Highlights: Kerala reports 5,722 new Covid-19 cases, 26 deaths

Delhi (131) and Maharashtra (100) reported highest Covid-19 deaths in last 24 hours: Health ministry

Chandigarh's iconic Rock Garden opens today following Covid-19 guidelines.

Chandigarh's iconic Rock Garden opens today following #COVID19 guidelines.

"I feel lucky as we just came down from Delhi and found that the place is now open for the public," says a visitor pic.twitter.com/tMCOtMEiCa

— ANI (@ANI) November 19, 2020

Russia's Covid-19 cases have crossed 2,000,000 with highest daily infections and death toll of 23,610 and 463 respectively. Total cases reach 2,015,068 including 34,850 deaths.

PM Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi of Pacific island Samoa has appealed for calm after the island reported its first Covid-19 positive case. A second test on the same person, however, came negative.

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal-led all-party meet on capital's Covid-19 surge comes to an end.

90-99% of Covid-19 is only about protection and motivating others. You can protect yourself from this deadly virus with small precautions like wearing a good quality mask properly, maintaining social distance & taking care of hand-hygiene: Union health minister Dr Harsh Vardhan

Why wait till now to reduce number of attendees at weddings, Delhi HC asks Arvind Kejriwal-led govt. Delhi govt on Wednesday announced only 50, instead of earlier 200, will be allowed at weddings in tbe city.

The new recoveries continue to overtake the daily new cases continuously since the past 47 days: Union health ministry

#Unite2FightCorona#IndiaFightsCorona

The new recoveries continue to overtake the daily new cases continuously since the past 47 days.https://t.co/1VnCByRS7f pic.twitter.com/Z7tYlURYpu

— Ministry of Health (@MoHFW_INDIA) November 19, 2020

Ukraine recorded 13,357 new Covid-19 cases and 257 deaths -both highest in a day-in last 24 hours. Total cases reach 583,510 including 10,369 deaths.

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal chairs meet on Covid-19 situation in the city.

Delhi: The all-party meeting called by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, to discuss the #COVID19 situation in the national capital, is underway. pic.twitter.com/5xBv2BNCVP

— ANI (@ANI) November 19, 2020

Japan on Thursday recorded its highest single-day count of 2,179 also the first time it has recorded over 2,000 cases in a day. Total tally reaches 122,966 including 1,922 deaths.

In the meeting of the state cabinet, it had been decided to postpone the re-opening of colleges of the state until complete information on rise in the number of Covid-19 cases during the festive season is received: Uttarakhand Minister Madan Kaushik

Germany's Covid-19 tally has risen by 22,609 to reach 855,916, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) showed. Number of deaths, meanwhile, have risen by 251 to 13,370 as per the data.

A total of 128,508,389 samples tested for Covid-19 up to 18th November. Of these, 1,028,203 samples were tested yesterday: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)

India's Covid-19 tally crossed 8.95 million with 45,576 new cases in last 24 hours. 48,493 recoveries and 585 deaths also recorded in last 24 hours. Active cases at 443,303.