9.23 am: The Bihar government is likely to take a call on Tuesday on extending the lockdown in the state, reports the Hindustan Times . C...
9.23 am: The Bihar government is likely to take a call on Tuesday on extending the lockdown in the state, reports the Hindustan Times. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will chair a meeting of disaster management group to discuss if the restrictions should be continued or relaxations are given.
9.21 am: The Union health ministry issues an advisory for rational use of antiviral medicine remdesivir for the treatment of the coronavirus, saying that the drug must be advised by senior faculty members directly involved in the patient’s care.
9.09 am: India registers 86,498 new coronavirus cases, pushing the infection tally in the country to 2,89,96,473 since the pandemic broke out in January 2020. This is the lowest daily tally of infections in more than two months.
With 2,123 deaths, the toll climbs to 3,51,309.
9 am: The coronavirus disease has now infected over 17.35 crore people and killed over 37.34 lakh in the world since the pandemic broke out in December 2019, according to Johns Hopkins University.
Here are the top updates from Monday
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the Centre will take over the states’ quota procurement of coronavirus vaccines. The new policy, which will be put in place over the next two weeks, essentially means that the Centre will now procure 75% of the vaccines manufactured and provide...
