Coronavirus live updates: 3044 Covid-19 positive cases and 38 deaths reported in Pune today

The coronavirus pandemic is taking a toll on the world’s youngest, as hunger kills 10,000 children more a month in the virus’ first year, UN analysis finds (AP)

US President Donald Trump vowed to defeat the coronavirus by 'unleashing American scientific genius' as he toured a Covid-19 vaccine facility in the swing state of North Carolina (AFP)

PM Modi launches 3 high-volume Covid test labs

PM Modi launched three high-throughput labs in Noida, Kolkata and Mumbai on Monday for testing of samples to detect Covid-19. The facilities, which will enable testing of over 10,000 samples a day and reduce turnaround time and exposure of lab personnel to infectious clinical material, will not remain restricted to testing for Covid-19 but will be expanded for testing of many other diseases . Read full story

As the coronavirus keeps spreading, Target is joining Walmart in closing its stores on Thanksgiving Day, ending a decade-long tradition of jump starting Black Friday sales (AP)

Google has decided that most of its 200,000 employees and contractors should work from home through next June, reports AP

It's a sobering assessment of the pandemic’s potential staying power.

US drugmaker earnings heat up this week with spotlight on vaccine news (Reuters)

Visitors to Washington from 27 US states considered "high-risk" for coronavirus will have to self-quarantine for two weeks, said the mayor (AFP)

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday banned the sale of alcohol in eateries and restaurants and extended a curfew in a bid to halt a steep rise in coronavirus infections (AFP)

3044 Covid-19 positive cases and 38 deaths reported in Pune today: Dr Bhagwan Pawar, district health officer (DHO)

Death toll rises to 1737 while total positive cases are at 72782, says the DHO.

147 people tested Covid-19 positive out of 4027 samples tested, reports ANI quoting Biplab Kumar Deb, chief minister of Tripura

MP govt decides to hold final-year UG, fourth semester PG exams through 'open book system' in September, allowing students to write papers at their homes, reports PTI quoting official

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee thanks PM Narendra Modi for his cooperation in tackling Covid-19 crisis in West Bengal, but alleges "a few people holding constitutional posts" are disturbing the state govt regularly, reports PTI

Tripura sees its highest single-day jump of 4 Covid-19 deaths, raising toll to 17, reports PTI quoting minister Ratan Lal Nath

Street vendors & hawkers are allowed to function from 10 am to 8 pm daily, initially for a period of one week in Delhi except in containment zones. However, weekly bazaars are not allowed till further orders, reports ANI quoting Delhi government

Andaman and Nicobar Islands reports its first Covid-19 death, 34 new cases raise UT's infection tally to 324; active case count 142, reports PTI quoting officials

324 new Covid-19 cases and 4 deaths reported in Jharkhand today

The total number of cases stands at 8,803 including 4,908 active cases, 3,805 recovered/discharged cases and 90 deaths, reports ANI quoting state health department

Global coronavirus death toll passes 650,000, reports AFP

One more person dies in Assam floods, 22.34 lakh people affected in state's 22 of total 33 districts, reports PTI quoting official report

1,033 Covid-19 cases and 39 deaths reported in Mumbai today; 1,706 patients recovered and discharged

Total positive cases rise to 1,10,129 including 81,944 patients recovered and discharged & 6129 deaths, reports ANI quoting Municipal Corporation Greater Mumbai