India on Saturday registered 18,222 new coronavirus cases , taking the overall count to 1,04,31,639. The new infections are just 0.45% high...
India on Saturday registered 18,222 new coronavirus cases, taking the overall count to 1,04,31,639. The new infections are just 0.45% higher than Friday’s cases. India’s toll rose by 228 to 1,50,798. Its active cases stood at 2,24,190, while the number of recoveries reached 1,00,56,651.
The country has so far conducted more than 18 crore coronavirus tests, according to the Indian Council of Medical Research’s update. More than 9 lakh tests were done on Friday alone.
Meanwhile, on Friday, the Delhi government made it mandatory for passengers from the United Kingdom who test negative for the coronavirus to undergo seven-day institutional quarantine and then home quarantine for seven days. As of Friday, India’s count of the UK mutant virus cases stood at 82.
The government’s order led to confusion at the Delhi airport as a flight from UK, carrying about 250 passengers, landed there NDTV reported. The passengers expressed anger over the “last-minute change” in isolation rules. India resumed some flights from the UK from Friday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to hold a meeting with chief ministers of all the states on January 11 to discuss the coronavirus situation and the rollout of the vaccine. Meanwhile, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said that all Indians will be provided the coronavirus vaccine “in the next few...
