A health worker collects Covid-19 test samples at the Nizamuddin train station in New Delhi.
Coronavirus India News Live Updates: With Gujarat witnessing an increase in Covid-19 cases, the government has decided to impose night curfew in Surat, Vadodara and Rajkot from Saturday. During the curfew, essential services such as medical stores, hospitals, clinics, dairy stalls and oil / CNG pumps will remain open. Train and airline passengers, as well as candidates taking various competitive exams, will be able to travel during the curfew if they possess valid travel tickets and admission cards, respectively. The state recorded the highest single-day peak of 1,515 Covid-19 cases on Saturday, bringing the count to 1,95,917. The death toll has reached 3,846 with nine new deaths.
Meanwhile, the Maharashtra government is toying with the idea of suspending train and flight operations to and from Delhi in light of the surge in coronavirus cases in the national capital, PTI said, citing a senior official. Maharashtra’s COVID-19 count on Friday rose to 17,68,695 with the addition of 5,640 cases during the day and the death toll reached 46,511.
The number of COVID-19 cases in India increased to 90.50 lakh, while the number of people who have recovered from the disease increased to more than 84.78 lakh, bringing the national recovery rate to 93, 67%, according to data from the Union Ministry of Health on Saturday. Total coronavirus cases rose to 90,50,597 with 46,232 infections reported in one day, while the death toll rose to 1,32,726 with 564 new deaths, data updated at 8 a.m. showed. The number of active cases remained below five lakh for the eleventh consecutive day. There are 4.39,747 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country to date, representing 4.86 percent of the total number of cases, according to the data.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held a review meeting with key officials on India’s vaccination strategy for Covid-19. During the meeting, he reviewed various issues such as prioritizing population groups, communication with health workers, increasing cold chain infrastructure, incorporating vaccinators, and a technological platform for vaccine deployment.
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Coronavirus India Live News Updates: The number of COVID-19 cases in India exceeds the 90 lakh mark with 45,882 new cases and 584 deaths; Ahmedabad will be under a “full curfew” from Friday night to Monday morning; Delhi reserves 80% of ICU pvt beds, fine increases to Rs 2,000 without masks. Read the latest news and updates below
In the past 24 hours, 2508 patients recovered in Haryana, bringing the total number of recovered patients (to date) to 190,067 and the recovery rate to 89.50%. (Figurative)
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Friday that a digital platform used in the Universal Immunization Program was being reused to digitally track the movement of COVID-19 vaccine stocks, once available, and also track who will receive the injections, thus ensuring the last mile vaccination. delivery.
Interacting with the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) through a video link, Vardhan mentioned that under the Indradhanush Mission, the government has already increased its immunization capacity with an elaborate cold storage chain to inoculate children from 12 diseases.
In view of the increase in Covid-19 cases in Gujarat that reported 1,420 new cases on Friday, the Gujarat government has decided to impose a night curfew on Surat, Vadodara and Rajkot starting from Saturday. People turned to panic buying in Ahmedabad that will see a full curfew from Friday night to Monday morning, prompting the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) to seal off a market that saw overcrowding.
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