India recorded 46,232 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, taking the the country’s total to 90,50,597. The toll rose to 1,32,726 with 564 m...
India recorded 46,232 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, taking the the country’s total to 90,50,597. The toll rose to 1,32,726 with 564 more deaths. The number of active cases stood at 4,39,747. As many as 84,78,124 people have recovered from the disease so far.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held a review meeting on India’s Covid-19 vaccination strategy. Modi said that the progress of vaccine development, regulatory approvals and procurement were discussed.
Haryana Health Minister Anil Vij was on Friday administered a trial dose of Bharat Biotech’s potential coronavirus vaccine Covaxin, becoming the first volunteer in the state for its third phase trial. The 67-year old senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader was administered the dose at the Civil Hospital in Haryana’s Ambala Cantonment area. Civil Surgeon Dr Kuldeep Singh told reporters that the vaccine was given successfully.
Meanwhile, the Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh governments imposed night curfews in various districts starting from the next day. In Gujarat, the curfew is in Rajkot, Surat and Vadodara from 9 pm to 6 am. In Madhya Pradesh, the curfew is imposed in Indore, Bhopal, Gwalior, Vidisha and Ratlam districts from 10 pm to 6 am.
The Maharashtra government is considering stopping train and flight services between Mumbai and Delhi in view of...
