A healthcare professional collects swab samples for Covid-19 testing at a municipal district office in Mumbai. (Express Photo by Amit Chakravarty)
Coronavirus India Live Updates: BJP National Chairman JP Nadda has tested positive for Covid-19, he said in a tweet on Sunday. He asked those who have contacted him in recent days to isolate themselves and review themselves.
The number of active Covid-19 cases in India has dropped to 3.62 percent of total cases, the Union Health Ministry said on Sunday. The trend of more daily recoveries than daily cases has led to a continued contraction in the load of active Inida cases, which is currently 3.56,546.
India recorded 30,254 new cases in the 24 hours ending at 8 a.m. Sunday, bringing the country’s total bill to more than 98.57 lakh. Of the total cases, more than 3.56 cases are active, while more than 93.57 lakh people have recovered after testing positive. With 391 new deaths, the death toll now stands at 1.43,019.
India reported one of the lowest cases per million in the world (158) in the past seven days; much lower than many other countries in the Western Hemisphere, the ministry said.
Meanwhile, Kerala’s Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Saturday that the Covid-19 vaccine will be available to all people in Kerala for free. “No one will be charged for the vaccine. This is the government’s position, ”Vijayan told the media. After Tamil Nadu and Madhya Pradesh, Kerala becomes the third state to make this announcement.
Covishield, Oxford-AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine candidate vaccine, could be available in India as early as “the first half of 2021,” Gagandeep Singh, AstraZeneca country president, said on Saturday. Speaking at the 93rd FCCI convention, Singh said: “We started working with Oxford University in April and we are currently waiting for the emergency use authorization to be approved and that may mean that we might have something available as early as the first. mid 2021. “
Currently, three vaccine candidates, including those from Bharat Biotech, Serum Institute of India and Pfizer, are under consideration for an emergency use license by India’s drug regulator.
The first indigenous mRNA vaccine from India developed by Gennova received approval to begin human trials, the Department of Biotechnology said on Friday. MRNA vaccines differ from conventional vaccine models in the way that they elicit an immune response. These vaccines are “scientifically the ideal choice” and are considered safe as they are “non-infectious, non-integrative in nature,” DBT said.
Punjab Prime Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday ordered the extension of the night curfew in the state until January 1, 2021 across the state. The prime minister also extended restrictions on the number of people at meetings until New Years. Directives have been issued to the Punjab Police to ensure strict compliance by people in the state, especially in marriage rooms.
Meghalaya’s Chief Minister Conrad Sangma tested positive for COVID-19. On Twitter, the prime minister tweeted that he is in home isolation and is experiencing mild symptoms and urged everyone who had been in contact with him for the past five days to monitor his health.
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