9.45 am: India’s coronavirus count rises to 93,09,787 as it reports 43,082 new cases in 24 hours. The country’s toll rises by 492 to 1,35...
9.45 am: India’s coronavirus count rises to 93,09,787 as it reports 43,082 new cases in 24 hours. The country’s toll rises by 492 to 1,35,715. India’s active cases stand at 4,55,555, while the recoveries reach 87,18,517.
9.30 am: Mizoram registers 23 new cases on Friday, which take its tally to 3,788, ANI reports. The toll stands at five.
9.20 am: The United Kingdom asks the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency to determine whether the AstraZeneca-Oxford University vaccine should be authorised for use, AP reports.
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9.15 am: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Thursday asked the Centre to be clear about the funding strategy for the vaccine, Hindustan Times reports.
“The Centre should clarify if it will make the vaccine free,” he said at the 18th Hindustan Times Leadership Summit. “How much will the states pay? How much will the Centre pay? How much subsidy will the Centre give?”
9.10 am: Principal Scientific Adviser K Vijay Raghavan on Thursday said that about 30 crore people, including health care workers, policemen and priority groups above the age of 50, will be inoculated in the first phase of the vaccination drive, The Hindu reports.
Here are the top updates from Thursday
- India’s coronavirus tally touched 92,66,705 with 44,489 new infections. The country’s active cases stood at 4,52,344, while...
