Coronavirus Global Updates, Oct 12: India cases at 7,120,538; Trump says he's immune

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Zimbabwe COVID19 Update


COVID-19 update: As at 11 October 2020, Zimbabwe had 8 011 confirmed cases, including 6 505 recoveries and 230 deaths. 


 



Coronavirus update: India on Sunday registered 66,732 new Covid-19 cases, taking the tally to 7,120,538 and the death toll reached 109,184. Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan warned people to stay away from large congregations and diligently follow the Covid-related guidelines issued by the government. Vardhan requested people to celebrate upcoming festivals at home, with their loved ones, instead of going out to fairs and pandals.

 

 

World coronavirus update: The global tally of coronavirus cases stands at 37,736,120 . While 28,342,318 have recovered, 1,081,246 have died so far. The US, the worst-hit country, has 7,991,999 cases. It is followed by India, which has 7,119,300 cases, Brazil (5,094,979) and Russia (1,298,718).

 


Africa coronavirus update: Covid-19 cases reach 1,569,680


The total number of coronavirus cases across the African continent has reached 1,569,680, while the death toll stood at 38,196, according to health authorities.

 

The new case tally and toll was confirmed on Sunday by the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said, a specialized healthcare agency of African Union (AU) Commission, reports Xinhua news agency

 


Global coronavirus update: Covid cases nearing 37.7 mn


The overall number of global coronavirus cases was nearing the 37.7 million mark, while the deaths have soared to more than 1,081,443.

 

As of Monday morning, the total number of cases stood at 37,748,229.

 


Assam coronavirus update: State reports 396 fresh Covid-19 cases, 5 deaths


Assam on Sunday reported its lowest Covid-19 figures in four months -- 396 fresh cases and five deaths -- Minister for Health and Family Welfare Himanta Biswa Sarma said.

 

The state's coronavirus tally rose to 1,93,783 and the death toll mounted to 816 with Sunday's numbers.

 

Samples tested for Covid-19, were, however, also low at 11,376 compared to an average of over 30,000 tests conducted daily

 


Twitter flags Trump's tweet claiming he is 'immune' from coronavirus


Twitter on Sunday (local time) flagged US President Donald trump's tweet on being immune from Covid-19, claiming it has violated rules on spreading misleading information regarding Covid-19.

 

"A total and complete sign off from White House Doctors yesterday. That means I can't get it (immune), and can't give it. Very nice to know!!!" Trump had said in a tweet.

 

Twitter maintained that the particular tweet violated rules about spreading misleading and potentially harmful information related to Covid-19. However, it also determined that it may be in the public's interest for the tweet to remain accessible

 


UAE coronavirus update: 1,096 new Covid-19 cases; 106,229 in total reported


The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Sunday announced 1,096 new Covid-19 cases, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 106,229.

 

At the same time, 1,311 more patients have recovered from the virus, taking the tally of recoveries in the UAE to 97,284, UAE's Ministry of Health and Prevention said, Xinhua news agency reported.

 

It also confirmed two more deaths, pushing the country's death toll to 445

 


Israel coronavirus update: 618 new Covid cases; 290,493 in total registered


Israel's Ministry of Health reported 618 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday, bringing the total to 290,493.

 

The number of death cases reached 1,980, with 39 new fatalities, while the number of patients in serious condition decreased from 838 to 824, out of 1,576 patients currently hospitalised, Xinhua news agency reported.

 

The number of recoveries rose to 228,658, with 2,933 new ones, while active cases currently stand at 59,854

 

 


Brazil coronavirus update: Covid-19 death toll nears 150,500-mark


Brazil has said it registered 290 more Covid-19 deaths, raising the death toll to 150,488.

 

According to the country's health ministry on Sunday, 12,345 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours, bringing its total caseload to 5,094,982, Xinhua news agency reported.

 

Brazil's Covid-19 fatalities passed the 150,000 mark on Saturday, making it the country with the world's second-highest death toll after the US. 

 


Trump says he is free of Covid-19 as he readies for final campaign trail


US President Donald Trump said on Sunday his doctors had found he no longer had Covid-19 and would not be a transmission risk to others as he returns to holding big rallies during the final weeks of the race for the White House.

 

Trump's physician said on Saturday the president had taken a test showing he was no longer infectious and there was no evidence "of actively replicating virus," but did not directly say whether Trump had tested negative.

 

"I passed the highest test, the highest standards, and I'm in great shape," Trump, who spent three days in the hospital after revealing he had tested positive on Oct. 2, said on Fox News Channel. 

 

 


Amid coronavirus, many businesses in precarious spot as 2020 ends


The final three months of the year, usually a boom time for many small businesses thanks to holiday shopping and celebrations, looks precarious as the coronavirus maintains its grip on the economy.

 

Owners contending with government restrictions or crumbling demand are trying to hold on, with some creating new products and services or desperately searching for new customers. Others, however, have found they're already well equipped to meet the lifestyle changes brought about by the pandemic

 


Haryana coronavirus update: State reports 1065 new cases of Covid-19


Haryana reported 1065 new cases of Covid-19 on Sunday, taking the total cases in the state to 1,42,155.

 

A total of 1,30,003 patients have been discharged so far, after recovering from the disease while 1579 have succumbed to the virus. The active Covid-19 cases in the state are 10,573, as per the state's Health Department.

 

In Haryana, the Covid-19 positivity rate is 6.46 per cent, the recovery rate is 91.45 per cent and the fatality rate is 1.11 per cent. 

 


Israel coronavirus update: 618 new Covid cases; 290,493 in total registered


Israel's Ministry of Health reported 618 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday, bringing the total to 290,493. The number of death cases reached 1,980, with 39 new fatalities, while the number of patients in serious condition decreased from 838 to 824, out of 1,576 patients currently hospitalised, Xinhua news agency reported.

 

The number of recoveries rose to 228,658, with 2,933 new ones, while active cases currently stand at 59,854. 

 

 


Coronavirus world update: Soaring virus infection puts more French cities on alert


Four French cities have joined Paris and Marseille in the maximum alert status to fight the spread of the coronavirus, and it appeared likely that the list would soon grow as infections soar.

 

Bars shut down and other severe measures are ordered under maximum alert.

 

Lyon, Grenoble and Saint-Etienne in the southeast and Lille in the north moved to maximum alert on Saturday when health authorities reported nearly 26,900 new daily infections in 24 hours.

 

There were just under 5,000 new hospitalisations over the past week, with 928 of them in ICUs, and the positive rate for the increasing number of COVID-19 tests climbed to 11 per cent.

 


Rajasthan reports 14 more coronavirus-related fatalities, death toll rises to 1,650


Rajasthan reports 14 more coronavirus-related fatalities, death toll rises to 1,650;  2,144 new cases take tally to 1,59,052: Officials

 


93-year-old woman recovers from coronavirus in Odisha


Basanti Patra, a 93-year-old woman who was diagnosed with COVID-19 on October 2 and was admitted to the hospital three days later, has recovered on Sunday, according to SUM Covid Hospital, Bhubaneswar.

 

Basanti Patra, the mother of Jaleswar legislator Aswini Kumar Patra, was diagnosed with the virus on October 2 and was admitted into the hospital three days later complaining of fever and vomiting.

 

 


Chhattisgarh coronavirus update: State reports 2,114 new cases, 18 deaths


Chhattisgarh's Covid-19 count reached 1,42,372 on Sunday after 2,114 people, including the state's higher education minister, were found infected, an official said.

 

The number of people who have been discharged so far increased to 1,13,771, while 18 more deaths took the toll to 1,253, he said. 

 


Maharashtra coronavirus update: Pune adds 1,720 new Covid-19 cases; 53 die


The Covid-19 tally in Pune district of Maharashtra rose by 1,720 fresh cases in the last 24 hours to 3,06,864, a health official said on Sunday.

 

With 53 deaths, the total toll in the district mounted to 7,167, he said.

 

A total of 1,010 patients were discharged after treatment during the day.

 

"Of the 1,720 cases, 630 infections were reported from the limits of Pune Municipal Corporation, which now has 1,54,230 patients. Pimpri Chinchwad township reported 352 cases," the official said. 

 

 


China to test entire city of 9 million amid surge in cases – latest updates


 


More than 37 million people have tested positive for Covid-19 globally, while over a million have died from the virus. Here are the updates for October 12:


China to test city of 9 million amid new cases

China’s government says all 9 million people in the eastern city of Qingdao will be tested for the virus this week after nine cases linked to a hospital were found.

The announcement broke a string of weeks without any locally transmitted infections reported in China.

The National Health Commission said authorities were investigating the source of the infections found in eight patients at Qingdao’s Municipal Chest Hospital and one family member. The commission said the whole city will be tested within five days.

China, where the pandemic began in December, has reported 4,634 deaths and 85,578 cases, plus nine suspected cases that have yet to be confirmed.

Indonesia’s capital moves to ease restrictions

Authorities in Indonesia’s capital have moved to ease virus restrictions despite a surge in cases nationwide.

Jakarta previously imposed large-scale social restrictions from April to June, then eased them gradually. 

The city reimposed strict restrictions last month as the virus spread significantly and overwhelmed its health system.

Jakarta Gov. Anies Baswedan said that his administration decided to ease restrictions beginning Monday as the increase in infections had stabilised.

He said people can return to offices with limits on employee numbers, while transport services will run at half capacity.

French PM does not rule out local lockdown 

French Prime Minister Jean Castex said he did not rule out local lockdowns in France due to a resurgence of new infections.

"Nothing must be excluded," Castex told franceinfo radio after he was asked about potential local lockdowns.

Castex also said the country was facing a "strong" second wave of new infections. 

UK needs further curbs to get the virus under control, minister says

Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government needs to impose further virus restrictions and the risk of spreading the virus is higher in pubs, restaurants and nightclubs, Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden said.

"The purpose of these measures is to get the virus under control," Dowden told Sky. "The point of moving to this tiered system is so that in those most highly affected areas, we have got measures in place to control the virus."

He said he hoped the virus would be under control by Christmas or sooner.

Cases in India surge past 7 million

India's total cases rose by 66,732 in the last 24 hours to 7.12 million, data from the health ministry showed.

Deaths from infections rose by 816 to 109,150, the ministry said.

It has the second-highest number of infections, behind the United States which is approaching the 8 million mark.

South Korea's Celltrion gets approval for Phase 3 trials of antibody drug

South Korean drugmaker Celltrion Inc said it has received regulatory approval for Phase 3 clinical trials of an experimental virus treatment.

The approval comes as the company plans to seek conditional approval for its antibody drug, CT-P59, for emergency use by the end of this year.

The treatment, the most advanced antibody drug in terms of research in South Korea, is directed against the surface of the virus and designed to block it from locking on to human cells.

South Korea reports 97 cases

South Korea has confirmed 97 new cases of the virus, a modest uptick from the daily levels reported last week, just as officials ease social distancing restrictions after concluding that transmissions have slowed following a resurgence in mid-August.

The figures released by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency brought the national caseload to 24,703, including 433 deaths.

Sixty-three of the new cases came from the densely populated Seoul metropolitan area, home to half of the country’s 51 million people, where health workers have struggled to track infections tied to various places and groups, including churches, hospitals, schools, workers and troops.

Greece reports 280 cases

Greek health authorities have announced a daily record of 13 deaths from the virus, along with 280 new confirmed cases of infections.

The country's total number of cases since the pandemic started is 22,358, with 449 deaths.

New restrictions on the number of people allowed inside restaurants, museums and archaeological site are being imposed in Athens and several regions around Greece where the incidence of new cases is considered particularly high.

Slovakia imposes new restrictive measures

Slovakia is imposing new restrictive measures in hopes of curbing a surge in infections.

Starting Thursday, it will again be mandatory to wear face masks outside in all cities, towns and villages and there will be a ban on public events, including religious services in churches. Exceptions include weddings, funerals and baptisms with a limited number of participants.

Major professional sports competitions are allowed to continue without fans.

Fitness and wellness centers and public swimming pools will be closed.

New Zealand signs deal with Pfizer, BioNTech for vaccine

The New Zealand government signed a deal to buy 1.5 million virus vaccines from Pfizer Inc and Germany's BioNTech, with delivery potentially as early as the first quarter of 2021.

The government did not disclose financial terms of the deal, its first vaccine purchase, which will provide enough doses to vaccinate 750,000 people.

Officials said talks were continuing with other drug companies to secure more vaccine supplies for the country of 5 million people and further announcements were expected next month.

Germany reports 2,467 cases

The number of confirmed virus cases in Germany increased by 2,467 to 325,331, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed..

The reported death toll rose by 6 to 9,621, the tally showed. 

British PM Johnson to outline new virus lockdown system

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to present a new three-tiered alert system for coronavirus cases in England, with northwestern Liverpool expected to be the only city placed in the top category.

Like governments throughout Europe, Johnson's conservative cabinet is seeking to balance bringing down the rate of new infections against concern about the economy and frustration among voters.

The new alert system, which will classify all areas as either "medium", "high" or "very high" risk, is an attempt to bring transparency and uniformity to restrictions introduced to combat the spread of the disease.

Johnson is set to present the system in parliament on Monday afternoon and MPs will be called to vote on the measures later in the week, a source in his office said.

The national death toll from coronavirus in Britain is more than 42,000, which is the worst in Europe.

China reports 21 new virus cases

Mainland China has reported 21 new cases, matching the number of new cases a day earlier.

The National Health Commission said in a statement all of the new cases were imported infections that originated from overseas. The number of new asymptomatic cases, which China does not count as confirmed cases, rose to 32 from 23 a day earlier.

The total number of confirmed cases in Mainland China now stands at 85,578, while the death toll remained unchanged at 4,6 34.

Mexico's virus cases rise to 817,503

Mexico's Health Ministry has reported 3,175 new cases and 139 additional fatalities, bringing the total to 817,503 cases and 83,781 deaths.

The government says the real number of infected people is likely significantly higher than the confirmed cases. 

Singapore and Indonesia to open border for business

Singapore and Indonesia have agreed to reopen borders between the two countries for essential business and official travel after they were shut to curb the spread of the virus.

Indonesia has recorded over 333,000 cases, the second-highest rate in Southeast Asia behind the Philippines, and its capital Jakarta has been subject to strict social curbs. Singapore, meanwhile, is seeing just a handful of cases daily.

Those who meet the requirements for the arrangement will be subject to pre- and post-travel swab tests, the foreign ministries of the neighbouring countries said in a joint statement.

Soaring virus infection puts more French cities on alert

Two more French cities have joined Paris and Marseille and four others in maximum alert status to fight back the virus, surgical strikes with strict new measures to stop the spread of infections.

The prefecture of Montpellier, in the south, announced a maximum alert status for the city and surrounding towns starting Tuesday. Measures include the closing of cafes and bars. The southwest city of Toulouse was doing likewise after a day of meetings between mayors of surrounding towns and the prefect, the local state authority, the Toulouse newspaper La Depeche reported.

Soaring infections and increased hospitalisations put four other cities on the maximum alert list on Saturday: Lyon, Grenoble and Saint-Etienne in the southeast and Lille in the north.

National health authorities reported on Saturday nearly 26,900 new daily infections in 24 hours.

South Africa registers 1,575 new cases

South Africa has recorded 1,575 new cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed infections to 692,471.

The country's health ministry said at least 107 more people died of the virus, putting the total number of fatalities at 17,780.

Recoveries exceed 623,765 and over 4.4 million tests have been performed since the first case was reported in the country in March.

 

 

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