Highlights: UK govt extends jobs support to Covid-19 affected firms

Election Commission of India doubled the broadcast time for state and national parties to give a boost to non-contact based campaigning.

#BiharElections2020 : Election Commission of India doubles broadcast/telecast time allotted to national and state parties on Doordarshan and All India Radio.

Decision taken in view of enhanced relevance of non-contact based campaigning due to #COVID19 pandemic. pic.twitter.com/9cEbp8mLpJ

— ANI (@ANI) October 9, 2020

Spain has imposed a state of emergency in Madrid to curb rising cases of Covid-19

#BREAKING Spain govt imposes state of emergency in Madrid to curb coronavirus pic.twitter.com/28p02nUWXl

— AFP news agency (@AFP) October 9, 2020

Mizoram reports zero cases of coronavirus in last 24 hours. 2,157 cases recorded so far.

No new #COVID19 cases reported in Mizoram over the last 24 hours, while 37 patients recovered in the state.

Total cases stand at 2,157, out of which 183 are active patients. pic.twitter.com/f8a3HBaII9

— ANI (@ANI) October 9, 2020

The Secretary to J-K government Simrandeep Singh said that the limit of pilgrims travelling to Vaishno Devi has now been increased from 5000 to 7000. He said the CEO of the shrine board will take a call later on how many of these pilgrims allowed can be from the union territory and how many from outside J-K.

It will be decided by the CEO of Shrine Board that how many of these 7000 pilgrims will be from J&K and how many from outside the UT. The inter-province and inter-state/UT pass will not be needed anymore: Simrandeep Singh, Secretary to J&K Govt https://t.co/m02aXSF9IE

— ANI (@ANI) October 9, 2020

Odisha Minister of State (Home) Dibya Shankar Mishra wrote to Union MoS Home Nityanand Rai alleging that Aparajita Sarangi, BJP's MP from Bhubaneshwar broke Covid-19 preventative norms while celebrating her birthday.

Odisha: Minister of State (Home) Divyashanka Mishra writes to Union MoS Home Nityanand Rai alleging violation of #COVID19 norms by BJP MP from Bhubaneswar, Aprajita Sarangi while celebrating her birthday on October 8th. pic.twitter.com/p7g27TPW5h

— ANI (@ANI) October 9, 2020

Secretary to the J-K govt Simrandeep Singh said on Friday that since all zones are orange people belonging to the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir will not have to undergo Covid-19 testing. People travelling to J-K from other places outside the union territories have to undergo Covid-19 test.

Earlier, testing was compulsory for people travelling from Red to Orange zones in the UT. Now all zones are Orange, so movement within the UT is free, no testing required. But testing is compulsory for those coming to the UT from outside: Simrandeep Singh, Secretary to J&K Govt pic.twitter.com/lMYFt1zAHD

— ANI (@ANI) October 9, 2020

Goa CM Pramod Sawant said that starting October 13, the state government will bring in AYUSH doctors to help treat Covid-19 patients.

Singapore reported 10 new Covid-19 cases on Friday, nine of which were imported infections. The city-state's coronavirus tally has reached to 57,859, ministry of health said. The nine imported cases have been put on stay-home notice, reports AP.

Authorities in Moscow are considering closing bars and nightclubs to halt a second Covid-19 wave as the number of new daily cases surged on Friday to the highest it has been since the outbreak began. The country logged 12,126 new cases, pushing the tally to 1,272,238. The previous record daily rise was 11,656 cases on May 11, when strict lockdown measures were in force across most parts of the country, reports Reuters.

Thane's Covid-19 tally on Friday jumped to 187,313 after 1,514 new cases were added, a district official said. With a total of 4,734 fatalities, the death rate in the district stands at 2.53 per cent, while the recovery rate is 88.67 per cent, he added, reports PTI.

Bulgaria reported 516 new coronavirus cases on Friday, breaking the daily high record since the start of the pandemic in March for a third consecutive day, official data showed. The country has now 23,279 Covid-19 cases, including 880 deaths, reports Reuters.

Asian football risks throwing away years of progress if leagues and clubs fail to look after their players during the coronavirus pandemic, the head of the global footballers' union has warned, reports AFP.

As many as 154 police personnel tested positive for Covid-19 in the last 24 hours and two died, taking total positive cases to 24,735 in the force, including 22,082 recoveries, 2,394 active cases, and 259 deaths, the Maharashtra Police said, reports ANI.

154 police personnel tested positive for #COVID19 in the last 24 hours & 2 died, taking total positive cases to 24,735 in the force, including 22,082 recoveries, 2,394 active cases, and 259 deaths: Maharashtra Police pic.twitter.com/tzR1UJhuFZ

— ANI (@ANI) October 9, 2020

Odisha has registered 2,697 new Covid-19 cases and 3,312 recoveries till Thursday, the state's health department said. The total number of cases have climbed to 246,839, including 216,984 recoveries and 28,811 active cases, it added, reports ANI.

The Union health ministry on Friday said 75% of the new recovered cases are observed to be concentrated in 10 States/UTs - Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal, Delhi and Madhya Pradesh.

75% of the new recovered cases are observed to be concentrated in 10 States/UTs - Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal, Delhi and Madhya Pradesh: Ministry of Health pic.twitter.com/uHhQ8BTtQC

— ANI (@ANI) October 9, 2020