The number of new infections in the country is 4.7% lower than yesterday.
New Delhi:
India has reported 18,177 new infections in the past 24 hours, 4.7% less than yesterday, bringing total coronavirus cases to 1.03,23,965 on Sunday, government data showed this morning. With 217 deaths related to the highly contagious disease in the same period, the total number of deaths in the country has risen to 1,49435. The fatality rate from COVID-19 stood at 1.45%. The number of active cases in the country stood at 2,47,220 while the number of recoveries is 99,27,310 with 20,923 people recovering from the disease in the last 24 hours.
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An expert panel from India’s central medicine authority on Saturday recommended granting permission for the restricted use of the indigenous COVID-19 vaccine developed by Bharat Biotech Covaxin in an emergency situation.
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The recommendation for the Bharat Biotech vaccine came one day after the panel approved the Serum Institute of India’s emergency use authorization request for Oxford-AstraZeneca’s Covishield vaccine.
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A third vaccine, developed by US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, had also applied for emergency authorization for fuses and is currently under review by the panel.
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A COVID-19 vaccination test was carried out on Saturday to test the readiness of the authorities before the actual vaccination process began.
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Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan called on people on Saturday not to be fooled by “rumors” about the safety and efficacy of the coronavirus vaccine, saying: “We will not compromise any protocol before to approve a vaccine. “
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The government will prioritize 1 crore of healthcare workers and 2 crore of frontline workers when India begins the rollout of the Covid vaccine, the Minister of Health said.
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In Delhi, the vaccine will be provided “at no cost”. “The vaccine will be provided free of charge in Delhi. 1000 centers will be established for this task. 1 lakh of phase 1 people will be vaccinated daily. The Delhi government is fully ready for implementation,” said the Minister of Health. from Delhi. Satyendar Jain tweeted on Saturday.
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Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Saturday that flights from India to the UK will resume from January 6, while UK services to India will resume from January 8.
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India had suspended all passenger flights connecting the two countries from December 23 to January 7 when a new variant of the coronavirus emerged in the UK.
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A new strain of mutant virus, first detected in the UK in September, has led to new restrictions in India and around the world. The government has said that there is no evidence that current vaccines are not effective against the new strain.
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