Highlights: Kerala reports 5,722 new Covid-19 cases, 26 deaths
In some good news, US multinational pharmaceutical firm Pfizer Inc, which is one of several companies developing a potential Covid-19 vaccine, on Wednesday said its candidate-BNT162b2-was found to be 95% effective in the final analysis of phase 3 trial.
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Pakistan registers 2,500 fresh Covid-19 cases, total tally now at 365,927 cases
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Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad bans chhath puja at public spaces
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Telangana's Covid-19 tally crosses 260,000
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Teams to visit districts reporting high number of Covid-19 cases: Health ministry
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AIIMS chief to lead three-member team to Haryana: Health ministry
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After surge in Delhi, govt deputes central teams to four states
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Poland reports highest single-day Covid-19 death toll
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Czech Republic reports 5,515 new Covid-19 cases
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Non-ICU bed reservations to be raised to 60% for Covid-19 patients: Kejriwal
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Arrangements being made for 1,400 ICU beds, says Kejriwal
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₹2,000 fine on those not wearing masks in Delhi
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Let's celebrate festivals at home, Kejriwal urges people of Delhi
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All parties agreed to unite and serve people of Delhi: CM Arvind Kejriwal
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Need ICU beds and ventilators in Delhi: BJP
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Covid-19 cases cross 2 million mark in Africa
India’s caseload of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) crossed 8.95 million to reach 8,958,483 after 45,576 new infections were reported between Wednesday and Thursday. This spike is 18% or nearly 7,000 cases higher than the previous rise of 38,617. Earlier, on Wednesday, national capital Delhi’s Covid-19 tally crossed five lakh mark to reach 503,084 after 7,486 new cases. The city also recorded 131 virus-related deaths, its highest in a day, taking the death toll to 7,943.
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Meanwhile, the United States, the world’s worst-hit country, also became the first to cross the 250,000 fatality mark, a Reuters tally showed. The tally further stated that the number of people hospitalised due to Covid-19 in the US rose by 78,630 by Wednesday afternoon, the country’s highest for a single-day. India and Brazil, meanwhile, remain the second and third worst-hit countries respectively.
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Pakistan registers 2,500 fresh Covid-19 cases, total tally now at 365,927 cases
Pakistan has reported over 2,500 new cases of coronavirus, taking the total number of infections in the country to 365,927, the health ministry said on Thursday, reports PTI.
Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad bans chhath puja at public spaces
Maharashtra: Municipal corporations of Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad ban chhath puja at public places and near water bodies, in view of COVID-19.
— ANI (@ANI) November 19, 2020
Telangana's Covid-19 tally crosses 260,000
Telangana's Covid-19 tally crossed 260,000 to reach 260,834 after 1,058 cases recorded on Wednesday. 246,733 recoveries and 1,419 deaths thus far.
Teams to visit districts reporting high number of Covid-19 cases: Health ministry
Teams to visit the districts reporting high no. of Covid-19 cases and support the state efforts towards strengthening containment, surveillance, testing, infection prevention and control measures, and efficient clinical management of the positive cases: Health Ministry
AIIMS chief to lead three-member team to Haryana: Health ministry
AIIMS director Dr Randeep Guleria to leade three member team to Haryana and Dr V K Paul, Member (Health), Niti Aayog is heading the Rajasthan team. Dr SK Singh, Director (NCDC) to lead Gujarat team while Dr L Swasticharan, Addl DDG, DHGS to head the team to Manipur: Health Ministry
After surge in Delhi, govt deputes central teams to four states
High-level central teams deputed to Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Manipur. With the surge in daily new cases and spike in daily fatalities in Delhi, the spillover effect is being observed in NCR regions in Haryana and Rajasthan where Covid-19 cases are rising: Health Ministry
Poland reports highest single-day Covid-19 death toll
Poland's health ministry has said the country on Thursday recorded 637 Covid-19 related deaths, the highest in a day. Also, 23,975 new cases reported on Thursday.
Czech Republic reports 5,515 new Covid-19 cases
The Czech Republic health ministry data showed on Thursday the country recorded 5,515 new Covid-19 cases and 66 deaths on November 18. Total cases reach 475,284 including 6,740 deaths.
Non-ICU bed reservations to be raised to 60% for Covid-19 patients: Kejriwal
Directed raising of non-ICU bed reservations at private hospitals in Delhi from 50% to 60% for Covid-19 patients: Arvind Kejriwal
Arrangements being made for 1,400 ICU beds, says Kejriwal
Arrangements being made for over 1,400 ICU beds, including 663 in Delhi govt hospitals and 750 at Centre-run facilities, announces Kejriwal.
₹2,000 fine on those not wearing masks in Delhi
Kejriwal announces ₹2,000 fine on those found not wearing masks at a public place in Delhi.
Let's celebrate festivals at home, Kejriwal urges people of Delhi
You can imagine Covid-19 will spread on large scale. So celebrations are not banned but what is banned is entering of a large number of people in a pond or river at once. Let's celebrate at homes: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
All parties agreed to unite and serve people of Delhi: CM Arvind Kejriwal
All the parties agreed that this is the time for all of us become one and serve the people of Delhi, says CM Arvind Kejriwal after all-party meet on surge in capital's Covid-19 cases.
Need ICU beds and ventilators in Delhi: BJP
If the Delhi government had taken the right measures, people would not have had problems celebrating Chhath Puja together. Markets should remain open with Covid-19 guidelines. The need of the hour is ICU beds and ventilators: Adesh Gupta, Delhi BJP chief
First published: Nov 19, 2020 07:09 IST