Coronavirus LIVE Updates: On the eve of the three-day session of the Madhya Pradesh Assembly, 61 employees and officials of the Assembly secretariat and five MLAs have tested coronavirus positive

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	<strong>Coronavirus India live updates: </strong>India reported 18,574 new Covid-19 infections on Saturday, according to Worldometer, taking the total count to 10,188,392. The death toll mounted to 147,659 with 280 new fatalities. Total discharged cases stands at 9,760,848.</div>
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	The central government is planning a dry run for administering the Covid-19 vaccine in Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Gujarat and Punjab next week as a prep before the actual inoculation. Seperately, the Delhi Police geared up for Covid-19 vaccination and directed all its personnel to register their mobilephone numbers. The personnel will be informed about the date, time and place of vaccination as the inoculation drive begins.</div>
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	<strong>World coronavirus update:</strong> The global tally of coronavirus cases stands at 80,675,745, and a total of 1,761,185 have lost their lives. Meanwhile, the new strain of the coronavirus has been detected in eight European countries, the WHO regional head said, adding that agency is monitoring the situation.<br />
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Coronavirus LIVE: Two-day vaccine dry run to begin in four states on Monday

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France reports 146 Covid-19 deaths, 20,262 infections in past 24 hours

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	France reported 146 deaths caused by Covid-19 infection in the past 24 hours, according to data released by the health authorities.</div>
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	In the past 24 hours, 3,093 new cases were recorded, a sharp drop from 20,262 reported the day before, due to the close of many screening places for Christmas, it is explained, Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday.</div>
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	In total, 2,550,864 cases have been reported since the start of the pandemic and the total human loss stood at 62,573.</div>
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	France is to start its vaccination campaign on Sunday. The first 19,500 vaccine doses arrived early Saturday morning, under gendarmerie escort, at the central pharmacy of Public Assistance-Paris Hospitals (AP-HP) in the Paris suburbs, and doses for other sites were also delivered during the day, reported local media.</div>

UK records another 34,693 coronavirus cases, 210 deaths

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	Another 34,693 people in Britain have tested positive for Covid-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 2,256,005, according to official figures.</div>
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	Another 210 have died within 28 days of a positive test, bringing the total number of coronavirus-related deaths in Britain to 70,405, the data on released Saturday showed, Xinhua news agency reported.</div>
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	The reporting of cases and deaths has been affected by the Christmas holidays in some devolved regions and will be reported later on, which means the true total number of cases and deaths in Britain is likely to be higher.</div>