10 am: The Coronavirus has infected more than 6.31 crore people globally and killed over 14.67 lakh, according to the Johns Hopkins University. Over 4 crore people have recovered from the infection.

9.55 am: Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year is an obvious choice – pandemic. “Sometimes a single word defines an era, and it’s fitting that in this exceptional – and exceptionally difficult – year, a single word came immediately to the fore as we examined the data that determines what our Word of the Year will be,” it says.

It's the story of the year and now the word of the year.

'Pandemic' is our 2020 #WordOfTheYear. https://t.co/ZmB7xfRWko

— Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) November 30, 2020

9.49 am: US President-elect Joe Biden spoke with United Nation Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday, his transition team says, Reports Reuters. Both of them discussed the need for a “strengthened partnership” to combat the coronavirus pandemic and climate change.

9.45 am: California’s Governor Gavin Newsom says that the state is at a “tipping point” in the pandemic, which would soon overwhelm hospitals in the United States, reports Reuters.

9.40 am: The Centre has directed states to identify healthcare workers, including doctors, pharmacists as well as MBBS interns, to carry out a coronavirus inoculation drive once a vaccine is available, reports PTI.

9.33 am: Tamil Nadu and Assam governments have said that some higher education institutions...

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