Diwali shopping is underway at a Delhi market on Saturday.
Coronavirus India Live Updates: India recorded 44,684 new cases of Covid-19 in the 24 hours that ended at 9 a.m. on Saturday. The country’s total count currently stands at more than 87.73 lakh cases. With 520 people succumbing to the virus on Friday, the death toll stands at 1,29,188. Of the total cases, 4.80 lakh of cases are active, while 81.63 lakh of people have recovered after testing positive.
With more than 7,800 cases, Delhi remains the largest contributor to the country’s total cases. Haryana is in the midst of a tidal wave and has become the fastest growing state after Delhi and Kerala. The state recorded nearly 2,700 cases on Friday.
With Arvind Kejriwal on Friday expressing concern about the increase in coronavirus in the national capital, the Delhi government is likely to implement various Covid-19 prevention measures after Diwali, ensuring the strict implementation of social distancing and the use of covers. facials. Due to the winter season and the large influx of holiday meeting patients, Delhi could experience some 15,000 cases in one day soon, a report from the National Center for Disease Control noted.
The second worst affected state, Maharashtra, anticipates a second wave of COVID-19 in January-February. The state government has asked authorities to make sure there is no complacency in the tests and said the labs should function efficiently in all districts.
On the vaccine front, the Serum Institute of India (SII) said as many as 40 million doses of the Covishield vaccine have already been manufactured. The promising results of the trials so far give confidence that Covishield could be a realistic solution to the deadly pandemic, the institute’s statement read. The SII also announced the completion of the registration of phase 3 clinical trials of the Covishield vaccine in the country.
In other news, the Covid-19 pandemic has threatened India’s progress in protecting children under 5 from pneumonia and diarrhea, according to the Annual Progress Report on Pneumonia and Diarrhea.
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Meanwhile, the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the AtmaNirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana on Thursday to encourage the creation of new jobs. Starting October 1, the scheme will provide incentives for establishments registered with EPFO that accept a new hire or offer employment to those who lost their jobs between March 1 and September 30. The scheme is for those who earn less than 15,000 rupees a month. It will be operational until June 30, 2021.
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