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More than 4.02 million people have been reported to be infected by the novel coronavirus globally and 276,894 have died, according to a Reuters tally. Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019. The following table lists countries that have reported deaths and/or at least 100 confirmed cases as of 0145 GMT on Sunday. Countries and TerritoriesTotal CasesTotal DeathsTOTAL4,026,691276,895United States1,320,41378,644Spain26,299240,711Italy30,201217,185United Kingdom31,241211,364Russia1,827198,676France25,987174,791Germany7,327168,049Brazil10,627155,939Turkey3,689135,569Iran6,589106,220China4,63382,887Canada4,69367,702Peru1,81465,015India1,98159,662Belgium8,52152,011Netherlands5,35942,093Saudi Arabia23937,136Mexico3,35333,460Switzerland1,53230,231Ecuador1,71729,071Pakistan61827,474Portugal1,11427,268Chile30427,219Sweden3,17525,265Singapore2022,460Ireland1,40322,385Belarus12121,101Qatar1220,201United Arab Emirates17416,793Japan62816,480Israel24516,409Austria61515,756Poland77715,510Romania89814,811Ukraine37614,710Bangladesh21413,770Indonesia95913,645South Korea25610,840Philippines70410,610Colombia44510,495Denmark52210,218Serbia21310,032Dominican Republic3859,882South Africa1869,420Panama2378,282Czech Republic2738,087Norway2138,034Egypt4827,981Kuwait497,623Australia976,929Malaysia1086,589Argentina3005,776Finland2605,738Morocco1865,711Algeria4945,558Kazakhstan314,922Moldova1504,728Bahrain84,595Ghana184,012Nigeria1173,912Luxembourg1003,871Afghanistan1063,653Oman173,224Hungary4053,213Armenia443,175Thailand563,004Greece1502,691Iraq1042,603Uzbekistan102,349Cameroon1082,267Bolivia1062,266Azerbaijan282,204Croatia872,176Bosnia1022,090Guinea112,009Bulgaria861,872Iceland101,801Honduras1071,771Cuba741,754Estonia561,725Senegal141,634North Macedonia911,622Ivory Coast201,602New Zealand211,492Slovakia261,455Slovenia1011,454Lithuania491,436Djibouti31,135Hong Kong41,045Tunisia441,026Somalia48997Kyrgyzstan24931Sudan52930Latvia18928Guatemala24900Democratic Republic of the Congo39897Cyprus15889Kosovo27861Albania31856Sri Lanka9844Lebanon26796Niger44795El Salvador17784Costa Rica6780Andorra47752Maldives3744Burkina Faso48736Uruguay18702Mali37692Paraguay10689Kenya30649Georgia10626San Marino41623Gabon8620Tajikistan20612Guinea-Bissau2564Palestine4547Channel Islands41545Tanzania21509Jordan9508Jamaica9490Malta5489Mayotte4460Taiwan6440Equatorial Guinea4439Réunion–418Venezuela10388Mauritius10332Isle of Man23329Madagascar–327Montenegro8324Vietnam–288Republic of…

New coronavirus infections are accelerating again in Germany just days after its leaders loosened social restrictions, raising concerns that the pandemic could once again slip out of control. The Robert Koch Institute for disease control said in a daily bulletin the number of people each sick person now infects – known as the reproduction rate, or R – had risen to 1.1. When it goes above 1, it means the number of infections is growing. Chancellor Angela Merkel, bowing to pressure from leaders of Germany’s 16 federal states to restart social life and revive the economy, announced on Wednesday measures that included…

The number of active cases of coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh went up to 1,800 on Saturday, while nearly 1,400 people have been discharged so far, a senior official said.Principal Secretary, Health, Amit Mohan Prasad said the national recovery percentage was 30 per cent but the figure was 43 per cent in Uttar Pradesh."It is a matter of satisfaction that people are recovering and returning home," he said.

The number of coronavirus cases in the Border Security Force (BSF) jumped to 223 today after 30 more personnel tested positive for coronavirus. This takes the number of cases in the 9 lakh-strong paramilitary forces to over 500, including 162 in CRPF, 102 in ITBP and 14 cases each in CISF and SSB. Of the new cases, 24 are from Tripura while six are from Delhi.Two BSF personnel died on Thursday due to the deadly disease; everyone who came in contact with them have been placed under precautionary quarantine. Two have recovered.The 24 new patients from Delhi been admitted to…

An inmate of the Central Jail in Uttar Pradesh's Agra has tested positive for coronavirus. This is possibly the first case of a convict being infected with the deadly virus in the state. 14 inmates who were in close contact with the convict have been quarantined after he tested positive.Prison guards and other jail staff who came in contact with the prisoner are being identified and isolated.The inmate was taken to the hospital on Sunday with high blood pressure and symptoms of brain stroke. He was admitted to the SN Medical College where after an initial test he tested negative…

Coronavirus has infected around 548 doctors, nurses and paramedics across the country so far, according to data maintained by the Centre, official sources said on Wednesday.The figure does not include field workers, ward boys, sanitation workers, security guards, lab attendants, peons, laundry and kitchen staff among others.According to an official source, it has not been ascertained from where these doctors, nurses and paramedic staff have acquired the infection.

The Delhi High Court today sought the Centre's response on a plea claiming that outstation non-coronavirus patients who had come for treatment at AIIMS are not being provided medication from the hospital''s pharmacy anymore due to the lockdown.A bench of Justices Vipin Sanghi and Rajnish Bhatnagar issued notice to the Centre and All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) seeking their stand on the petition which wants medications for these patients till the time the lockdown continues.The plea said the patients had come to Delhi for treatment at AIIMS and were presently living in night shelters in the national capital.

Israeli Defence Minister Naftali Bennett has said that scientists at the country's main biological research institute have made a "significant breakthrough" in developing an antibody to the novel coronavirus, as the researchers wrapped up the development phase and moved to patent and mass produce the potential treatment.Bennett visited the labs of the Israel's Institute for Biological Research, supervised by the Prime Minister's Office and mandated to develop a vaccine for coronavirus, in Ness Ziona on Monday and was shown the "antibody that attacks the virus in a monoclonal way and can neutralize it within the bodies of those ill", a…

Antibody testing is an important next step to tell if someone has been previously infected. It will provide more understanding of the virus including how long antibodies stay in the body and if they provide immunity. This type of knowledge could help support the development of treatments and vaccines. Abbott announced today it received CE Mark to the IVD Directive (98/79/EC) for its laboratory-based serology blood test for the detection of the antibody, IgG that identifies if a person has had the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Narendra Varde, General Manager and Country Head at Abbott’s diagnostics business in India said, “Abbott…

Worried over reports that inmates at some quarantine centres in Odisha were violating norms and misbehaving with officials, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday urged them to act responsibly and warned of stringent action for flouting the rules.A purported video from an isolation centre in Ganjam district, which went viral on social media, showed a group of migrant workers, mostly Gujarat returnees, dumping the food served to them, as officials were apparently late in making arrangements. Some of them were seen engaging in a verbal duel with the officials.According to reports, several migrant workers in the district have fled the…