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As per ICMR’s (Indian Council of Medical Research) second serosurvey report, urban slum and urban non-slum areas had higher SARS-CoV-2 infection prevalence than that of rural areas, ICMR DG Balram Bhargava said, reports ANI.

Balram Bhargava, DG of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) also said, "In the light of the upcoming festivities, winter season and mass gathering, inventive containment strategies need to be implemented by the states," reports ANI.

In the light of the upcoming festivities, winter season and mass gathering, inventive containment strategies need to be implemented by the states: Balram Bhargava, DG, ICMR. #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/5FN5NhVp8F

— ANI (@ANI) September 29, 2020

Since a large portion of the population is yet susceptible, prevention fatigue is to be avoided and 5T strategy (Test, Track, Trace, Treat & Technology) is to be adhered to, Balram Bhargava ICMR DG said, reports ANI.

Balram Bhargava, DG of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) during a joint briefing with the Union health ministry said that as per ICMR’s second national sero survey report, one in 15 individuals aged more than 10 years were estimated to be exposed to Covid-19 August 2020, reports ANI.

As per ICMR’s (Indian Council of Medical Research) second national serosurvey report, one in 15 individuals aged more than 10 years were estimated to be exposed to #COVID19 by August 2020: Balram Bhargava, DG, ICMR pic.twitter.com/mnVanY4sRt

— ANI (@ANI) September 29, 2020

The Union health ministry on Tuesday said that the number of Covid-19 tests per million population has crossed 50,000 in India adding that a total of 2.97 crore tests were conducted in the month of September, reports ANI.

The number of #COVID19 tests per million population has crossed 50,000 in India. Total 2.97 crore tests conducted in the month of September: Ministry of Health pic.twitter.com/Yr9tONTXpu

— ANI (@ANI) September 29, 2020

Union health ministry secretary Rajesh Bhushan also pointed out that ICMR’s (Indian Council of Medical Research) second Sero Survey report reveals that a considerable population still vulnerable to the novel coronavirus (Covid-19), reports ANI.

The Union health ministry during a press briefing this afternoon said that number of recovered cases in India crossed 51 lakh which is the highest in the world, reports ANI.

The number of recovered cases in India crosses 51 lakhs which is the highest in the world: Ministry of Health. #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/0PVFAWS9Nw

— ANI (@ANI) September 29, 2020

Up to 100 million additional doses of any eventual Covid-19 vaccines will be secured for delivery to poorer countries in 2021, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, announced Tuesday, reports AFP.

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin extended an upcoming school holiday by a week on Tuesday to limit the spread of Covid-19, days after sources told Reuters the capital's hospitals had been told to free up hundreds of beds. On Tuesday, Sobyanin said students would be off from school from Oct. 5-18, and urged parents to keep their children at home, reports Reuters.

Singapore reported 27 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, including nine imported infections, raising the country's caseload to 57,742, according to official data, reports PTI.

Israel's health minister Yuli Edelstein on Tuesday said that there is no way that the second nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of Covid-19 will be lifted after three weeks as it was originally planned. The second lockdown was imposed on September 18 and was originally scheduled to end on October 10, reports AFP.

1,439 more Covid-19 positive cases reported on 28th September, taking total count of active cases in Bihar to 14,390: State Health Department

Indonesia reported 4,002 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday, taking the total in the Southeast Asian country to 282,724, data from its Covid-19 task force showed.

The Philippines' health ministry on Tuesday reported 2,025 novel coronavirus infections and 68 more deaths.

Forty-nine more people have tested positive for coronavirus in Ladakh, taking the number of confirmed cases in the union territory to 4,152, while 32 such patients were discharged after successful treatment, officials said on Tuesday.