The total number of deaths due to Coronavirus complications crossed 5 million yesterday globally. (Picture: Reuters)Coronavirus Variants and Vaccinations, Coronavirus Active Cases in India Today’s News, November 2 Live Updates: It has been nearly two years since the Covid-19 pandemic hit the world. The fight against Coronavirus is not over yet. Even as people around the world prepare for normalcy, there are reports that suggest the virus is resurging in several regions. Countries such as the US, UK, Russia, China, Singapore, Ukraine, and other countries in Eastern Europe have witnessed a sharp spike in fresh coronavirus infections in the past few days. The UK witnessed a 14% rise in new cases at 283,756 cases (the highest), followed by Russia’s 217,322, according to data from the World Health Organization. The UK reported more than 50,000 cases for the first time since July 17; the Delta variant is the reason behind the surge, according to experts. However, infections due to AY.4.2 Delta sub-lineage are spreading rapidly, according to the latest reports. In less than two years, the total number of deaths due to Coronavirus complications crossed 5 million yesterday globally. The US alone has posted over 740,000 fatalities, more than any other nation. Together, the US, the EU, Britain, and Brazil – all upper-middle- or high-income countries – account for one-eighth of the world’s population but nearly half of all reported Covid deaths.
In India, though the Coronavirus situation is under control, there have been reports of a spike in new cases in some parts of the country after the Durga Puja festivals. West Bengal, Assam, and Himachal Pradesh witnessed up to 40% surge in fresh Coronavirus infection in the week after festivals. The emergence of the new Delta ‘sub variant’, AY.4.2 variant in Madhya Pradesh also raises the fear of a third wave.
Meanwhile, India has been reporting below 20,000 new Covid-19 cases for the past 25 days. Even though the uneven pace of vaccination remains a worry, the country has so far administered more than 106.85 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses. According to data from Union Health Ministry, nearly 35% eligible population is fully vaccinated.
Meanwhile, India reported 10,423 new Coronavirus cases, the lowest in 259 days, in the last 24 hours, taking its overall Covid-19 tally to 3,42,96,237, while the active cases declined to 1,53,776, the lowest in 250 days, according to data from the Union Health Ministry on Tuesday. With 443 fresh fatalities, The Covid-19 death toll surged to 4,58,880, according to the data updated at 8 am. The active cases now account for 0.45% of the total infections, the lowest since March 2020, while the national Covid-19 recovery rate improved to 98.21%, the highest since March 2020, the ministry said.
Here are the latest updates on Coronavirus from India and around the globe:
Highlights
Delhi reports 34 new COVID-19 cases, 42 recoveries, and zero deaths in the last 24 hours
Active cases: 309Total recoveries: 14,14,522Death toll: 25,091 (ANI)
PM will interact with District Magistrates of over 40 districts in Jharkhand, Manipur, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, & other States with districts having low vaccination coverage. CMs of these States will also be present in the meeting tomorrow: PMO (ANI)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually hold a review meeting with districts having low COVID-19 vaccination coverage on Wednesday at 12 noon. (ANI)
Kerala reports 6,444 fresh COVID cases, 8424 recoveries, and 45 deaths today
Active cases: 74,618Total recoveries: 48,72,930Death toll: 32, 236 (ANI)
Kerala reports 6,444 fresh COVID cases, 8424 recoveries, and 45 deaths today
Active cases: 74,618Total recoveries: 48,72,930Death toll: 32, 236 (ANI)
Kerala reports 6,444 fresh COVID cases, 8424 recoveries, and 45 deaths today
Active cases: 74,618Total recoveries: 48,72,930Death toll: 32, 236 (ANI)
With a large portion of the population yet to get inoculated in Odisha, the state government Tuesday launched a campaign to motivate people to come forward for full COVID-19 vaccination of two doses, a health department official said.The drive - ‘Har Ghar Dastak'- aims at tracing non-vaccinated people with the help of ASHA and Anganwadi workers, who will conduct door-to-door visits in villages and prepare a list.The campaign will continue for a month, said Director of Family Welfare Bijay Panigrahi, who is also the state's nodal officer for immunisation.”Over 30 lakh people have not taken the second dose of Covid vaccine in Odisha. The first dose target will be complete by December. More vaccination centres will be set up in villages,” he said.So far, 3,74,63,734 vaccine doses have been administered in the state, officials said.Meanwhile, Odisha on Tuesday registered 327 fresh infections, including 44 children and adolescents in the age group of 0-18 years, pushing the caseload to 10,42,100.It had reported 316 new cases on Monday.Khurda district, comprising state capital Bhubaneswar, logged the highest number of 177 cases, followed by Cuttack (29).Twelve of the 30 districts did not report any new COVID-19 case in the last 24 hours, the health department official said.The state's coronavirus death toll mounted to 8,340 after four more patients, one each from Balasore, Jagatsinghour, Khurda and Puri, succumbed to the virus.Odisha now has 4,122 active cases, while 10,29,585 patients, including 438 since Monday, have recovered from the highly infectious disease.The positivity rate stands at 4.71 per cent, he added. (PTI)
Active Covid-19 cases in Andhra Pradesh dropped to the 4,000-mark even as the state added 259 fresh positives in 24 hours ending 9 AM on Tuesday.The latest bulletin said 354 infected persons recovered and five more succumbed in the state in 24 hours.The gross positives now climbed to 20,66,929, recoveries to 20,48,505 and deaths 14,382.The active caseload is 4,042.Chittoor district added 48, Guntur 41, East Godavari 34, Krishna 29, Visakhapatnam 23, Srikakulam 22 and West Godavari 21 fresh cases. Of the remaining six districts, SPS Nellore added 15 and the remaining less than 10 each in a day.Guntur reported two, Krishna, Prakasam and West Godavari one fresh fatality each in a day. (PTI)
Scientists have identified a compound that shows potential in easing the symptoms of COVID-19 infection in laboratory and animals.
The team, from the US Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and the University of North Carolina (UNC) studied the virus that causes Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, which is caused by a coronavirus.
MERS is much less common, but much more lethal, than COVID-19.
The study, published in the journal mBio, analysed tens of thousands of measurements in laboratory of proteins, molecular messengers and other signals that occur after infection.
The researchers pinpointed a molecular process, part of the body's quality-control machinery, that plays a central role in causing damage from a coronavirus infection.
They then searched a vast database of compounds and identified one known as AMG PERK 44 that put a halt to virus reproduction in human tissue in the laboratory.
The team also found the compound has a strong effect in mice infected with the virus. The compound boosted lung function and reduced lung damage and weight loss in the mice, particularly in male mice, according to the researchers.
"Studies like this help us learn more about how deadly respiratory viruses operate, how they do what they do, why they attack certain parts of the lung and not others," said virologist Amy Sims, one of two first coauthors of the paper from PNNL, along with Hugh Mitchell.
The scientists noted that it is far too soon to know whether the compound could help patients as it is not currently used as a drug. The results of the study are most useful as part of a broader effort to learn more about respiratory diseases, they added.
"Coronavirus infections cause complex disease phenotypes, and new strategies are needed to disentangle which host pathways are contributing to the development of severe, life-threatening outcomes," Ralph Baric from UNC added. (PTI)
The national capital reported 34 cases of COVID-19 and zero death in a day while the positivity rate stood at 0.07 per cent, according to data shared by the health department here on Tuesday.
Delhi recorded only four deaths due to the viral infection in October, while five people succumbed to the viral disease in September.
With the new cases, the coronavirus infection tally in the city climbed to 14,39,922. Of this, over 14.14 lakh patients have recovered from the disease. The death toll stands at 25,091.
According to the health bulletin, authorities conducted 48,831 tests, including 36,940 RT-PCR ones, the previous day. There are 309 active Covid cases in Delhi, of which 141 are in home-isolation. The number of containment zones stands at 98.
Delhi reported 18 cases of COVID-19 on Monday, 45 on Sunday and 37 cases on Saturday.
In April and May, the city battled a brutal second wave of the pandemic that claimed a massive number of lives and led to a shortage of oxygen and essential drugs at hospitals.
On April 20, Delhi had reported 28,395 cases, the highest in the city since the beginning of the pandemic. On April 22 the case positivity rate was 36.2 per cent, the highest so far. The highest number of 448 deaths was reported on May 3.
According to the sixth serosurvey, 97 per cent of the population in Delhi have developed antibodies against coronavirus as a result of a large number of people getting exposed to the virus during the second wave and robust vaccination.
All districts in the capital have a seroprevalence of more than 93 per cent. Four districts -- south, central, northeast and east -- have recorded seropositivity of 99 per cent, 99.5 per cent, 99.7 per cent and 99.8 per cent, respectively.
Women (90.1 per cent) have a higher seropositivity rate than men (88.2 per cent). Those aged below 18 have a seropositivity rate of 88 per cent.
Ninety-five per cent of the vaccinated people who have a history of COVID-19 infection have developed antibodies as compared to 82 per cent of unvaccinated ones.
According to government data, over 2.05 crore vaccine doses have been administered in Delhi since the inoculation exercise started on January 16. Over 74 lakh people have received both doses. (PTI)
Ladakh recorded nine fresh COVID-19 cases that raised the tally to 20,971, while the number of active cases in the Union Territory has reached 76, officials said on Tuesday. Ladakh has registered 207 coronavirus-related deaths -- 149 in Leh and 58 in Kargil -- since the outbreak of the pandemic last year. No new fatality due to COVID-19 has been reported in Ladakh. The recovery count remained unchanged at 20,687 as no new coronavirus patient was discharged from hospitals, they said. All the fresh cases were reported from Leh, they said. A total of 209 sample reports in Ladakh tested negative for the virus, they said. (PTI)
Romania reported record numbers of daily coronavirus deaths on Tuesday, data showed, and there were no available intensive care beds across the European Union's second-least vaccinated state. New infections in the preceding 24 hours topped 11,000 but down from a peak seen in October, while 591 people died of the virus, preliminary official data showed. The pandemic has killed 48,664 people in the country so far. Romania has fully vaccinated roughly 37% of its adult population and although daily inoculation numbers have risen in recent weeks, scepticism remains elevated because of distrust in state institutions and misinformation campaigns. (Reuters)
South Korea's private sector plans to invest 6.3 trillion won ($5.4 billion) in vaccine production and distribution by 2024, as the country seeks to become a global vaccine powerhouse, Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum said on Tuesday.South Korea already has deals to produce three coronavirus vaccines developed by AstraZeneca/Oxford University, Novavax, and Russia. It also has a vaccine bottling and packaging agreement with Moderna.The investment plan includes 4.24 trillion won spending by Samsung BioLogics and 1.5 trillion won by drugmaker Celltrion, the government data showed.Kim said the government had selected 14 companies in the vaccine supply chain eligible for 18 billion won of state financial support, as the government develops the industry to become a major pillar.The selected companies include Hanmi Pharmaceuticals , ST Pharm and Cellid. - Reuters
Russia's daily COVID-19 death toll rose to a record high of 1,178 on Tuesday amid a surge that has forced officials to re-impose a partial lockdown nationwide. The government coronavirus task force also reported 39,008 new infections in the last 24 hours, including 5,736 in Moscow. (Reuters)
Gulf state Bahrain has approved the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use for children aged between 5 and 11 years, the government media office said on Tuesday. The decision came after a study involving 3,100 children aged between 5 and 11 who were administered with the vaccine found it to be 90.7% effective in that age group, said the statement, citing the National Health Regulatory Authority. None of the children involved in the study showed severe side effects, it said. Bahrain will be supplied with doses from the manufacturer for the 5-11 age group from the start of 2022, it said. (Reuters)
At least 18 children, who lost a parent to COVID-19, received certificates of fixed deposits of Rs 5 lakh each in Maharashtra's Raigad district, an official said on Tuesday. District Guardian Minister Aditi Tatkare distributed the certificates to relatives of such children at a function held in Pali on Monday, the official said. The affected children will get 1 per cent reservation in government jobs when they reach adulthood, while relatives will get Rs 1,100 per month as financial assistance from the state government for the care, he added. (PTI)
China will not give up on its zero-tolerance policy towards local COVID-19 cases any time soon, some experts said, as the policy has allowed it to quickly quell local outbreaks, while the virus continues to spread outside its borders. To stop local cases from turning into wider outbreaks, China has developed and continually refined its COVID-fighting arsenal -- including mass testing, targeted lockdowns and travel restrictions - even when those anti-COVID measures occasionally disrupted local economies. "The policy (in China) will remain for a long time," Zhong Nanshan, a respiratory disease expert who helped formulate China's COVID strategy in early 2020, told state media. "How long it will last depends on the virus-control situation worldwide."In a major outbreak in July-August, China counted a total ofover 1,200 local symptomatic infections. In the latest flare-up, mostly in northern China, some 538 local cases were reported between Oct. 17 and Nov. 1. Despite the lower caseload, the geographical spread of the infections has put constraints on China's leisure and tourism sectors. Since Oct. 23, travel agencies have not been allowed to organise tourism between certain provinces, with such restrictions affecting trips to nearly one-third of the mainland's 31 province-level regions including Beijing. Many cities with infections have also closed indoor entertainment and cultural venues. A flurry of marathons, theatrical performances and concerts have been delayed or cancelled. China also requires weeks of quarantine for most travellers arriving from abroad. In contrast, some Asia-Pacific countries are starting to open selectively to fully vaccinated international travellers as they seek to secure a more normal footing for their economies and societies. (Reuters)
Arunachal Pradesh on Tuesday reported six fresh COVID-19 cases, five more than the previous day, with the tally increasing to 55,161, a health department official said. Twenty-two people recuperated from the disease in the last 24 hours, taking the total number of recoveries to 54,796, State Surveillance Officer (SSO) Dr Lobsang Jampa said. The recovery rate among coronavirus patients in the state currently stands at 99.34 per cent. The death toll remained at 280 as no new fatality due to the infection was reported since Monday, the SSO said. Arunachal Pradesh now has 85 active cases. Lower Dibang Valley district has the highest number of active cases at 16, followed by Tawang (15), West Kameng (13) and East Siang (10). (PTI)
The Centre's vaccination scheme has created two classes of citizens in India - those who got COVAXIN, whose movements are restricted, and those who received COVISHIELD and can go anywhere -- Kerala High Court said on Tuesday. The observation by Justice P V Kunhikrishnan came during the hearing of a man's plea for a third jab of an internationally recognised vaccine so that he can go abroad for work. The man, who was working as a welder in Saudi Arabia, moved the court for a third jab as the two doses of COVAXIN he has received is not recognised or approved in the Gulf nation and therefore, he stands to lose his job there as he cannot go there without being vaccinated by an internationally recognised vaccine. "Due to the State-sponsored vaccination scheme, there are two types of citizens in the country - those who received COVAXIN and those who got COVISHIELD. The former's movement is restricted, while the latter can go anywhere," the court said. It said the creation of two classes of citizens has resulted in "infringement of the fundamental right of movement of the petitioner". "His movement is restricted. A citizen is suffering due to a State-sponsored vaccination scheme. It is a clear case of infringement of the fundamental rights of the petitioner," the court observed. (PTI)
The Centre's vaccination scheme has created two classes of citizens in India - those who got COVAXIN, whose movements are restricted, and those who received COVISHIELD and can go anywhere -- Kerala High Court said on Tuesday. The observation by Justice P V Kunhikrishnan came during the hearing of a man's plea for a third jab of an internationally recognised vaccine so that he can go abroad for work. The man, who was working as a welder in Saudi Arabia, moved the court for a third jab as the two doses of COVAXIN he has received is not recognised or approved in the Gulf nation and therefore, he stands to lose his job there as he cannot go there without being vaccinated by an internationally recognised vaccine. "Due to the State-sponsored vaccination scheme, there are two types of citizens in the country - those who received COVAXIN and those who got COVISHIELD. The former's movement is restricted, while the latter can go anywhere," the court said. It said the creation of two classes of citizens has resulted in "infringement of the fundamental right of movement of the petitioner". "His movement is restricted. A citizen is suffering due to a State-sponsored vaccination scheme. It is a clear case of infringement of the fundamental rights of the petitioner," the court observed. (PTI)
Delhi Police issued over three lakh challans between April 19 and November 1 this year for violation of various COVID-19 norms, maximum for not wearing face mask, officials said on Tuesday. Of the total 3,14,556 challans, 2,78,121 were issued for not wearing mask, followed by 30,364 to those not adhering to social distancing norms, and 2,923 for consumption of liquor, pan, gutkha, tobacco etc, according to the latest data shared by Delhi Police. Another 1,684 challans were issued for spitting and 1,464 for holding large public gatherings and congregation. On Monday, police issued a total of 279 challans. Out of them, 266 were issued for not wearing mask and 13 for consumption of liquor, pan, gutkha, tobacco etc., police said. The unlock process began in Delhi in a phased manner with the government allowing construction and manufacturing activities from May 31. (PTI)
Antibody levels against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, stay more durable in people who were infected by the disease and then received two doses of vaccine compared with those who only got immunised, according to a study. The research, published in Journal of the American Medical Association on Monday, followed 1,960 health care workers in the US who had received both doses of either the Pfizer/BioNTech or Moderna vaccines. This included 73 people who had a positive SARS-CoV-2 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test result before the first vaccine dose. The 73 were divided into two groups -- those who were infected at 90 days or closer to the first vaccine dose, and those whose exposure to the virus was more than 90 days before the initial shot. After adjusting for vaccine type, age and sex, antibody levels were compared for those with and without prior SARS-CoV-2 infection at one, three and six months following the second vaccine dose. The antibody levels were also compared at one and three months following the second dose between the two groups with prior SARS-CoV-2 infection. The two mRNA vaccines evaluated in the study introduce the body's immune system to S1, a protein subunit that is a component of the spikes found on the surface of SARS-CoV-2. (PTI)
English umpire Michael Gough has been put in isolation for six days for breaching COVID-19 health protocols during the Twenty20 World Cup, the International Cricket Council said on Tuesday. The 41-year-old former first-class cricketer was withdrawn from New Zealand's Super 12 clash against India on Sunday in Dubai and replaced by Marais Erasmus of South Africa." The Bio-Security Advisory Committee has instructed umpire Michael Gough to isolate for six days due to a breach of the event bio-security protocols," an ICC spokesperson said in a statement. Reports in British media said he had breached his hotel 'bubble'. Players and match officials are staying in designated hotels where their movements are monitored and they are not allowed to mingle with those outside the bubble as part of the protocols. The world governing body did not clarify if Gough would face any further sanction for the breach. (Reuters)
The Czech Republic recorded 7,591 new COVID-19 cases on Nov. 1, the highest daily tally since the end of March, Czech Radio reported on Tuesday. On the same day last week, 4,277 cases were detected. The country of 10.7 million has 1,813 people hospitalised with the illness, 284 of whom are in intensive care. As of Monday, 6.09 million people were fully vaccinated.(Reuters)
China administered about 5.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines on Nov. 1, bringing the total number of doses administered to 2.279 billion, data from the National Health Commission showed on Tuesday. (Reuters)
The United States is rolling out Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines for children aged 5 to 11 this week, but most of the 15 million shots being shipped initially are unlikely to be available before next week, theWhite House said on Monday. Millions of doses specifically formulated for children of that age group will start arriving at distribution centers over the next few days, White House coronavirus response coordinator Jeff Zients said, and the federal government has purchased enough supply for all eligible 28 million children. "We are ready to execute, pending CDC's decision. And starting the week of November 8th, our vaccination program for kids ages 5 through 11 will be running at full strength," Zients told reporters at a briefing. (Reuters)
Brazil registered 98 new COVID-19 deaths on Monday, according to data released by the Health Ministry, the lowest daily number since April 2020. The Health Ministry also reported 3,838 additional confirmed cases of the coronavirus on Monday. Brazil has reported 607,922 deaths due to the virus, the world's second highest tally behind only the United States. (Reuters)
Delhi: Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya today visited Lady Hardinge Medical College and appreciated healthcare workers for their work and efforts in handling the COVID-19 pandemic. (ANI)
Authorities planned to seal off the northern tip of New Zealand with police cordons on Tuesday, as they enforce a lockdown in the region over fears of an undetected community transmission of COVID-19 there. Part of the Northland region, about 270 km (168 miles) from the biggest city of Auckland, is to begin a level 3 lockdown from midnight, said Chris Hipkins, the minister coordinating the response to coronavirus. The move follows two cases in the region that lacked a link to any known cases. "It's unclear how they could have possibly picked up the virus," Hipkins told a news conference. "There could be undetected community transmission in Northland right now." The cabinet will review on Monday the decision to seal off the area, where vaccination rates are among the lowest in the country, with just 64% of North Island's eligible population fully vaccinated. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who was visiting Northland on Tuesday, had to abruptly halt a media conference after being continuously interrupted and heckled by at least two people, who appeared to be anti-vaxxers. (Reuters)
Puducherry witnessed a steep fall in the number of daily cases of coronavirus with only 21 infections being reported in the last 24 hours ending 10 a.m. on Tuesday raising the overall tally to 1,28,077. The number of fresh cases were identified at the end of examination of 1,986 samples. The new cases were spread over Puducherry 12, Karaikal 2, Yanam 3 and Mahe 4. The active cases were 388 of whom 87 were in hospitals and the remaining 301 patients were in home isolation. One more person in Puducherry succumbed to the viral infection during last twenty-four hours raising the toll to 1859. Director of Health G Sriramulu said the department has tested so far 19.21 lakh samples and found 16.24 lakh out of them to be negative. Sriramulu said 51 patients recovered and were discharged from hospitals today and the overall recoveries in the Union Territory stood at 1,25,830. The test positivity rate was 1.06 percent while the fatality and recovery rates were 1.45 percent and 98.25 percent respectively. (PTI)
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Congress Legislature Party leader in Mizoram assembly Zodintluanga Ralte tested positive for COVID-19, official sources said on Tuesday. Ralte (59), the MLA from Thorang, was found infected with coronavirus on Monday, they said. He has developed mild symptoms and is in home isolation, they said. (PTI)
Mexico's health ministry reported 99 more confirmed coronavirus fatalities on Monday, bringing the country's overall death toll from the pandemic to 288,464. Officials have said the ministry's figures likely represent a significant undercount of both COVID-19 cases and deaths. (Reuters)
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India reports 10,423 #COVID19 cases, 15,021 recoveries and 443 deaths in last 24 hours as per the Union Health MinistryCase tally: 3,42,96,237Active cases: 1,53,776 (lowest in 250 days)Total recoveries: 3,36,83,581 Death toll: 4,58,880 Total Vaccination: 1,06,85,71,879 (ANI)
Japan on Tuesday confirmed plans to gradually ease COVID-19 border restrictions, but fell short of calls from business lobbies to open up the country in line with its major trading partners. The government has decided to review border controls in stages, chief cabinet secretary Hirokazu Matsuno told reporters, responding to media reports that quarantine for business travellers would be cut from 10 days to 3. The easing may go into effect from next Monday, while daily border entrants would be raised from 3,500 people to 5,000 later this month, national broadcaster NHK said. Domestic and foreign business groups in Japan have lobbied the government to ease border restrictions to be more on the same terms as other countries. The United States and European Union allow entry to travellers from most countries as long as they have proof of COVID-19 vaccination. While the shorter quarantine would be welcome, it would only benefit business travellers and Japanese nationals, said Michael Mroczek, president of the European Business Council in Japan. The bigger issue is the remaining hold on long-term visas. "Not being able to bring essential personnel to Japan is currently the number one issue for European industry," he said. (Reuters)
China reported 71 new confirmed coronavirus cases for Nov. 1 compared with 92 a day earlier, the health authority said on Tuesday. Of the new infections, 54 were locally transmitted cases, according to a statement by the National Health Commission, compared with 59 a day earlier. READ MORE
West Bengal's Covid-19 situation improved slightly after 725 fresh cases of the contagion were reported on Monday, 189 less than the previous day, pushing the tally to 15,93,633, the bulletin released by the state health department said. The state had reported 914 new infections on Sunday. The city, which had accounted for 274 fresh infections on Sunday, registered 205 cases in the last 24 hours, it said. The total number of active cases in the state also came down to 8146 from 8296 on Sunday. Eight deaths due to coronavirus were reported during the day, taking the death toll to 19,149. North 24 Parganas and Hooghly reported two deaths each while Kolkata, neighbouring South 24 Parganas, Nadia, and Uttar Dinajpur districts accounted for one death each, the bulletin mentioned. The state had registered 15 Covid-19 deaths on Sunday. (PTI)