Here are the top updates from Wednesday: Director of the National Centre for Disease Control Sujeet Singh told NDTV that the Covid-19 pa...
Here are the top updates from Wednesday:
- Director of the National Centre for Disease Control Sujeet Singh told NDTV that the Covid-19 pandemic will approach the endemic stage in the country in six months. Endemic is when cases level off as more people develop immunity from vaccination or past infection. “If the mortality and morbidity is under control, then we can manage the disease,” Singh said.
- India recorded 27,176 new Covid-19 cases, pushing the country’s tally of infections since the outbreak of the pandemic in January last year to 3,32,89,579. The new cases were 6.97% higher than Tuesday’s count of 25,404 cases. The country’s toll rose to 4,43,497 with 284 deaths.
- Mumbai recorded 514 new coronavirus cases and four deaths, taking the overall infection count to 7,36,284 and the toll to 16,037, reported PTI. Infections had remained below the 400 mark for four straight days till Tuesday.
- The Drugs Controller General of India has granted approval for phase three bridging trials of the coronavirus vaccine, Sputnik Light. The trials will assess the efficacy of the vaccine among Indian participants.
- The Delhi government will allow public fairs and exhibitions to be conducted in the city from Thursday as a part of its phased unlocking after the devastating second wave of the coronavirus. Meanwhile, Delhi recorded 57 new Covid-19 cases...
