Highlights: Boris Johnson announces new Covid-19 restrictions for England
Schools across the country on Monday opened partially as part of the ongoing fourth stage of nationwide 'Unlock.' Maharashtra continues to be the worst-hit state, followed by Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh respectively.
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British PM Johnson urges Britons to once again work from home
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US edges closer to 200,000 Covid-19 deaths
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Mizoram moves closer to 1,700-mark with 107 new Covid-19 cases
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Assam's Covid-19 caseload mounts to 159,320
India’s coronavirus count crossed the 5.4 million mark with 86,960 new infections between Sunday and Monday, Union health ministry data showed. With 5,487,850 cases thus far, India continues to be the second worst-hit country after the United States and is ahead of Brazil.
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However, the health ministry on Monday also said that despite being the second worst-affected country, India has the highest number of recovered cases globally, contributing nearly 19% of the total global recoveries. India has thus far recorded nearly 4.4 million recoveries, which gives it a recovery rate of more than 80%. United States and Brazil have the second and third-highest number of recovered cases, respectively. Globally, the number of coronavirus cases is swiftly moving towards 31.5 million, as per worldometers.
Here are the highlights on Covid-19
British PM Johnson urges Britons to once again work from home
As coronavirus infection rise in Britain, prime minister Boris Johnson has appealed to once again start working from home, if possible, to contain the spread of coronavirus, Reuters has reported.
US edges closer to 200,000 Covid-19 deaths
The death toll in the United States due to coronavirus reached 199,743 in a total caseload of 6.8 million, data from John Hopkins University showed.
First published: Sep 22, 2020 07:14 IST