Coronavirus LIVE Updates: India's Covid-19 Tally Crosses 47 Lakh-mark With Over 94,000 New Cases, Death Toll Tops 78,000

French PM to End Self-isolation After Another Negative Covid-19 Test | French Prime Minister Jean Castex has tested negative for COVID-19 again and will come out of self-isolation on Saturday, a week after being in contact with someone who had a positive result, his office said. Castex had already tested negative for COVID-19 since sharing a car last weekend with the director of the Tour de France cycle race, who later tested positive.

People perform yoga at the ITBP-run Sardar Patel Covid Care Centre. 

#WATCH Delhi: People perform yoga at the ITBP-run Sardar Patel Covid Care Centre and Hospital at Radha Soami Beas in Chhatarpur: Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) pic.twitter.com/daiQ0icdF1

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Australia's Victoria Records 41 New Cases | Victoria has recorded 41 new cases of coronavirus since yesterday, with the total number of cases now at 19,835. The overall total has increased by 35 due to six cases being reclassified.

Confirmed Cases in Germany Increased by 948 | The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 948 in the past 24 hours, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed. The reported death toll rose by two. Germany has had just over 260,000 confirmed Covid-19 infections, with 9352 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University.

Take a look at the coronavirus statistics across the world.. 

Here's State-wise Tally: 

India Records 94,372 Fresh Cases, Total Tally Mounts to 47,54,356 | India's COVID19 case tally crosses 47 lakh mark with a spike of 94,372 new cases & 1,114 deaths reported in the last 24 hours. The total case tally stands at 47,54,357 including 9,73,175 active cases, 37,02,596 cured/discharged/migrated & 78,586 deaths: Ministry of Health

Iraqis Are Digging their Covid Dead Members for Reburial | Iraqis have been digging up their Covid dead for reburial in their rightful places. AFP reports. Mohammad al-Bahadli dug into Iraq’s hot desert sand with bare hands to reach his father’s corpse. “Now he can finally be with our people, our family, in the old cemetery,” 49-year-old Bahadli said, as relatives sobbed over the body, wrapped in a shroud. After restrictions were eased for the burying of those who died of the novel coronavirus, Iraqis are exhuming the victims to rebury them in their rightful place in family cemeteries.

Rajiv Chowk Metro Station Open for Commuters, All lines of Delhi Metro are Open Now | "Resumption of Metro service is definitely a relief especially for people who've to travel every day for work, we don't have to run after buses now," Girish Bhardwaj, a passenger said. 

Cuba Shuts Down Interprovincial Transportation Due to New Covid-19 Fears | Cuban state media reported on Saturday interprovincial transportation would be shut down and a curfew in Havana extended until the end of the month as a surge in COVID-19 cases in the capital spreads to other areas. While most of the country remains at a new normal with schools and retail activity open, local authorities have been tightening enforcement of wearing masks, social distancing and other measures for fear of spread and imposing quarantines wherever cases appear

UK Records 3,497 More Confirmed Cases of Covid-19 | The United Kingdom reported 3,497 confirmed new cases of Covid-19, according to government data published on Saturday, compared with 3,539 a day earlier. It also reported a further nine new deaths from the coronavirus.

A total of 5,62,60,928 samples tested up to 12th September. Of these, 10,71,702 samples were tested yesterday, stated the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)

Focussed, collaborative, responsive & effective measures of early identification through high & aggressive testing, prompt surveillance & tracking coupled with standardized high-quality clinical care have in tandem led to these encouraging outcomes, said the Ministry of Health.

South Korea Mulls on Extending Lockdown | South korea is set to decide on Sunday whether. it will extend its coronavirus restrictions in the greater Seoul area for another week, Yohnap reports. The government will determine whether to further extend the Level 2.5 social distancing measures, set to end at midnight, in the densely populated capital region, amid expectations it may ease some business restrictions on restaurants and franchise coffee chains.

Fauci Disagrees with Trump on Coronavirus, Cites Disturbing US Statistics | Top government infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci said he disagreed with President Donald Trump's assessment the United States has "rounded the corner" on the coronavirus pandemic, saying the statistics are disturbing. Fauci, the outspoken director of the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said the United States was starting the flu season with a high baseline of around 40,000 new cases a day and deaths are averaging around 1,000 daily.

WATCH | Maharashtra Is The First State To Cross 1 Million COVID-19 Cases, Hospitals Face Oxygen Shortage

New Zealand Reports Two New Cases | New Zealand has reported two new Covid cases. One is an imported case in managed isolation and the other is a worker at one of the managed quarantine facilities, the Jet Park Hotel in Auckland. The health ministry says the returnee in managed isolation arrived from South Africa on 8 September and remains in quarantine in Canterbury. Five household contacts from the hotel worker are in isolation at their home and are being tested today.

Melbourne Police Arrest One Person at Anti-lockdown Protest | Police have arrested one person as anti-lockdown protesters massed at Melbourne’s Queen Victoria Market. Sunday’s protest follows ones on Saturday when about 100 people demonstrated against strict Melbourne coronavirus restrictions across various locations.

AstraZeneca Resumes UK Trials of Covid-19 Vaccine Halted by Patient Illness | AstraZeneca has resumed British clinical trials of its COVID-19 vaccine, one of the most advanced in development, after getting the green light from safety watchdogs, the company said on Saturday. The late-stage trials of the experimental vaccine, developed with researchers from the University of Oxford, were suspended this week after an illness in a study subject in Britain, casting doubts on an early rollout.

France's Daily Covid-19 Cases Pass 10,000 for First Ttime | France recorded 10,561 new confirmed COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, health authorities said, a new daily record as the number topped 10,000 for the first time. The latest daily count, surpassing the previous record of 9,843 new infections reported on Thursday, highlights a resurgence of the disease in France.

Union Health Ministry issues 'post Covid-19 management protocol', use of Chyawanprash, Yogasana, Pranayama and walks among suggestions.

Brazil Records 814 Coronavirus Deaths in 24 Hours | Brazil has recorded 814 coronavirus deaths over the last 24 hours and 33,523 additional cases, the nation’s health ministry said. The South American country has now reported 131,210 total deaths and 4,315,687 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus.

Queensland Doctors Defend State's Border Closures, Tell Critics to 'Back Off' | Queensland’s top doctors have called for critics of the state’s chief health officer to “back off” over coronavirus border closures. Chief health officer Jeanette Young has been repeatedly targeted for advising that the state should remain isolated from Victoria, New South Wales and the ACT.

India's Recovery Rate Improves Amid Rising Cases | India's Covid recoveries have witnessed a steep exponential rise - from 50,000 in May to over 36 lakh in September. A high level of more than 70,000 recoveries are being reported every day. Recoveries are nearly 3.8 times the Active Cases (under 1/4 total cases)

UN Steps Up Covid-19 Measures at Syrian Refugee Camps in Jordan | The UN refugee agency is stepping up efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19 among tens of thousands of Syrians in camps in Jordan after the first cases were confirmed last week, the head of the agency in the country said. The UNHCR confirmed three cases in the country's largest camp for Syrian refugees, Zaatari, near the border with Syria, and two cases in a smaller camp, Azraq.

Mizoram reported 35 Covid-19 cases, taking total cases to 1,414 including 823 recoveries and 591 active cases. No person has died due to the disease in the state so far. 

US Reports 192,388 Deaths from Coronavirus | The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported 6,427,058 cases of the new coronavirus, an increase of 46,045 cases from its previous count, and said the number of deaths had risen by 1,035 to 192,388. The CDC's tally of cases of the respiratory illness known as COVID-19, caused by a new coronavirus, was of 4 p.m. EDT Sept. 11 versus its previous report a day earlier.

Jharkhand Reports 1,420 New Covid-19 Cases, 10 Fresh Fatalities | Jharkhand's COVID-19 tally rose to 60,460 as 1,420 more people tested positive for the infection, while 10 fresh fatalities pushed the state's coronavirus death toll to 542, a health bulletin said. The fresh infections have taken the number of active cases in the state to 14,844, while 45,074 people have been cured of the disease so far. 

The Pune-based firm on Thursday had halted the trials, saying it would review the situation and wait for pharma giant AstraZeneca to restart its trials in the UK.

Mexico Records 5,674 New Cases | Mexico has reported 5,674 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection and 421 additional fatalities. The country now has a total of 663,973 infections and 70,604 deaths, according to the health ministry.