LIVE: UP restricts visitors to indoor events at 100 as Covid-19 tally rises

Coronavirus live updates: At 1,780,208, Maharashtra has the highest number of coronavirus cases, followed by Karnataka 873,046, Andhra Pradesh 862,000, Tamil Nadu 769,000 and Kerala 562,735

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Covid-19 LIVE: 3,232 fresh coronavirus cases, 18 deaths in Rajasthan

Rajasthan recorded 18 more fatalities due to coronavirus on Monday, taking the death toll to 2,181, while 3,232 new cases pushed the infection count to 2,47,168 in the state, a health department bulletin said.

 

Of the fresh cases, 599 were reported in Jaipur, 435 in Jodhpur, 276 in Alwar, 275 in Kota, 187 in Ajmer, 182 in Bikaner, 160 in Bhilwara, 134 in Nagaur and 102 in Sriganganagar besides cases in other districts of the state. A total of 2,20,871 people have been discharged from hospitals after treatment till now.

 

The death toll from the infection in Jaipur has reached 416, followed by 220 in Jodhpur, 165 in Ajmer, 158 in Bikaner, 125 in Kota, 101 in Bharatpur, 84 in Udaipur and 82 in Pali.

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Coronavirus latest update: 1,509 new cases in Karnataka, 24 deaths

Karnataka on Monday reported 1,509 new cases of COVID-19 and 24 related fatalities, taking the total number of infections to 8,74,555 and the death toll to 11,678, the health department said. The day also saw 1,645 patients getting discharged after recovery. Out of 1,509 fresh cases reported on Monday, 725 cases were from Bengaluru urban alone.

 

As of November 23 evening, cumulatively 8,74,555 COVID-19 positive cases have been confirmed in the state, which includes 11,678 deaths and 8,38,150 discharges, the health department said in its bulletin.

 

It said, out of 24,708 active cases, 24,270 patients are in isolation at designated hospitals and stable, while 438 are in ICU. As many as 10 out of the total 24 deaths reported on Monday are from Bengaluru urban, followed by Dakshina Kannada (4), Mysuru (2), Bagalkote, Ballari, Belagavi, Chamarajanagara, Dharwad, Raichur, Uttara Kannada and Vijayapura (1).

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Tamil Nadu reports 1,624 new coronavirus cases and 17 deaths in last 24 hours

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Researchers create 3D-printed nasal swab for Covid-19 testing

Researchers have developed 3D-printed nasopharyngeal (NP) swabs using a point-of-care 3D printer in response to the critical shortage of NP swabs for Covid-19 testing.

 

"To date, we have printed more than 100,000 3D NP swabs, and hospitals around the world have used our 3D files to print tens of millions more swabs for point-of-care use," said study author Summer Decker from University of South Florida in the US. The 3D swab has received national and international recognition as an example of the power of medical 3D printing and quick innovation to provide clinical solutions.

 

The flocked NP swab, which collects a test sample of nasal secretions from the back of the nose and throat for lab analysis, is the current standard of care for diagnosing Covid-19. It consists of a narrow plastic rod and a tip covered in a flocked polyester material.

6:59 PM

UP govt restricts number of indoor event attendees; coronavirus tally reaches 5,28,833

The Uttar Pradesh government on Monday restricted the number of people attending an indoor event to 100, while less than 40 per cent of the area of an outdoor programme venue will be allowed to be occupied by people in view of the COVID-19 outbreak. However, in both the scenarios, use of face masks, sanitisers, thermal scanning and maintaining social distancing remain intact, an official said.

 

Additional Chief Secretary, Medical and Health, Amit Mohan Prasad told reporters that 50 per cent of the capacity of an indoor place, be it a hall or a room (outside containment zones), but not exceeding 100 people, has been allowed in case of any social, religious, cultural, sports, educational, entertainment and political programme or wedding.

 

Earlier, 200 people were allowed in a hall, room or any indoor place. Similarly in the case of outdoor programmes, less than 40 per cent of area of the venue will be allowed to be occupied by people.

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Coronavirus LIVE: Nepal achieves over 90% Covid-19 recovery rate

Nepal's COVID-19 recovery tally has crossed the 200,000 mark as 3,043 more people recovered from the novel coronavirus across the country in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health and Population said on Monday. As many as 202,067 patients have so far recovered from the deadly virus, it said.

 

The number accounts for 90.9 per cent of the total cases in the country. As of Monday, 222,288 people were diagnosed with the disease including 1,980 in the past 24 hours.

 

According to the Health Ministry, the COVID-19 death toll has jumped to 1,337 with 16 more fatalities. Nepal reported the first death on May 16. There are currently 18,884 active cases across the country.

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Maharashtra not to allow entry to those with Covid-19 symptoms

Maharashtra government on Monday announced that people with COVID-19 symptoms seeking to enter the states from Delhi, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Goa would be turned back.

 

"The passengers without symptoms will be allowed entry. Passengers with symptoms shall have the option of turning back and going to their home to recuperate," a state government order said.

 

The order also stipulated that all domestic passengers travelling from airports in NCR Delhi, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Goa shall carry RT-PCR negative test reports with them before boarding and show them to the teams at the arrival airport in the state. The RT-PCR sample collection should have been done within 72 hours of scheduled time of landing at airports in Maharashtra, the order said.

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Coronavirus LIVE: Fine for not wearing masks in Goa increased to Rs 200

Fine for not wearing masks in public places in Goa has been doubled from Rs 100 to Rs 200, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Monday. Sawant also said urged people not to visit beaches, airports, railway stations and bus stands without masks in order to control the pandemic.

 

"Till now we have been charging Rs 100 (per offence). From today onwards the fine (for not wearing a mask) has been increased to Rs 200. At least in public, people will have to wear masks or they will be compulsorily fined," Sawant said.

 

The CM's comments come after a busy tourist weekend in Goa, during which thousands of tourists (without masks) were seen on the state's beaches as well as casinos, throwing social distancing norms to the wind. "No one should be seen without masks on beaches, bus stands, airport. If this happens, only then we will be able to control the pandemic," Sawant said.

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60 health workers at Ahmedabad civil hospital Covid-19 infected

Nearly 60 health workers at a civil hospital in Ahmedabad, the largest COVID-19 facility in Gujarat, are currently infected by coronavirus amid a recent spike in cases across the city, officials said on Monday. The civil hospital's medical superintendent, J V Modi, said with this, around 430 doctors, nurses and other staff of the facility, including paramedics and sanitation workers, have contracted COVID-19 so far since the outbreak of the disease in March this year.

 

Three of these staff members - a nurse and two sanitation workers - died of COVID-19, he said.

 

The civil hospital, located in Aswara area and having a capacity of 1,200 beds, has seen a rise in number of new COVID-19 patients since the last week, with several of them in moderate and severe health condition and requiring oxygen.

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People travelling from Delhi, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Goa to carry RT-PCR negative test report: Maharashtra Govt

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Coronavirus latest update: Delhi records five Covid-19 deaths an hour

At least five persons died due to COVID-19 every hour on an average in Delhi in the last 24 hours, accounting for the largest chunk of such fatalities across the country, which recorded an average of 21 deaths in this period. The analysis was based on the data from the Union Health Ministry which gave the total number of deaths recorded in the country and all states and UTs due to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.

 

While a total of 511 COVID-19 deaths were recorded across the country in the past 24 hours, Delhi accounted for the largest chunk of such fatalities with 121 fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed. According to the latest bulletin issued by the Delhi health department, the national capital recorded 6,746 fresh COVID-19 cases on Sunday and a positivity rate of 12.29 per cent while 121 more fatalities pushed the death toll to 8,391.

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Maharashtra makes it a must for people from NCR, Rajasthan and Gujarat to bring Covid-negative report: NDTV

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Tripura reports 19 new coronavirus cases, three more deaths

Tripura on Monday reported 19 more COVID-19 cases, pushing the tally to 32,434. The state's COVID-19 death toll rose to 366 after three more patients succumbed to the infection, he said.

 

West Tripura district, of which state capital Agartala is a part, has accounted for 185 of the 366 COVID-19 deaths. There are 799 active cases in the state at present, while 31,246 people have recovered from the disease and 23 patients migrated to other states. Ninety patients were discharged from the GB Pant Hospital after recovery on Sunday. As many as 5,13,040 samples have been tested for COVID-19 in the state so far, he said.

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Home Minister Amit Shah flags off a mobile RT-PCR lab at ICMR headquarters in Delhi

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Coronavirus death toll reaches 100 in Ladakh; civil society calls for week-long shutdown

The COVID-19 death toll in the Union Territory of Ladakh reached 100 as two more people died due to the infection in Leh district, thereby prompting the civil society to call for a self-imposed week-long shutdown here from Monday to contain the spread of the virus. A total of 73 people tested positive for coronavirus during the past 24 hours, taking the virus count in the region to 7,939, officials said on Monday.

 

Meanwhile, the authorities assured adequate arrangements to meet the challenge posed by the spike in the cases and announced that Ladakh is expected to receive COVID-19 vaccine by February next year.

 

Both the latest fatalities were reported from Leh on Sunday, taking the death toll in Ladakh to 100, the officials said, adding of them, 59 deaths have taken place in Leh and rest 41 in Kargil district. Out of the 73 new cases, the officials said 69 cases were detected in Leh and four in Kargil.