Tue 03 October 2020:
Global coronavirus pandemic has infected over 47.3 million people and claimed more than 1.2 million lives. Here are the updates for November 3:
Ukraine reports record cases
Ukraine registered a record 8,899 new Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the health ministry said on Tuesday, up from the Oct. 30 high of 8,312.
Total infections stood at 411,093 by Tuesday with 7,532 deaths.
Czech Republic reports 225 deaths
The Czech Republic reported 9,241 new coronavirus cases for Nov. 2, and 225 new deaths, data from the health ministry showed on Tuesday.
The tally of infections rose to 350,896 in the nation of 10.7 million people, while deaths stood at 3,654.
The increase in deaths was spread over several days because of reporting issues, however, and was not limited to the past 24 hours.
India sees over 38,000 new cases
India recorded 38,310 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, taking its tally to 8.27 million, health ministry data showed on Tuesday.
It was the ninth straight day that infections numbered fewer than 50,000, as cases have dipped from a September peak, but experts warn the current season of festivals could lead to another spike.
Deaths rose by 490, carrying the toll to 123,097, the ministry added.
Russia reports 18,648 new coronavirus cases
Russia reported 18,648 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, including 5,150 in Moscow, pushing the national tally to 1,673,686 since the pandemic began.
Authorities said 355 people had died in the last 24 hours, taking the death toll to 28,828.
Germany’s cases rise by 15,352
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 15,352 to 560,379, data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases showed on Tuesday.
The reported death toll rose by 131 to 10,661, the tally showed.
Brazil registers 8,501 new cases, 179 deaths
Brazil has reported 8,501 additional confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours and 179 deaths.
The South American country has now registered 5,554,000 cases since the pandemic began, while the official death toll has risen to 160,253, according to the Health Ministry, in the world’s most fatal outbreak outside the United States.
Panama president isolating after coworker tests positive
Panama’s President Laurentino Cortizo has begun self-isolating after a close coworker tested positive for the coronavirus, the presidency said, without revealing the name or position of the person who was infected.
Cortizo has taken two coronavirus tests, which were both negative, but will continue isolating “until he repeats the tests in a few days,” the presidency said on Twitter.
China reports 49 new cases vs 24 a day earlier
Mainland China has reported 49 new cases, from 24 a day earlier, the national health authority has reported.
The National Health Commission said in a statement that 44 of the new cases were imported infections originating from overseas.
The commission also reported 61 new asymptomatic cases, compared with 30 such cases reported a day earlier. China does not classify symptomless patients as confirmed cases.
The total number of confirmed cases in China now stands at 86,070, while the death toll remains unchanged at 4,634.
UK to pilot new mass testing approach in Liverpool
Britain will launch a mass testing pilot scheme in Liverpool this week, offering everyone in the city tests whether or not they have symptoms, in an attempt to find a better way to use testing to limit the spread of the coronavirus.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson had promised a “world-beating” national test-and-trace system earlier this year, but the scheme has disappointed and the government’s scientific advisory body said last month its impact on virus transmission was marginal.
The United Kingdom has the highest virus death toll in Europe, and a second national lockdown is due to come into force in England on Thursday.
The government said the Liverpool pilot would start on Friday using PCR swab tests, the default testing method to date, as well as new lateral flow tests aimed at delivering faster results without the need for laboratory processing.
Everyone living or working in the city in northwest England, one of the worst-hit areas in the country will be offered repeat tests at existing sites as well as numerous new sites including care homes, schools, universities, and workplaces.
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