Highlights: 401 fresh cases push Nagpur's Covid-19 tally to 111,190

The Uttarakhand state capital is preparing for a weekly lockdown of all market places on Sunday with the exception of shops selling essential items, reports PTI.

The administration in Leh has imposed night curfew and banned the assembly of more than four people amid a fresh Covid-19 spike, an official said on Saturday, reports PTI.

Hyderabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Bharat Biotech facility to review COVID19 vaccine development https://t.co/xMJGLUp7eK pic.twitter.com/N0OaaQ4VnG

— ANI (@ANI) November 28, 2020

Telangana: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Hyderabad, to visit Bharat Biotech facility to review COVID19 vaccine development pic.twitter.com/Vu6i7jsCIB

— ANI (@ANI) November 28, 2020

Visited the Zydus Biotech Park in Ahmedabad to know more about the indigenous DNA based vaccine being developed by Zydus Cadila. I compliment the team behind this effort for their work. Government of India is actively working with them to support them in this journey. pic.twitter.com/ZIZy9NSY3o

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 28, 2020

550 new #COVID19 cases, 908 recoveries & 12 deaths reported in #Odisha on 27th November.

The total number of positive cases in the state at 3,17,789 till date, including 3,09,747 recovered cases, 6,259 active cases & 1,730 deaths: State Health Department, Govt of Odisha

— ANI (@ANI) November 28, 2020

Active caseload stands at 4,54,940 today. Contribution of active caseload to total positive cases is 4.87 per cent. 69.04 per cent of daily new cases contributed by eight States/UT - Maharashtra, Delhi, Kerala, West Bengal, Rajasthan, UP, Haryana, & Chhattisgarh: Govt of India pic.twitter.com/svYcJs5FBa

— ANI (@ANI) November 28, 2020

South Korea has reported more than 500 new coronavirus cases for the third straight day, the speed of viral spread unseen since the worst wave of the outbreak in spring, reports AP.

#WATCH Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Zydus Biotech Park in Ahmedabad, reviews the development of #COVID19 vaccine candidate ZyCOV-D pic.twitter.com/vEhtNMf1YE

— ANI (@ANI) November 28, 2020

The World Health Organization's top emergency expert said on Friday it would be "highly speculative" for the WHO to say the coronavirus did not emerge in China, where it was first identified in a food market in December last year, reports Reuters.

Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at the Zydus Biotech Park to review the development of #COVID19 vaccine candidate ZyCOV-D pic.twitter.com/8cBQNQVUrN

— ANI (@ANI) November 28, 2020

Telangana reported 753 fresh coronavirus cases, taking the tally to over 2.68 lakh while three related fatalities pushed the toll to 1,451, reports PTI.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at Gujarat's Ahmedabad, to visit the Zydus Biotech Park to review the #COVID19 vaccine development

Later today, the PM will visit Bharat Biotech in Hyderabad and Serum Institute of India in Pune pic.twitter.com/EtDNh5vKMY

— ANI (@ANI) November 28, 2020

Jharkhand's Covid-19 tally mounted to 1,08,577 as 189 more people tested positive for the infection, a health official said on Saturday, reports PTI.

The US added 203,013 new cases Friday, a record, as some states resumed daily updates following the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday, reports Bloomberg.