9.25 am: India reports 1,34,154 new coronavirus in the last 24 hours, taking the country’s tally since the pandemic broke out in January 2...
9.25 am: India reports 1,34,154 new coronavirus in the last 24 hours, taking the country’s tally since the pandemic broke out in January 2020 to 2,84,41,986. The toll rises by 2,887 to 3,37,989. As many as 2,63,90,584 people have recovered from the infection. India now has 17,13,413 active cases of the coronavirus.
9.15 am: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Rajya Sabha MP P Wilson urges Health Minister Harsh Vardhan to not insist on CoWin registration and Aadhaar for those who are homeless and vulnerable, reports The New Indian Express.
9.09 am: The Union government has booked 30 crore doses of Hyderabad-based Biological-E’s coronavirus vaccine, which is undergoing Phase-3 clinical trials, reports NDTV.
The health ministry will make an advance payment of Rs 1,500 crore to the company. This will be the second indigenous vaccine to be used in the country after Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin.
9.05 am: The Indian envoy in the United States is meeting the CEOs of top American companies, particularly from the pharmaceutical sector, to help New Delhi get the necessary medical equipment and drugs to successfully combat the coronavirus crisis, reports PTI.
A look at the developments from Wednesday:
- India recorded 1,32,788 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking the country’s tally since the outbreak in January 2020 to 2,83,07,832. As many as 3,207 more fatalities, pushed the...
