Coronavirus LIVE Updates: Daily Covid Cases Worldwide Hit Record 3,50,000; WHO Asks European Govts to Crack Down on Mass Gatherings

The government has also raised the number of pilgrims for the holy cave shrine of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Ji per day from 5,000 to 7,000. The decision on the number of pilgrims local/ outside UT to…

Trump's doctors had previously said they have given him an aggressive cocktail of therapeutic drugs including the steroid dexamethasone, usually associated with serious Covid-19 cases.

15 Covid-19 Patients Discharged in Chinese Mainland | The National Health Commission said that 15 Covid-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery in the Chinese mainland on Friday. There were 206 patients still being treated, all of whom were imported cases. Altogether 80,696 patients had been discharged from hospitals after recovery by Friday. Till now, a total of 85,536 confirmed Covid-19 cases had been reported on the mainland, among whom 4,634 died of the disease.

New Cases Top 20K in France | French health authorities reported 20,339 new coronavirus infections in one day, a fresh record since the outbreak of the epidemic. The new daily tally is up from 18,129 new cases reported on Thursday, and higher than the previous high of 18,746 registered two days ago. An accumulative total of 691,977 cases has been registered and the total deaths since February reached 32,593 after a single day increase of 62.

China, besides denying the US allegations that COVID-19 has emerged from a biolab in Wuhan, also rejected that it emanated from a wet market in the central Chinese city from bats or pangolins before…

Steady Decline in Active Cases: Govt | For the first time since September 9, active cases have fallen under the 9 Lakh-mark. This indicates a trend of steady decline in active cases. This decline has been possible due to decrease in  number of active cases in 20 States/UTs over the last month. The Centre's focussed strategy of timely, high and widespread testing combined with prompt isolation, efficient tracking and effective treatment as per the Standard Treatment Protocol, over a sustained period, have resulted in these outcomes: Govt.

Follow Covid-19 Norms: Kolkata Police to Durga Puja Organisers | Kolkata Police asked Durga Puja organisers in the city to rigorously follow all Covid-19 regulations and ensure that revellers mandatorily wear masks while entering the marquees during the five-day festival which will begin on October 23. City Commissioner of Police Anuj Sharma also said that puja committees should ensure that revellers adhere to the physical distancing norms inside pandals and are given masks by puja committees if they do not have them. He asked organisers to mark spaces for revellers near the pandals in keeping with the physical distancing norms and make separate entry and exit points in them. The CP said that people can visit puja pandals a whole week more this time to avoid overcrowding anywhere.

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant launched 'home isolation kit' in the presence of Health Minister Vishwajit Rane in Panaji.

Global Record 3.5L New Daily Cases: WHO | The World Health Organisation reports a worldwide record of 3,50,000 new daily coronavirus cases. The UN health agency says the confirmed daily high of 3,50,766 cases surpasses by nearly 12,000 a record set earlier this week. That tally includes more than 1,09,000 cases from Europe. British scientists reported the coronavirus outbreak is doubling every few weeks. French hospitals are running out of ICU beds. Spain declared a state of emergency in Madrid because of soaring cases.