9.51 am: Bharat Biotech says in its vaccine fact-sheet that a person should not take the vaccine if they have fever or allergies. 9.42 a...
9.51 am: Bharat Biotech says in its vaccine fact-sheet that a person should not take the vaccine if they have fever or allergies.
9.42 am: India reports 10,064 new cases on Tuesday, taking its tally to 1,05,81,837. This is the lowest daily count in seven months, according to NDTV.
The country’s toll rose by 137 to 1,52,556. The daily death count is the lowest in about eight months. India’s active cases stood at 2,00,528, while the number of recoveries reached 1,02,28,753.
9.28 am: A 108-year-old Italian woman receives a coronavirus vaccine shot in Milan, AFP reports.
9.25 am: The coronavirus variant detected in South Africa is 50% more contagious than the earlier versions, AFP reports, citing experts. However, there is no proof of it being more deadly.
9.22 am: Anuradha Gupta, the deputy chief executive officer of the GAVI vaccine alliance, says it will supply 200 million (20 crore) doses to India for first phase of its inoculation drive, Hindustan Times reports.
9.14 am: All India Institute of Medical Sciences Director Dr Randeep Guleria says too much information and social media posts about the adverse effects of the vaccines have made people more hesitant about getting inoculated, Hindustan Times reports.
9.11 am: Lakshadweep Islands on Monday reported its first coronavirus case, nearly a year after the outbreak of the disease,...
