With 46,232 new cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) and 564 related deaths, India’s count rose to 9,050,598, according to the Union Health Ministry on Saturday, a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi will review the country’s readiness for delivery, distribution and distribution of vaccines and administration. The death toll in the country has risen to 132,726 and the number of active Covid-19 cases is 439,747. There were 45,522 Covid-19 cases and 584 deaths across the country on Friday.
According to the Health Ministry dashboard at 8am, there have been 8,478,124 recoveries from the viral disease so far with 49,715 new downloads in the last 24 hours. The national recovery rate improved to 93.67% on Saturday and the gap between recovered and active cases of the coronavirus disease widened to 8,038,377. The health ministry has said 28 states and union territories have fewer than 20,000 active cases and that 20 of them reported a cumulative positivity rate lower than the national average of 6.95% on Friday.
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Prime Minister Modi on Friday reviewed the strategy for obtaining and delivering vaccines against India’s coronavirus disease (Covid-19). “A meeting was held to review India’s vaccination strategy and the way forward. Important topics related to the progress of vaccine development, regulatory approvals and acquisitions were discussed, ”Modi tweeted after the meeting. “Various issues were reviewed such as prioritizing population groups, approaching TS (health workers), increasing the cold chain infrastructure, adding vaccines and a technological platform for the implementation of vaccines. ”, He added.
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The Prime Minister, according to officials who did not want to be named, was informed of the progress in the investigation related to the candidates for the Covid-19 vaccine within the country and also worldwide. “It was a review meeting of almost all the departments that are involved in various stages, be it research, procurement, delivery and administration of vaccines,” said a senior government official on the record.
Currently, five candidate vaccines are in the stage of human clinical trials in the country. The prime minister was briefed on the test results and what is expected in the coming weeks and regulatory approvals, the official added. The progress of talks with other countries and foreign vaccine manufacturers was also discussed.
Meanwhile, the Center is considering sending teams of experts to other states and Union (UT) territories that report an increase in new Covid-19 infections to help local administration in disease management. The ministry had announced on Thursday that it would send teams to Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Manipur to assess the situation. “The teams will visit districts that report a high number of COVID cases and will support the State’s efforts to strengthen containment, surveillance, testing, infection prevention and control measures, and efficient clinical management of positive cases.” it said in a statement Friday.
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