A health worker wearing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) conducts a rapid-antigen methodology Covid-19 test at Sarai Kale Khan Transport Authority in New Delhi, India. (Photographer: T. Narayan/Bloomberg)
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Oct 20, 2020
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Trend of daily cases in 5 most affected states-Maharashtra, Karnataka,Kerala,Andhra Pradesh & Tamil Nadu-reveals stages of decline of active cases. It mirrors steady decrease in active cases in India with caseload being sustained below 8 lakhs for 3 days in a row: Health Ministry pic.twitter.com/BRIowIqE5N
European leaders intensified efforts to tamp down surging infections, with Ireland enacting severe restrictions. Soaring cases in U.S. battleground states pose a challenge for President Donald Trump two weeks before the election.
Discussions to open up travel for business purposes continue to take place in Asia, with the governments of Japan and China reportedly close to an agreement to resume business travel between the countries as soon as this week.
Globally, cases surged past 40.2 million with over 1.1 million dead.
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