Coronavirus LIVE: Karnataka education minister Suresh Kumar tests positive

Coronavirus update: Maharashtra has 1,443,409 coronavirus cases, Andhra Pradesh 719,256, Karnataka 640,661, Tamil Nadu 619,996 and UP 414,466. Stay tuned for coronavirus India LIVE update

12:00 PM

Coronavirus update: India’s 5-day moving average of daily rate of addition to total cases stands at 1.2%

11:30 AM

Coronavirus update: India’s doubling time for total cases stands at 61.3 days, and for deaths at 78.5 days

11:19 AM

Coronavirus India update: Five most affected states by cases

Maharashtra (1443409)

Andhra Pradesh (719256)

Karnataka (640661)

Tamil Nadu (619996)

Uttar Pradesh (414466)

10:48 AM

Mizoram coronavirus update: State sees no new Covid-19 cases

No new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Mizoram in the last 24 hours, the State's Information and Public Relations department informed on Monday.

 

The COVID-19 tally in the State stands at 2,120 cases, including 313 active cases and 1,807 discharges.

 

No casualties due to the virus have been reported in the State so far.

10:17 AM

Survey: Business economists see coronavirus as biggest risk

The US economy faces risks from a potential resurgence of the coronavirus and from the failure so far of Congress to provide additional financial support for struggling individuals and businesses.

 

That judgment emerges from a survey released Monday by the National Association for Business Economics of 52 forecasters who were polled last month.

 

Among the forecasters, 55 percent said they regarded a second wave of Covid-19 cases as the most serious threat. Twenty per cent said they thought a lack of further government economic aid would pose the biggest risk.

9:45 AM

Pakistan coronavirus update: 380 school staffers test Covid-19 positive in Pak

At least 380 teaching and non-teaching staff members of private and government schools in Pakistan's Sindh province have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, according to an official report.

 

In the report released on Sunday, the Directorate General Monitoring and Evaluation said that of the 380 cases, 246 were recorded in the provincial capital of Karachi, The Express Tribune reported.

 

The report also revealed that 64,827 people associated with schools had been tested for the contagious disease from September 12 to October 2.

 

Of them, 54,199 had tested negative, while results were pending for 10,248.

9:42 AM

South Korea reports coronavirus numbers trending lower

South Korea has reported 73 new cases of the coronavirus, its fifth straight day of below 100, although officials expressed concern that could rise because of increased travel during a five-day holiday period that ended on Sunday.

 

The figures released by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency Monday brought the national caseload to 24,164, including 422 deaths.

 

Fifty-one of the new cases were reported from the greater capital area, where health workers have scrambled to stem transmissions tied to various places, including churches, hospitals, schools, restaurants and workplaces.

9:37 AM

Trump's 'irresponsible' drive-by is 'astounding': Walter Reed physician

Dr James Phillips, the physician attending the US President has slammed Donald Trump for driving past his supporters for a brief appearance outside the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

 

The doctor said that the risk of Covid-19 transmission inside is as high as it gets outside of medical procedures.

 

"That Presidential SUV is not only bulletproof but hermetically sealed against chemical attack. The risk of Covid-19 transmission inside is as high as it gets outside of medical procedures. The irresponsibility is astounding," Phillips tweeted.

 

"Every single person in the vehicle during that completely unnecessary Presidential 'drive-by' just now has to be quarantined for 14 days. They might get sick. They may die. For political theatre. Commanded by Trump to put their lives at risk for theatre. This is insanity," Phillips said. Read on...

9:21 AM

Coronavirus in India: Latest update by MoHFW

Active cases: 934,427 (Net reduction: 3,198)

Deaths: 102,685 (Net addition: 903)

Cured: 5,586,703 (Net addition: 76,737)

Total cases: 6,623,815 (Net addition: 74,442)

9:01 AM

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to chair the 42nd GST Council meeting via video conferencing today.

8:58 AM

New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern Says "We Beat The Virus Again"

 Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern declared on Monday New Zealand "beat the virus again" and announced restrictions in the country's largest city would be eased, after a second Covid-19 wave was contained.

The virus was believed to have been eradicated in late May after a strict national lockdown led to New Zealanders enjoying 102 days without community transmission. 

 

But a new cluster emerged in Auckland in August, forcing the city of 1.5 million into lockdown for almost three weeks.

 

With no new confirmed cases in Auckland for 12 days, Ardern said Monday the virus was now under control and congratulated residents for enduring the second lockdown.

 

"It felt longer and dragged on in what was already starting to feel like a very long year," she said.

 

"But despite this, Aucklanders and New Zealanders stuck to the plan that has worked twice now, and beat the virus again." 

8:56 AM

'Keep calm and carry on' may not work in a time of Covid-19 pandemic

During a recent visit to a private London hospital, I was horrified to encounter a delivery man wheeling in a load of supplies without wearing a face mask. An orderly in blue scrubs stood inside the elevator, three feet from me, with his mask draped around his chin.

 

The scene at the hospital may present an especially shocking example of the casual way in which many people in London continue to confront a pandemic that has killed more than 57,000 Britons, but it is hardly unusual. Read on...

8:54 AM

Madhya Pradesh coronavirus update: 1,720 new cases take tally to 135,000

Madhya Pradesh on Sunday recorded 1,720 fresh COVID-19 cases which pushed the infection tally further to 1,35,638, while 35 more fatalities took the death toll to 2,434, an official said.

 

Of the new fatalities, seven deaths were reported in Indore district, three each in Jabalpur and Sagar, two each in Bhopal, Betul, Damoh, Sehore and Rajgarh and one each in Ujjain, Narsinghpur, Dhar, Ratlam, Hoshangabad, Barwani, Satna, Mandsaur, Dewas, Alirajpur, Shajapur and Umaria.

 

The official said 2,120 patients were discharged from hospitals in the last 24 hours, taking the overall recovery count to 1,13,832 in the state. Read on...

8:48 AM

Over 3,000 bank employees test positive for coronavirus in Odisha

As many as 3,066 bank employees in Odisha have tested positive for COVID-19, while 14 of them have lost their lives as on September 30, according to an official on Sunday.

 

In a letter, Arupananda Jena, State Level Bankers' Committee (SLBC) convenor informed that State Bank Of India has reported highest 968 COVID-19 positive cases with one death when it comes to public sector bank. Axis Bank has reported highest 390 COVID positive cases, with no deaths in private banks. Read on...

8:40 AM

Global Covid-19 cases cross 35mn mark: Johns Hopkins

The overall number of global coronavirus cases has crossed the 35 million mark, while the deaths have increased to more than 1,036,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

 

As of Monday, the total number of cases stood at 35,396,479 and the fatalities rose to 1,036,095, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed in its latest update.

 

The US is the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 7,420,779 and 209,821, respectively, according to the CSSE.