8.36 am: The Indian Council of Medical Research cites international studies to say that rising air pollution levels will add to coronaviru...

8.36 am: The Indian Council of Medical Research cites international studies to say that rising air pollution levels will add to coronavirus mortality. It adds that wearing masks was the only effective way to tackle the twin public health crises.
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8.32 am: Former United States President Barack Obama says Donald Trump is jealous of coronavirus’ media coverage and accuses him of converting the White House into a virus “hot zone”, reports PTI. “He’s jealous of Covid’s media coverage!” says Obama at a drive-in election rally in Orlando city of Florida. “If he had been focused on COVID from the beginning, cases would not be reaching new record highs.”
8.29 am: Sikkim registers 23 fresh infections in the past 24 hours and two additional fatalities. With this, the state’s count is now 3,863 including 67 deaths.
8.28 am: Meghalaya’s tally rises to 9,136 with 70 more cases.
8.27 am: Odisha reports 1,247 new cases and 13 additional fatalities.
8.26 am: Mizoram Health Minister R Lalthangliana says the state could face shortage of facilities if the number of symptomatic patients needing ventilation increases, reports PTI.
8.25 am: Prime Minister Narendra Modi urges voters in Bihar to exercise caution.
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