| Welcome to The Morning Filter, your guide to the busy news day ahead. We hope you are staying safe. Here are the latest updates and the big news stories to follow today: 1. Modi to address four rallies in Bihar on Sunday Modi will start his Sunday election tour with a rally in Chapra, the political bastion of RJD supremo Lalu Prasad. 2. Full occupancy allowed in Delhi buses from Sunday  Amid a spike in COVID-19 cases, Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot on Saturday said passengers can travel on all seats of public transport buses from November 1, and cautioned that travellers will have to compulsorily wear face masks and maintain physical distancing. 3. Second phase of Rajasthan municipal corporation polls Over 19 lakh voters will decide the fate of 1,287 candidates in the second phase of the municipal corporation elections in Rajasthan's three cities on Sunday. 4. Super typhoon slams into Philippines, 1 million evacuated A super typhoon slammed into the eastern Philippines with ferocious winds early Sunday and about a million people have been evacuated in its projected path, including in the capital where the main international airport was ordered closed. 5. Saudi Arabia to allow entry to foreign pilgrims from Nov. 1 Saudi Arabia will open the Umrah pilgrimage to Mecca for Muslims from other countries from November 1, Saudi media reported. 6. Israel to start human trials of COVID-19 vaccine  Israel starts clinical trial for a potential COVID-19 vaccine developed by a research institute overseen by the Defence Ministry. 7. Johnson locks down England Prime Minister Boris Johnson ordered England back into a national lockdown after the United Kingdom passed the milestone of one million COVID-19 cases and a second wave of infections threatened to overwhelm the health service. 8. Ronaldo set for return on Juventus bench Cristiano Ronaldo has returned a second negative coronavirus test but will not start Sunday's game against Spezia, Juventus coach Andrea Pirlo said on the eve of the match. 9. IPL 2020 | Kings XI Punjab vs. Chennai Super Kings Their play-off chances hanging in balance, Kings XI Punjab will leave no stone unturned as they take on Chennai Super Kings in a must-win Indian Premier League game in Abu Dhabi on Sunday. 10. IPL 2020 | Rajasthan Royals vs. Kolkata Knight Riders They have just given their playoffs qualification hopes a lift and Rajasthan Royals will look to sustain the momentum against Kolkata Knight Riders in another must-win IPL game in Dubai on Sunday. 11. Coronavirus | Latest numbers and developments The number of positive coronavirus cases reported from India now stands at 81,80,794 at the time of publishing this newsletter. The death toll from the disease stands at 1,22,099.
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