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Coronavirus news highlights: Covid-19 negative report must for all international passengers arriving in Karnataka, says Air India Express

With 24,712 new Covid-19 cases and 312 deaths in last 24 hours, India's tally reaches 1,01,23,778 and death toll is at 1,46,756. Karnataka announced a night curfew starting Dec 24 till Jan 2, while Rajasthan cities will observe a curfew on Dec 31. Meanwhile, the UK confirmed a second 'more transmissible' coronavirus strain linked to South Africa, raising fears across the world after restrictions were eased in the past couple of months. Stay tuned for the latest updates.
Last Updated : 24 December 2020, 17:37 IST

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22:3524 Dec 2020

13 new cases push Nagaland's Covid-19 tally to 11,890

Nagaland's Covid-19 caseload rose to 11,890 on Thursday as 13 more people tested positive for the infection, Health Minister S Pangnyu Phom said.

Of the fresh cases, six were reported from Dimapur, five from Kohima and two from Mokokchung, he said.

Eighty-three people were cured of the disease in the last 24 hours, pushing the recovery rate among coronavirus patients in the state to an all-time high of 95.68 per cent, the official said.

22:0824 Dec 2020

3 more UK passengers test positive for Covid-19 in Bengaluru

Three additional passengers who had flown into the city from the United Kingdom tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Thursday. This increases the number of infected among the fliers to six.

An official of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) said that the three are residents of Mahadevapura.

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22:0724 Dec 2020

Germany reports first case of coronavirus variant spreading in British

A new variant of the pandemic SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that has been spreading rapidly in Britain has been found in Germany for the first time, the German state of Baden-Wuerttemberg said on Thursday.

21:4124 Dec 2020

Punjab registers 17 more deaths, 373 fresh Covid cases

Punjab's death toll due to Covid-19 climbed to 5,260 on Thursday as the state recorded 17 more fatalities, while the caseload surged to 1,64,505 with 373 fresh infections, according to a medical bulletin.

There are 4,812 active cases in the state, the bulletin stated.

Mohali reported 75 new cases, Jalandhar 57 and Pathankot 41, among other districts.

21:2124 Dec 2020

Karnataka Minister defends decision on reopening of schools

Defending the decision to reopen schools from January 1, Karnataka Primary and Secondary Education Minister S Suresh Kumar on Thursday said the issue pertained to the future of the children and not a prestige issue for the government.

His assertion came on a day when ruling BJP legislator A H Vishwanath came out against the decision to reopen the schools, which have remained shut since the Covid-19 lockdown in March, saying the children should not be put to risk in the pandemic time.

"I am making it very clear that reopening schools is not a matter of a prestige issue of our government. It's a subject pertaining to the future of the children and our commitment towards them," Kumar told reporters here.

Published 24 December 2020, 01:50 IST

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