Coronavirus Updates: Active Cases Drop Below 5.5 Lakh As India Reports Less Than 40,000 Fresh Infections

Global Update

The virus continued its unrelenting surge across the U.S., with cases soaring in key battleground states ahead of the presidential election.

In Asia, Hong Kong will extend social distancing rules by another week, while Malaysia’s prime minister ordered a review of measures amid an increase in cases. Thailand is considering reducing mandatory quarantine to 10 days, and Indonesia reported the fewest new cases since August. Singapore schools will require all students to use the government’s contact tracing token or mobile app from the start of December.

Globally, Covid-19 cases surpassed 46.8 million with more than 1.2 million deaths.