Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], October 8 (ANI): As many as 3,144 new cases of COVID-19 were reported from Odisha in the last 24 hours, said Department of Information and Public Relations.
Surat (Gujarat) [India], October 8 (ANI): Wearing masks has become a necessity during the COVID-19 pandemic, but many daily wage labourers cannot afford to buy them, as their incomes have been severely affected due the lockdown imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
Leh (Ladakh) [India], October 8 (ANI): As many as 82 new COVID-19 cases and two deaths have been reported in Ladakh, taking the total number of active cases in the union territory to 1,228, the health department informed on Thursday.
New Delhi [India], October 8 (ANI): With a spike of 78,524 new cases and 971 deaths reported in the last 24 hours, India's COVID-19 tally crossed the 68-lakh mark on Thursday, as per the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW).
New Delhi [India], October 8 (ANI): With over 75,000 people recovering from COVID-19 every day in India, the country's recoveries are 6.3 times more than active cases of coronavirus, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday (MoHFW).
Hubli (Karnataka) [India], October 8 (ANI): A team of engineering students of Hubli's KLE Technological University has developed an automatic guided vehicle (AGV) to supply food and medicines to COVID-19 patients.
Washington [US], October 8 (ANI): The US Vice-Presidential debate on Wednesday (local time) witnessed a sharp exchange of words over President Donald Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], October 8 (ANI): The Uttarakhand High Court has asked the state government to file a reply on the various public interest litigations (PILs) filed over the poor condition of COVID-19 quarantine centres.
Sao Paulo [Brazil], October 8 (ANI/Xinhua): Brazil on Wednesday said 31,553 COVID-19 cases were reported over the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total to 5,000,694.
Washington DC [USA], October 8 (ANI): In a video address to the nation, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (local time) blamed China for the COVID-19 pandemic, and said that China will pay a big price for what they have done to the world.
Washington DC [USA], October 8 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (local time) praised the kind of coronavirus treatment he received and assured Americans of providing "drugs (used for COVID-19 treatment) to them free of charge."