At a Covid-19 testing and vaccination center in New Delhi. (Express photo by Amit Mehra)
Coronavirus India Live Updates: Brazil surpassed India to become the second most affected country in the world after a sharp increase in Covid-19 cases. 85,663 new cases and 2,216 deaths were registered in the last 24 hours.
India, meanwhile, reported 25,317 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday, the highest since Dec. 19, bringing the total infection count to 1,13,59,048, according to data from the Union Health Ministry.
With 158 deaths in the last 24 hours, the total death toll rose to 1.58,607. There are 2,10,544 active coronavirus cases, while 1,09,89,897 people have recovered from the disease.
Active cases have risen by more than 8,000 to 2.1 lakh now, to a level that last existed on January 15. Maharashtra reported 15,602 new cases, while Punjab found 1,510 new cases, the highest since Sept. 25.
Meanwhile, passengers who do not wear their masks “correctly” or follow the rules of social distancing during a flight. could be landed or put you on the no-fly list for at least three months.
The General Directorate of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued a circular to all airlines, airports and Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), to treat passengers who violate the Covid-19 protocol – even after repeated warnings during the course. of the flight – as “Rebel Passengers”.
The DGCA order comes after the Delhi High Court took note this week of the fact that many passengers on an Air India flight from Kolkata to New Delhi on March 5 wore masks under their chins and displayed a ” stubborn reluctance “to use them correctly.
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India registers 25,317 new cases of Covid-19; 158 new deaths. Active cases jump by more than 8,000 to touch 2.1 lakh. Follow this space for the latest updates.
An investigation by The Indian Express in February in four districts had revealed a series of blatant irregularities that violated basic data protocols and cast doubt on the credibility of the test data. (File photo)
Meanwhile, Bihar Health Minister Mangal Pandey told the State Assembly on Saturday that the government had initiated departmental proceedings against four health department officials and issued apparent cause notices to more than a dozen and a half of the contracted staff. following the large-scale manipulation of Covid test data.
An investigation by The Indian Express in February in four districts had revealed a series of blatant irregularities that violated basic data protocols and cast doubt on the credibility of the test data.
Health Minister Pandey was responding to a question from RJD MLA Lalit Yadav about the actions taken by the state government following the manipulation of data. Yadav also sought to know if the government intended to establish a high-level committee to further investigate the matter.
In a written response, Health Minister Pandey said: “After the Indian Express reported Covid-19 data collection discrepancies on February 11, nine health department officials and district magistrates conducted investigations into various districts, including Jamui. Jamui district reported anomalies in data collection at Barhat and Sikandara primary / community health centers. “
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