Coronavirus: Rajasthan to make masks compulsory by law today, says CM Ashok Gehlot
India’s tally climbed to 82.29 lakh with 45,231 new cases.
India’s coronavirus count rose to 82,29,313 on Monday with 45,231 new cases being recorded in the last 24 hours, data from the health ministry showed. The country’s toll increased by 496 to 1,22,607. The number of active cases stood at 5,61,908, while the recoveries reached 75,44,798.
A new study by Stanford University has found that about 18 election rallies by Donald Trump led to more than 30,000 confirmed cases and claimed over 700 lives. The researchers said the communities where these 18 rallies by Trump were held between June 20 and September 22 “paid a high price in terms of disease and death”.
Globally, the coronavirus has infected more than 4.64 crore people and killed 11,99,684, according to the Johns Hopkins University. Over 3.10 crore people have recovered from the infection.
The national helpline number for the coronavirus is 011-23978046, and a toll-free number 1075.
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1.37 pm: The Indian Council of Medical Research says it has tested 11,07,43,103 samples upto November 1.
#CoronaVirusUpdates:#COVID19 testing status update:@ICMRDELHI stated that 11,07,43,103 samples tested upto November 1, 2020
— #IndiaFightsCorona (@COVIDNewsByMIB) November 2, 2020
8,55,800 sample tested on November 1, 2020#StaySafe #IndiaWillWin #Unite2FightCorona pic.twitter.com/0u3RG610gi
12.06 pm: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday said that his administration has decided to ban the sale and bursting of firecrackers to protect the health of coronavirus patients and the public.
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12.02 pm: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot says state will today enact a law, making wearing masks compulsory. He said Rajasthan will be the first state in the country to bring in such a law to fight Covid-19 since “mask is the vaccine”.
कोरोना से बचाव हेतु मास्क की अनिवार्यता को लेकर कानून बनाने वाला देशभर में राजस्थान पहला राज्य होगा, क्योंकि कोरोना से बचाव के लिए मास्क ही वैक्सीन है और यही बचाव करेगा।प्रदेश में चल रहे 'कोरोना के विरुद्ध जनांदोलन' के साथ ही सरकार आज कानून बनाकर मास्क को अनिवार्य करने जा रही है।
— Ashok Gehlot (@ashokgehlot51) November 2, 2020
12.01 pm: Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal and his wife have tested positive, reports PTI. They have advised all who have come in close contact recently to get themselves tested, say the Raj Bhavan.
11.51 am: Telangana registers 922 new cases. A look at the state’s tally
Telangana recorded 922 new #COVID19 cases, 1,456 recoveries and 7 deaths on 1st November, taking total cases to 2,40,970 including 2,21,992 recoveries, 1,348 deaths and 17,630 active cases: State Health Department pic.twitter.com/TmXvWP7scU
— ANI (@ANI) November 2, 2020
11.50 am: Schools reopen in Vijayawada.
Andhra Pradesh: Schools reopen in Vijayawada, after months of lockdown; visuals from Bishop Azariah Govt School.
— ANI (@ANI) November 2, 2020
"Only students of Class 9 & 10 called to attend school. There'll be a break of 15 min b/w periods for students to sanitise their hands," says a headmistress. pic.twitter.com/88Kzb2DsdI
11.49 am: The health ministry says India occupies the top global position as the country with the maximum number of recoveries. The total recoveries have crossed 75 lakhs today.
11.48 am: Schools reopen in Guwahati after 7 months.
Assam: Schools reopen in Guwahati after being shut for 7 months due to COVID
— ANI (@ANI) November 2, 2020
"I'm glad that we're able to re-open for more students. Before, it was only open for senior classes. Today we've opened for classes 6, 7 &8. We're following SoP guidelines & protocols," says a principal pic.twitter.com/uUSIMz31Ms
10 am: Indian Embassy in Japan releases Standard Operating Procedures for India-bound passengers under “Air Bubble”, reports ANI.
9.55 am: Protests have erupted in Brazil over the Sao Paulo Governor’s mandatory vaccination campaign and the use of Chinese Covid-19 vaccine, Sinovac, which is under trials in the country, reports India Today.
9.32 am: India registered 45,231 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, says the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. With this, the country’s tally is now 82,29,313. The toll in the country also rose by 496 to 1,22,607.
8.47 am: Britain’s Prince William contracted coronavirus in April, BBC reports. He did not reveal his diagnosis as he did not want to alarm the country.
8.43 am: Here’s a look at Mizoram’s tally.
Total 2,757 #COVID19 cases reported in Mizoram till date, of which 433 are active cases while 2,323 people have been discharged so far.
— ANI (@ANI) November 2, 2020
Till date, one death has been reported in the state: Govt of Mizoram pic.twitter.com/0LRbptXi3y
8.41 am: A new study by Stanford University has found that about 18 election rallies by Donald Trump led to more than 30,000 confirmed cases and claimed over 700 lives, reports The New York Times. In the study titled ‘The Effects of Large Group Meetings on the Spread of COVID-19: The Case of Trump Rallies’, the researchers said the communities where these 18 rallies by Trump were held between June 20 and September 22 “paid a high price in terms of disease and death”.
8.39 am: United States’ top infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci warns that the country may witness over 1 lakh daily cases and more fatalities in the coming weeks. He tells The Washington Post that the nation is “in for a whole lot of hurt”.
8.38 am: The World Health Organization chief says he is under quarantine after someone he had been in contact with tested positive.
I have been identified as a contact of someone who has tested positive for #COVID19. I am well and without symptoms but will self-quarantine over the coming days, in line with @WHO protocols, and work from home.
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) November 1, 2020
8.35 am: Here are the top updates from Sunday