread of the disease as many Americans resist calls to limit gatherings and travel heading into the holidays, reports AP.

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England to cut quarantine period for arrivals from abroad

Travellers arriving in England from abroad face a shorter spell in quarantine from mid-December if they test negative for coronavirus five days after their arrival, the UK government announced Tuesday, reports AFP.