Covid update: Biden picks Indian-American Murthy; Nepal thanks India

From Delhi seeing yet another record rise in new cases, to India gifting Nepal ICU ventilators - here are the top news updates on the Covid-19 pandemic. Delhi saw 7,745 new infections on November 8 - the highest in a single day so far. The total tally of the national capital has crossed the 4.38 lakh-mark while active cases are at 41,800+. Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said that places of worship may be reopened after Diwali. Meanwhile, Nepal thanked India for gifting 28 ventilators despite 'troubled relations in the past'. In international news, US President-elect Joe Biden chose former US Surgeon-General Vivek Murthy to co-chair a task force on Covid. Murthy, who is of Indian origin, will co-chair the task force along with David Kessler and Marcella Nunez-Smith. Watch the full video for the other updates on the spread of the Sars-CoV-2 coronavirus.