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The global caseload of Covid-19 is at over 72 million while more than 1.6 million lives have also been lost due to the virus, as per worldometers. The United States, India and Brazil, in that order, are the three worst-hit countries.
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London may go under toughest Covid-19 curbs
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Spain expects to begin inoculation against Covid by early Jan
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Singapore approves Pfizer shot for Covid-19
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Chennai's Marina beach reopens after eight months
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Ukraine's Covid-19 cases cross 900,000 says minister
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Nearly 21% of India's Covid-deaths in last 24 hours from Maharashtra
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Puducherry's Covid-19 tally crosses 37,500
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27,328 new Covid-19 cases and 450 deaths in Russia
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Covid-19 cases reach 49,377 in Himachal Pradesh
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Hookah bars banned in Chandigarh till February 11, 2021
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Covid-19 deaths inch closer to 10,000 in Moscow
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Arunachal Pradesh's Covid-19 tally at 16,513
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Covid-19 cases in Odisha cross 324,000
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Germany's Covid-19 death toll nears 22,000
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Mexico crosses 1.25 million Covid-19 cases
India's count of cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) is at over 9.88 million, as per Union health ministry's data on Monday. Of these, 9.38 million are recovered cases, while active cases fell further and are below 352,000; deaths, meanwhile, are at over 143,000. Earlier today, a graph put out by the health ministry on Twitter showed India had logged just 158 new cases of Covid-19 per million population in the last week, while the number of such per million cases globally was 553.
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Last week, the United Kingdom became the first country to start Covid-19 vaccinations outside of trials, with Pfizer's vaccine candidate being administered for emergency cases. Bahrain, Canada and the United States, too, respectively, have given emergency use authorisation for Pfizer's vaccine candidate. 90-year-old British citizen Margaret Keenan became the first person to be administered a shot for Covid-19 outside trials.
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London may go under toughest Covid-19 curbs
London is likely to be placed into the toughest tier of Covid-19 restrictions following a sharp rise in coronavirus rates, the BBC reported on Monday, reports Reuters.
Spain expects to begin inoculation against Covid by early Jan
Spain expects to start vaccinating people against the coronavirus as early as Jan. 4 or 5 if the European Medicines Agency gives the green light to a vaccine on Dec. 29, health minister Salvador Illa said on Monday, reports Reuters.
Singapore approves Pfizer shot for Covid-19
Singapore has approved Pfizer-BioNTech's novel coronavirus vaccine and expects to receive shots by year-end, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Monday, adding that he planned to be among the early vaccine recipients, reports Reuters.
Chennai's Marina beach reopens after eight months
Chennai's Marina beach reopens for the public, after more than eight months in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic.
Tamil Nadu: People flock to Marina Beach in Chennai as it re-opens for the public, after more than eight months in the wake of #COVID19 pandemic. pic.twitter.com/oLW8ODGqVE
— ANI (@ANI) December 14, 2020
Ukraine's Covid-19 cases cross 900,000 says minister
Ukraine's health minister on Monday said the country's Covid-19 tally has crossed 900,000. Maksym Stepanov said Ukraine on Sunday logged 6,451 new Covid-19 cases and 93 deaths.
Nearly 21% of India's Covid-deaths in last 24 hours from Maharashtra
Covid-19 deaths in Maharashtra on Sunday (70) contributed 20.83% of India's total Covid-19 deaths (336) in last 24 hours. West Bengal (47) and Delhi (33) next: Health ministry
Puducherry's Covid-19 tally crosses 37,500
Puducherry reports 21 new Covid-19 cases, 50 recoveries and one death. Total cases reach 37,513 including 36,586 recoveries, 307 active cases and 620 deaths.
27,328 new Covid-19 cases and 450 deaths in Russia
Russia reports 27,328 new Covid-19 cases and 450 deaths. Total cases at 2,681,256 including 47,391 deaths.
Covid-19 cases reach 49,377 in Himachal Pradesh
Two new Covid-19 cases and 49 recoveries reported since bulletin yesterday in Himachal Pradesh, taking the total number of positive cases to 49,377.
2 new #COVID19 cases, 449 cured cases reported since bulletin yesterday in Himachal Pradesh, taking the total number of positive cases in the state to 49,377
— ANI (@ANI) December 14, 2020
Total active cases: 6,795
Total recovered cases: 41,727
Death toll: 810 pic.twitter.com/kjoDlS9pdt
Hookah bars banned in Chandigarh till February 11, 2021
In wake of Covid-19 pandemic, pandemic, no hookah shall be served for smoke/consumption in hotels/restaurants/taverns/bars etc. Under section 144, hookah bars are banned to operate in Chandigarh with respect to their offering hookahs to visitors from 14th Dec-11th Feb 2021: DM, Chandigarh
Covid-19 deaths inch closer to 10,000 in Moscow
Russian capital Moscow recorded 75 new deaths, taking death toll to 9,945. This is up from previous day death toll of 72.
Arunachal Pradesh's Covid-19 tally at 16,513
Arunachal Pradesh's Covid-19 tally has risen to 16,513 with four more persons testing positive for the infection, a senior health official said here on Monday.
Covid-19 cases in Odisha cross 324,000
Odisha recorded 332 new Covid-19 cases, 386 recoveries and four deaths on December 13, as per state health department.
Odisha recorded 332 new #COVID19 cases, 386 recoveries and 4 deaths on December 13, as per State Health Department
— ANI (@ANI) December 14, 2020
Total cases: 3,24,089
Total recoveries: 3,19,069
Active cases: 3,156
Death toll: 1,811
First published: Dec 14, 2020 07:04 IST