8.58 am: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan claims there is no shortage of vaccines in the country. “The Total Consumption of vaccines s...
8.58 am: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan claims there is no shortage of vaccines in the country.
“The Total Consumption of vaccines so far (wastage included) has been approximately 12,57,18,000 against the 14,15,00,000 doses provided by the Centre to the States,” the government says. “About 1.58 crore doses are still available with the States while another 1,16,84,000 are in pipeline, to be delivered by next week. Stocks of every small state are replenished after 7 days. For big states, the time period is 4 days.”
8.53 am: India is currently reporting the sharpest growth rate in coronavirus cases at 7.6%, the health ministry says. “There is also a sharp growth of 10.2% in the number of deaths,” the government adds. “The widening gap between Daily New Cases and Daily New Recoveries reflects that the infection is spreading at a much faster rate than recoveries with consistently growing active cases.”
8.49 am: Streets in Lucknow are empty in view of the Sunday lockdown.
Streets wear deserted look in Lucknow as Uttar Pradesh observes Sunday lockdown amid surge in #COVID19 cases
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8.47 am: The Delhi Police check the movement of traffic during the weekend curfew in the Capital.
Delhi: Police check vehicular movement during ongoing...
