8.35 am: The regions of East Asia and the Pacific are expected to grow by only 0.9% , the worst in more than 50 years, due to the pandemic...
8.35 am: The regions of East Asia and the Pacific are expected to grow by only 0.9%, the worst in more than 50 years, due to the pandemic, the World Bank says, according to Reuters. While growth in China was expected at 2% this year, it was expected to contract by 3.5% in the rest of the East Asia and Pacific region.
8 am: Mizoram’s tally rises to 1,958. This includes 499 active cases and 1,459 recoveries.
Mizoram reports 50 new #COVID19 cases in the last 24 hours. The total cases in the state rise to 1958, including 1459 discharges. Active cases stand at 499: Department of Information and Public Relations, Government of Mizoram pic.twitter.com/pxiR58IgsH
— ANI (@ANI) September 29, 2020
7.55 am: Odisha’s Covid-19 tally rose to 2,12,609 on Monday after 3,235 people test positive, PTI reports. The state’s toll stands at 813.
7.50 am: The Sabarimala Temple will reopen for devotees with precautions in November, including a virtual queue system. The devotees also have to carry a certificate showing that they are not infected. They will be tested on arrival again.
7.45 am: The Maharashtra government has agreed to allow restaurants to provide dine-in service from the first week of October. Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray’s office had tweeted that the guidelines have been made but are yet to be finalised.
7.40 am: Globally, the coronavirus...
