With a total of 70,78,123 people recovered from COVID-19, the national recovery rate from the disease has touched 90%, while 62,077 people have recovered in a period of 24 hours compared to 50,129 new cases of infection reported in the same period, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday.
This achievement corresponds to the downward spiraling drop in the number of active COVID-19 cases, which remained below the seven lakh mark for the third day in a row, it added.
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Here are the latest updates:
New Delhi
The COVID-19 death rate in India is 1.50%, the lowest since March 22
India’s COVID-19 death rate has dropped to 1.50 percent, the lowest since March 22, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday, crediting the Center’s focused efforts, states and UTs in the effective clinical management of hospitalized cases.
There are 14 states and territories in the Union, including Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Bihar, Odisha, Assam and Kerala, where the case fatality rate (CFR) is less than 1 percent, the ministry said.
With an effective containment strategy, aggressive testing, and standardized clinical management protocols based on a holistic standard care protocol in public and private hospitals, the number of new deaths has been significantly reduced, he said.
Fewer than 500 deaths (480) have been reported in a 24-hour span in the country, according to data updated at 8 am Monday. – PTI
Bhubaneswar
The third phase of the human trial of Covaxin to start soon in Bhubaneswar
The third phase of the human trial of the indigenous COVID-19 vaccine, Covaxin, will begin soon at a private hospital in Bhubaneswar, an official said.
The search for a suitable vaccine for COVID-19 has almost reached the final stage, said Dr. E Venkata Rao, principal investigator of the Covaxin human trial and professor in the department of Community Medicine at the Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital, Bhubaneswar on Sunday.
IMS and SUM Hospital are among the 21 medical institutes selected across the country by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) where the third phase of the trial would take place. – PTI
Maharashtra
Ajit Pawar tests positive
Ajit pawar
Maharashtra’s Senior Deputy Minister Ajit Pawar tested positive for COVID-19. Mr. Pawar was recently under home quarantine after complaining of fever and fatigue after touring the flood-affected districts of Pune and Solapur.
He tested negative on Thursday, but a new test confirmed he has COVID-19.
More than a dozen Maharashtra ministers tested positive in recent months. – Alok Deshpande
Spain
Spain announces new state of emergency as infections rise
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced a new state of emergency on Sunday in an effort to curb the rise in coronavirus infections, imposing local nighttime curfews and banning travel between regions in some cases.
The measures will take effect from Sunday night and will require all regions, except the Canary Islands, to impose a night curfew and limit the number of people authorized to meet to six.
“We live in an extreme situation … it is the most serious health crisis of the last century,” he told a news conference after a cabinet meeting.
Catalonia was one of the first autonomous communities to use the new legislation this Sunday to impose a curfew, which will take effect at 10 p.m. Establishments open to the public must close at 9:00 p.m.
Tamil nadu
Critical Tamil Nadu Minister of Agriculture, CM visits him in hospital
Tamil Nadu Agriculture Minister R. Doraikannu, who tested positive for COVID-19 on October 13, remains critical of ventilator support and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) at Kauvery Hospital.
Prime Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami, accompanied by Ministers D. Jayakumar and C. Vijaya Baskar, visited the hospital on Sunday to inquire about his health status and interact with his family members.
A statement released by the hospital on Sunday said the minister, who is 72, has multiple comorbidities and his latest CT scans showed that 90% of his lungs have been affected.
New Delhi
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das Tests Positive for COVID-19
The Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, Shaktikanta Das, said on October 25 that he had tested positive for COVID-19 and will continue to work from isolation.
Das said he is asymptomatic and has alerted those in contact with him in recent days.
“I have tested positive for COVID-19. Asymptomatic I feel very good. They have alerted those who came into contact in recent days. He will continue working from isolation. Work at RBI will continue normally. I am in contact with all Dy. Governors and other officials via VC and over the phone, ”he tweeted.
Odisha
All Indians Will Receive COVID-19 Vaccine Free, Says Union Minister
Union Minister Pratap Sarangi said on October 25 that all Indians will receive the COVID-19 vaccine for free, amid demand from opposition parties in the country and not only in Bihar, as announced by the BJP.
The BJP’s announcement of the free COVID-19 vaccine for Bihar had sparked controversy with opposition parties breaking into the NDA government claiming that the ruling party was using the pandemic for political reasons.
The Union’s Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, had said that the announcement was in order, as it was an announcement of an electoral manifesto.
“Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced that all people will receive vaccines at no cost. It is estimated that Rs.500 will be spent on vaccinating each person, ”Mr. Sarangi told reporters after addressing a campaign meeting for the November 3 assembly in Balasore.
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