Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: COVID-19 recoveries cross 92 lakh in India

Coronavirus Vaccine LIVE Updates | US regulators have released their first scientific evaluation of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine and confirmed it offers strong protection, setting the stage for the government to green light the biggest vaccination effort in the nation's history.

Coronavirus Vaccine LIVE Updates | The vaccination drive is likely to begin soon in India with three vaccine-makers - Pfizer, Serum Institute of India, Bharat Biotech - having applied for emergency use authorisation of their vaccine candidates. The health ministry has come up with details of how the entire vaccination programme will take place. Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said a digital platform 'Co-WIN' had been developed by the health ministry for real-time monitoring of coronavirus vaccine. Through this 'Co-WIN' platform people will be able to register themselves for vaccination.

Read more | 'Co-WIN' app to self-register for COVID-19 vaccine - All you need to know

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Coronavirus in Singapore LIVE Updates | Passengers confined to cabins after Singapore cruise ship detects COVID-19

Hundreds of passengers on a Royal Caribbean 'cruise-to-nowhere' from Singapore were told to stay in their cabins until contact tracing was complete after a COVID-19 case was detected, forcing the Quantum of the Seas ship back to port, authorities said. Royal Caribbean and the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) said all guests and crew of the Quantum of the Seas who had close contact with the 83-year old infected male guest have subsequently tested negative for the virus. The remaining passengers and crew will stay onboard in their rooms until contact tracing is complete, Annie Chang, director of the cruise segment at the STB said. They will all undergo mandatory COVID-19 testing before leaving the terminal. (Reuters)

Coronavirus in Jharkhand LIVE Updates | Jharkhand reports 182 new COVID-19 cases

Jharkhand's COVID-19 tally mounted to 1,10,639 as 182 more people tested positive for the virus, a health department official said today. The COVID-19 death toll in the state remained at 988 as no new fatality due to the infection was reported in the last 24-hours, he said. Jharkhand now has 1,753 active COVID-19 cases, while 1,07,898 people have been cured of the disease so far, the official said. (PTI)

Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates | COVID-19 tracker

#CoronaVirusUpdates:

📍Total #COVID19 Cases in India (as on December 09, 2020)

▶️94.66% Cured/Discharged/Migrated (92,15,581)
▶️3.89% Active cases (3,78,909)
▶️1.45% Deaths (1,41,360)

Total COVID-19 confirmed cases = Cured/Discharged/Migrated+Active cases+Deaths pic.twitter.com/mC9LCudJ3z

— #IndiaFightsCorona (@COVIDNewsByMIB) December 9, 2020

Coronavirus in India LIVE updates | JUST IN: Total confirmed COVID-19 cases in India have risen to 97,35,850, according to the latest update by from the Union Health Ministry. This number includes cases involving foreign nationals, patients who have recovered and the death toll.

Coronavirus in India LIVE updates | JUST IN: As many as 92,15,581 COVID-19 patients have been cured and discharged so far, the Union Health Ministry has said in its latest update.

Coronavirus in India LIVE updates | JUST IN: The reported active COVID-19 cases in India stand at 3,78,909, according to the Union Health Ministry.

Coronavirus in India LIVE updates | JUST IN: The death toll in India due to the novel coronavirus pandemic has risen to 1,41,360, the Union Health Ministry has said.

Coronavirus in India LIVE Updates | According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), a cumulative total of 14,98,36,767 samples have been tested for COVID-19 up to December 8 with 10,22,712 samples being tested on Tuesday.

Coronavirus in Mexico LIVE Updates | Mexican president to wait turn for COVID-19 vaccine, gives rollout details

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said yesterday that he will wait his turn for the COVID-19 vaccine, as officials detailed a plan that prioritizes healthcare workers and the elderly to receive the first doses.
"I'm going to wait for it to correspond to me, for it to be my turn, according to the program," Lopez Obrador told a regular news conference, adding that healthcare workers must be protected first because they are risking their lives.
Under the plan, 67-year-old Lopez Obrador will be in the fourth phase. People over 80 will be second in line after health workers, followed by those over 70, then those over 60. (Reuters)