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The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 61.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1.44 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), more than 13.82 crore samples have been tested till November 27 with 11,57,605 samples being tested on Friday.

India comes in second place in terms of cases at 9,309,787, while the country's death toll soared to 135,715.

Zydus Cadila had announced that the phase-I clinical trial of its vaccine candidate ZyCoV-D was over and it has commenced phase-II clinical trials from August.

Bolsonaro faces criticism for his handling of the pandemic, which has included playing down the virus, opposing lockdown measures.

The pandemic has induced a radical shift in behaviour towards proactive health management, across age, in the country in the last eight months, reveals the survey.

A total of 702 persons recovered on Thursday taking the cumulative Covid-19 recoveries in the State to 2,55,378 with a recovery rate of 95.41 per cent.

Germany had largely contained the spread of the virus in the spring but has been hit hard by a second wave of infections.

According to the RDIF -- Russia's sovereign wealth fund, the vaccine's interim clinical trial results show 95 per cent efficacy on the 42nd day after the first dose.

Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani expressed grief over the incident and ordered a probe into it.

There are 4,55,555 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country which comprises 4.89 per cent of the total caseload.

India comes in second place in terms of cases at 9,266,705, while the country's death toll soared to 135,223.

The Hyderabad-based firm, while applying for phase-three trial, stated that the vaccine was well-tolerated in all dose groups and no serious adverse events have been reported.

The aviation regulator further clarified that international scheduled flights may be allowed on selected routes by the "competent authority on case to case basis".

The court also asked the Delhi government as to what it has done with the huge amounts collected as fines and suggested that they be utilised for the purpose of fighting COVID-19.

Cuttack district reported the highest number of new cases at 64, followed by Sundargarh (62) and Angul (50).

The leader of the moderate Islamist National Umma Party was transferred to the United Arab Emirates for treatment three weeks ago after being hospitalised in Sudan and testing positive for Covid-19.

From December 1, private gatherings will be limited to five people from two households -- down from 10 people currently, though children are exempted from the new rule.

The total number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 86,79,138, pushing the national recovery rate to  93.66 per cent.

The US reported the most cases and deaths around the world, which stood at 12,642,245 and 260,591, respectively.