India on Tuesday, 6 October, reported a spike of 61,267 new COVID-19 cases and 884 deaths in 24 hours.
The Punjab government’s health department, at the same time, has issued an order to close all COVID level-1 facilities due to a drop in occupancy, reported news agency ANI.
Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump on Monday, 5 October, left the hospital where he has been treated for COVID-19 and boarded a helicopter to return to a White House, reported Reuters.
- A vaccine against COVID-19 may be ready by year-end, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday
- Veteran Bengali actor and Dada Saheb Phalke winner Soumitra Chatterjee has tested COVID-19 positive
- The Health Ministry on Tuesday issued the standard operating procedures (SOP) on preventive measures to contain the spread of Coronavirus during ensuing festivities
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FIR Registered Against Kamal Nath for Violation of COVID-19 Norms
An FIR has been registered against Madhya Pradesh's former CM and Congress leader Kamal Nath and eight others, under multiple sections of IPC and Disaster Management Act, for violation of COVID-19 norms during a public meeting in the state.
Delhi Past Peak of Second Coronavirus Wave: Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said that the capital was past the peak of the second coronavirus wave, and that the situation has been brought under control to a large extent, PTI reported. On 24 September, the CM had said that experts believed that Delhi was hit by the second wave of infections.
The chief minister said the Delhi government has ramped up testing exponentially. The government has increased testing to 60,000 per day when compared to August’s figure of 20,000.
No Festive Events in Containment Zones: MoHFW Issues Guidelines
The Health Ministry on Tuesday issued the standard operating procedures (SOP) on preventive measures to contain the spread of Coronavirus during ensuing festivities and urged people in containment zones, and vulnerable populations to celebrate festivals at their homes.
"Festive events shall be permitted only outside the Containment Zones. Organisers, staff and visitors from Containment Zones shall not be permitted. People residing inside Containment Zones may be encouraged to observe all festivals inside their homes and not move out," the ministry added.
Vaccine May be Ready by Year-End: WHO
A vaccine against COVID-19 may be ready by year-end, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday, without elaborating, according to Reuters.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, addressing the end of a two-day meeting of its Executive Board on the pandemic, said: “We will need vaccines and there is hope that by the end of this year we may have a vaccine. There is hope.”