India on Thursday recorded 12,881 new coronavirus cases , taking its tally to 1,09,50,201, data from the Union health ministry showed. The ...
India on Thursday recorded 12,881 new coronavirus cases, taking its tally to 1,09,50,201, data from the Union health ministry showed. The toll climbed by 101 to 1,56,014. There are 1,37,342 active cases, which is 1.25% of the total caseload. As many as 1,06,56,845 people have been discharged, putting the recovery rate at 97.32%.
India has so far vaccinated 94,22,228 healthcare and other frontline workers. Of these, 4,22,998 were inoculated on Wednesday.
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research, 20,87,03,791 samples have been tested up till February 17, with 7,26,562 tests being conducted on Wednesday.
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On Wednesday, India announced a gift of 2 lakh coronavirus vaccine doses for United Nations peacekeepers. At the United Nations Security Council, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who made the announcement, quoted the ancient Hindu text Bhagavad Gita, saying: “Do your work with the welfare of others always in mind.”
Vaccine nationalism
Jaishankar also urged the international community to stop “vaccine nationalism” and promote internationalism. “Hoarding superfluous doses will defeat our efforts towards attaining collective health security,” he said, according to PTI.
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres also criticised the “wildly uneven and unfair” distribution of coronavirus vaccines at the Security Council debate, reported AP. He said that 130 countries have not received a...
