Highlights: 10 States have almost 77% of active Covid cases in country: Centre
Globally, more than 61 million people have contracted coronavirus, while more than 1.4 million lives have been lost due to it, as per a worldometers tally. The United States, India, Brazil, Russia and France, in that order, are the five worst-hit countries.
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Jharkhand records 230 fresh Covid-19 cases
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Mizoram's Covid tally reaches 3,788 cases
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Brazil President Bolsonaro refuses Covid vaccine, expresses skepticsm
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Rome might eliminate quarantine restrictions from Covid-tested flights
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Chhattisgarh's Covid-19 case mark crosses 230,000
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Covid-19 death toll in Moscow reaches 8,680
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Five new Covid-19 cases in China
India's caseload of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) stands at 9,266,706 after 44,489 infections were registered between Wednesday and Thursday, according to data released by the Union health ministry. On Saturday, prime minister Narendra Modi, who earlier this week chaired a meet with states over the Covid-19 situation and to discuss distribution plan of a potential Covid-19 vaccine, will visit vaccine development centres in Ahmedabad, Pune and Hyderabad.
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PM Modi will visit Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII) and Hyderabad's Bharat Biotech International Limited. Meanwhile, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala remain the five worst-hit states. Delhi, which has been the epicentre of India's recent Covid-19 surge, is at sixth. On Thursday, the Delhi high court directed the Delhi government to take a decision immediately on night curfew and implement it "without delay."
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Jharkhand records 230 fresh Covid-19 cases
Jharkhand's Covid-19 caseload rose to 1,08,388 as 230 more people tested positive for the infection, a health official said on Friday, reports PTI.
Mizoram's Covid tally reaches 3,788 cases
23 new COVID19 cases reported in Mizoram, taking the state's case tally to 3,788 including 431 active cases, 3,352 discharged cases and 5 deaths: State Government
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Brazil President Bolsonaro refuses Covid vaccine, expresses skepticsm
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Thursday evening that he will not take a coronavirus vaccine, the latest in a series of statements he has made expressing skepticism toward coronavirus vaccination programs, reports Reuters.
Rome might eliminate quarantine restrictions from Covid-tested flights
Italian authorities will soon approve an experiment with "Covid tested" flights from three US airports with the aim of eliminating the required 14-day quarantine for passengers arriving in Italy, Rome's main airport has said, reports AP.
Chhattisgarh's Covid-19 case mark crosses 230,000
Chhattisgarh's Covid-19 tally reaches 230,956 after the state recorded 1,753 new cases on Thursday. 18 new fatalities take death toll to 2,801.
First published: Nov 27, 2020 05:54 IST