Earlier, in some good news, a govt panel on Sunday said India’s Covid-19 peak is over. The panel also warned that the country could see a surge of 2.6 million cases in the next month due to the upcoming festive season, if Covid-19 protocols are not followed strictly. Click here for full Covid-19 coverageAlso on Monday, the Mumbai Metro resumed operations after six months after it was shut down in March due to the nationwide lockdown. The global coronavirus caseload, meanwhile, has crossed the 40 million mark, according to worldometers. While Europe is experiencing a second wave of Covid-19 cases, the US, India and Brazil remain the three worst-hit nations, followed by Russia and Argentina.

Source: Hindustan Times October 19, 2020 01:30 UTC