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"Post-Covid-19 world is going to be very different, technology will play the biggest role in it, " said PM Modi at IIT convocation in Delhi.

"Covid-19 has taught the world that globalisation is important but self-reliance is equally important," prime minister Narendra Modi said at an event in Delhi.

At least 81 more people, including five security personnel and six health workers, tested positive for Covid-19 in Arunachal Pradesh on Saturday, pushing the tally in the state to 15,325, an official said.

The United States has registered over 128,000 new coronavirus cases within the past 24 hours marking the largest daily increase since the start of the epidemic, US media reported. US remains the worst-hit nation both in terms of the number of cases and fatalities.

President Donald Trump's chief of staff Mark Meadows tested positive for Covid-19, news agency AFP reported citing local media reports.

The Covid-19 cases in India jumped to 8,462,080 as the country recorded 50,356 fresh infections. While 577 others succumbed to the viral disease.

France registered a record 60,486 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Friday, after posting a record 58,046 on Thursday, health ministry data showed.

Brazil reported 18,862 additional confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, and 279 deaths from Covid-19, the health ministry said on Friday.

The total number of cases has now climbed to 5,631,181, while the official death toll has risen to 162,015.

Mexico’s Health Ministry on Friday reported 5,931 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection and 551 additional fatalities, bringing the country’s total to 955,128 cases and 94,323 deaths.

The United States recorded the highest number of Covid-19 for the third consecutive day as the daily number of infection topped 127,000, data by John Hopkins showed.

On Friday, China reported 33 new coronavirus cases in the mainland for November 6 compared to 36 cases a day earlier, the health commission said on Saturday.

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker self-isolated Friday and was awaiting test results after learning that he may have been exposed to the coronavirus during a meeting earlier this week, the third time during the pandemic that the Democratic governor has taken the step.