Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Parliament on Tuesday. (PTI photo)
Live updates of the coronavirus lockdown 2021 in India: Is India witnessing another wave of coronavirus? While health experts still debate the current state, the fact is that there is an extremely difficult situation on the ground. Maharashtra tops the national account, as the latest health bulletin has noted that death rates have also started to rise in the Pune district. Punjab also confirmed on Monday that a new strain of the coronavirus was detected in the Jalandhar and Nawanshahr areas.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also scheduled to hold a virtual meeting with top ministers, a PTI report said on Monday. The latest rumor is that the virtual meeting will take place tomorrow. It is gaining importance as states continue to report increased numbers of Covid-19 cases. The mass vaccination campaign has also failed to meet its objectives in several cities. A report recently said that only 3 percent of the eligible population in Delhi had been hit by Covid. From canceling Board examinations to enforcing stricter Covid protocols, cities in India are trying to combat the surge with new measures. While the total lockdown has returned in some districts of Maharashtra, experts say that implementing such measures now would only hamper economic activities. There has also been growing concern about the problem of blood clots in the AstraZeneca vaccine. While the WHO has said the vaccine is safe, many nations have stopped the inoculation campaign.
So what’s the latest on the coronavirus pandemic? From lockdowns to curfews to vaccine updates, here are all the confirmed developments on the Covid-19 situation in India and around the world.
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