Coronavirus Highlights: Today is the 297th day since India implemented a nationwide lockdown to help curb the novel coronavirus pandemic. So far, India has recorded 1.05 crore confirmed COVID-19 cases, including nearly 1.52 lakh deaths. More than 1.01 crore people have recuperated from COVID-19 so far. However, there are 2.13 lakh active cases in the country, which comprises 2.02 percent of the total caseload. India's recovery rate continues to rise and now stands at 96.53 percent. Globally, more than 9.30 crore people have been infected by the coronavirus and 19.93 lakh have died so far. Many countries have granted emergency use authorization for COVID-19 vaccines and have started the process of vaccinating healthcare workers and high-risk groups. India's regulator has granted restricted emergency use approval for two vaccines -- Covishield and Covaxin. The country will launch its COVID-19 vaccination drive from January 16.
Coronavirus LIVE updates | COVID19 vaccination drive to be held at 77 immunisation sites in Haryana
The Haryana government has said that the COVID-19 vaccination drive will happen at 77 immunisation sites in Haryana.
Coronavirus LIVE updates | 21,000 healthcare workers registered in Kalaburagi district, Karnataka
"We have 8 COVID vaccination centres in Kalaburagi.All arrangements have been made. We have received around 11,000 vaccines and have 21,000 healthcare workers registered in the district", says Deputy Commissioner of Kalaburagi.
Coronavirus LIVE updates | 24,000 healthcare workers have been identified for vaccination in the first phase in Jabalpur
"COVID19 vaccination will be conducted at 7 sites in Jabalpur tomorrow. 24,000 healthcare workers have been identified for vaccination in the first phase. In the second phase, frontline workers will be vaccinated", says Jabalpur Collector Karmveer Sharma.
Coronavirus LIVE updates | Delhi Government orders 115 private hospitals to scale down COVID and ICU beds
In view of the drop in new COVID19 cases, Delhi Government orders 115 private hospitals to scale down COVID and ICU beds, reports ANI.
Coronavirus LIVE updates | Unused doses of the COVID vaccine will be returned back to the govt: Dr Raj Kodre of Noble Hospital
"Persons who are unfit to take the vaccine on the vaccination day will need to inform PHC beforehand. They will be vaccinated in the next phase. No other person to be vaccinated in their position. Unused doses will be returned to the government, says Dr Raj Kodre of Noble Hospital.
Coronavirus LIVE updates | 1.9 Lakh healthcare workers will be vaccinated in the first phase: Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma
"Vaccination will be conducted at 65 centers including 23 district hospitals & 7 medical colleges tomorrow onwards. We'll be vaccinating 1.9 lakh healthcare workers in the first phase. The first few vaccines will be given to 12 medical professionals", says Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.
Coronavirus LIVE updates | Total number of COVID-19 patients with UK strain raises to 114.
The total number of COVID-19 patients found positive with the UK strain in India is 114.
Coronavirus LIVE updates |
Japan will temporarily suspend exemptions allowing foreign athletes to train in the country ahead of the Summer Olympics, Kyodo News has reported.
Coronavirus LIVE updates | Germany passes 20 lakh-mark for COVID-19 cases
Germany has passed the mark of 20 lakh confirmed COVID infections since the start of the pandemic. The country's disease control agency said today that there were 22,368 newly confirmed cases over the past 24-hour period, taking the total to 20,00,958.
The Robert Koch Institute said there have been 44,994 deaths linked to the coronavirus, an increase of 1,113 in a day. (Input from Reuters)
Coronavirus impact |
The migration from the Bay Area in the United States appears to be real. As a tech era draws to an end, more workers and companies are packing up. Residential rents in San Francisco are down 27 percent from a year ago, and the office vacancy rate has spiked to 16.7 percent, a number not seen in a decade. What comes next?
Read the full story: They can't leave the Bay Area fast enough
Coronavirus LIVE updates | Over 8,000 health workers to be vaccinated in Delhi every day
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has said that preparations have been made to vaccinate over 8,000 health workers on every scheduled day in the national capital. The vaccine will be administered on four days of the week – Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. Each day 100 persons will be administered the vaccine, Kejriwal said.
Coronavirus LIVE updates | As COVID-19 rages, South Africa delays new school year until mid-February
South Africa has delayed the start to its new school year by two weeks to February 15, in order to prevent schools becoming transmission centres for COVID-19, as new cases have hovered around 20,000 a day for the past week.
School was out for about a third of last year, when South Africa was in the grip of its first wave of coronavirus infections. The closures widened an already stark educational divide between elite schools that easily shifted classes online and the rest with little or no capacity for digital learning. (Input from Reuters)
Coronavirus LIVE updates | 700 healthcare workers to get COVID-19 vaccine in Goa tomorrow
As many as 700 healthcare workers will be administered the COVID-19 vaccine in Goa on the first day of the vaccination drive tomorrow, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said today. Vaccination will initially take place at seven centres, including two private facilities in the state, chief minister said. (Input from PTI)
Coronavirus LIVE updates | Scientists think COVID-19 vaccines will work on Brazilian virus variant: UK minister
Britain's transport minister said scientists think that COVID-19 vaccines will work on a new variant of the coronavirus found in Brazil and a decision to ban flights from South America and Portugal was made over concerns it spreads faster.
"We had a look at this particular mutation, as opposed to many other thousands very carefully, saw there may be an issue, not so much that the vaccine won't work, in fact scientists think it will work, but just the fact it is more spreadable," Grant Shapps told the BBC. (Input from Reuters)
Coronavirus in United States LIVE Updates | Biden announces $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus plan to revive US economy
US President-elect Joe Biden has announced a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package to tackle the economic fallout from the pandemic, including direct financial aid to average Americans, support to businesses and to provide a boost to the national vaccination programme. The relief package, announced yesterday, includes $415 billion focused on combating the COVID-19 pandemic, over $1 trillion in direct aid to individuals and families and $440 billion in assistance to businesses. (PTI)
Coronavirus in Odisha LIVE Updates | Odisha reports 186 new COVID-19 cases, two more deaths
Odisha's COVID-19 caseload mounted to 3,32,949 today as 186 more people testedpositive for the infection, while two fresh fatalities pushed the death toll to 1,898, reported news agency PTI citing a health department official. Odisha now has 2,166 active cases, while 3,28,832people have recovered from the disease so far.
Coronavirus in China LIVE Updates | China COVID-19 cases surge to over 10-month high
China reported the highest number of daily COVID-19 cases in more than 10 months, official data showed today, due to a severe outbreak in the northeast that has put more than 28 million people under lockdown. A total of 144 new COVID-19 cases were reported on Jan. 14, the National Health Commission said in a statement, up from 138 cases a day earlier and marking the highest daily increase since 202 cases reported on March 1.
Total case numbers remains well below what China saw at the height of the outbreak in early 2020, but concerns about a new country-wide wave are growing with a major national holiday a month away and estimates of 296 million railway passenger trips during the Lunar New Year break. (Reuters)
Coronavirus in Telangana LIVE Updates | Telangana adds 202 new COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths
Telangana recorded 202 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the total positives to over 2.91 lakh while two fatalities pushed the toll to 1,574, the stategovernment said. The total number of cases stood at 2,91,118 while recoveries were at 2,85,102.As many as 4,442 patients are under treatment. (PTI)
Coronavirus Live updates: COVID vaccination in Delhi: 75 sites for Covishield, 6 for Covaxin
Two days ahead of the massive coronavirus inoculation drive, authorities have released a list of 81 sites that will be part of the immunisation exercise in the national capital, with a senior official saying Covishield will be administered at 75 centres, while Covaxin will be given at the remaining six facilities. As many as 100 people will be vaccinated at each of these locations per day, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had announced on Thursday.
The locations, with nearly an even split of government and private hospitals, include six central government facilities -- AIIMS, Safdarjung Hospital, RML Hospital, Kalawati Saran Children Hospital and two ESI hospitals. The rest 75 sites -- spanning all 11 districts of Delhi, include Delhi government-run facilities -- such as LNJP Hospital, GTB Hospital, Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital, DDU Hospital, BSA Hospital, Delhi State Cancer Institute, ILBS Hospital, and private facilities include Max Hospital, Fortis Hospital, Apollo Hospital and Sir Ganga Ram Hospital.
Coronavirus Live updates: Ex AIIMS director says Covaxin is safe, slams skeptics for doubting research
Former AIIMS director Tirath Das Dogra along with a group of doctors, scientists, and medical professionals have slammed those who have questioned the efficacy of the Covid 19 vaccines. He said such reprehensible utterances are causing huge credibility crisis for the Indian scientific community.
In a statement released on Thursday, Dogra, "We condemn the irresponsible statements made by people with vested interests in print, electronic and social media defaming the Indian scientific community and casting aspersions upon its integrity by making politicised statements doubting the recent research in the field of Covid-19 vaccines."
The statement also said that though the efficacy data is not available, the safety parameters of Covaxin are very good and there is a robust immune response seen with this vaccine. This vaccine is a whole virus inactivated vaccine that may have better protection even against mutant strains of the virus as the immune response will be against multiple antigens and not only against Spike protein, it adds.
Coronavirus Live updates: India records 15,590 fresh cases
India's COVID-19 caseload rose to 1,05,27,683 with 15,590 people testing positive for the infection in a day, while the recoveries have surged to 1,01,62,738, according to the Union health Ministry data updated on Friday. The country's death toll increased to 1,51,918 with 191 daily new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,01,62,738 pushing the national COVID-19 recovery rate to 96.53 percent, while the COVID-19 casefatality rate stands at 1.44 percent.
The COVID-19 active caseload remained below 3 lakh.
There are 2,13,027 active cases of coronavirus infections in the country which comprises 2.02 percent of the total caseload, the data stated.
Coronavirus Live updates: Paris extends curfew nationwide to fight virus
All of France will be under a stricter curfew starting Saturday at 6 p.m. for at least 15 days to fight spread of the coronavirus. French Prime Minister Jean Castex also announced strict new controls for those arriving in France from countries outside the European Union. Starting Monday, they must produce a PCR test with negative results and self-isolate for seven days followed by a new, negative test.
France wants to coordinate a response with the European Union about arrivals from EU countries, he says. The French government is trying to avoid a third lockdown with partial measures like curfews the prime minister calls both “preventative” and “reactive.” Most regions were under an 8 p.m. curfew, but now “everyone must be home at 6 p.m.,” Castex says. That means that stores must close by then. Bars and restaurants have been closed for months.
Coronavirus Live updates: No fresh COVID-19 fatality in Jharkhand, tally rises to 1,17,384
Jharkhand has not reported any fresh COVID-19 fatality in the past 24 hours, even as 144 new cases pushed the tally to 1,17,384, a health department official said on Friday. The coronavirus death toll remained at 1,048 in the state. "No fresh virus-related death was reported in the state for the third consecutive day on Thursday," the official said.
The new infections include 77 from Ranchi district, East Singhbhum (27) and Dhanbad (9), he said. Jharkhand now has 1,327 active coronavirus cases, while 1,15,009 people have recovered from the disease so far. The state has tested 12,133 samples for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, the official added.
Coronavirus Live updates: Seven new COVID-19 cases in Andamans; tally at 4,976
The COVID-19 caseload in Andaman and Nicobar Islands mounted to 4,976 as seven more people have tested positive for the disease in the Union Territory, a health department official said on Friday. The fresh cases were detected during contact tracing, he said. The death toll remained at 62 as no new fatality due to the infection was reported in the last 24 hours.
No recovery was reported on Thursday, he said, adding that 4,891 people have so far been cured of the disease in the archipelago. The Union Territory now has 23 active cases. The Andaman and Nicobar administration has conducted 1,99,805 sample tests for COVID-19 so far, and the positivity rate stands at 2.49 per cent, the official added.
Coronavirus Live updates: West Indies player Hayden Walsh tests COVID-19 positive after arrival in Bangladesh
West Indies leg-spinner Hayden Walsh Jr. has tested positive for COVID-19 and ruled out of the upcoming ODI series against Bangladesh, the country''s cricket board has said. The 28-year-old Walsh, who is asymptomatic, has returned positive after being tested twice in the last two days here. He had tested negative upon arrival in Dhaka on January 10. But tests on Wednesday and Thursday came out positive, and he is now in self-isolation until he gets two negative results.
"Following PCR tests administered on Wednesday, January 13, Cricket West Indies (CWI) can confirm that Hayden Walsh Jr has tested positive for COVID-19 and will now undergo a period of self-isolation," the board said in a statement. "Walsh will remain in isolation until he returns two negative PCR test results and therefore is unavailable to play in the upcoming three-match ODI series against Bangladesh."
There is no threat to the three-match ODI series, beginning on January 20 in Dhaka, as of now. Cricket West Indies said Walsh had no contact with the other squad members. "The West Indies touring squad has been in individual isolation since arriving in Bangladesh and so there has been no contact between squad members since arrival. "All other members of the West Indies touring squad returned second negative COVID-19 tests, after undergoing four tests within the last 11 days."
Coronavirus Live updates: Mumbai preparing to vaccinate 50,000 people against COVID-19 daily, says report
Mumbai is setting up facilities to store 1 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccines and preparing to vaccinate 50,000 people daily, Bloomberg reported. The city, considered India’s financial hub, has been one of the worst-affected urban centres in the country during the novel coronavirus outbreak. Authorities are hoping that a speedy vaccination drive would enable the reopening of establishments and allow further relaxation of lockdown restrictions.
Mumbai’s Municipal Commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal told Bloomberg that the city has formed 500 teams comprising two vaccinators, two support staff, and one guard – based on central guidelines. Initially, 12,000 people will be inoculated daily across eight centres. However, Additional Municipal Commissioner Suresh Kakani said told Bloomberg that this capacity will rise to 50,000 people daily within a week, subject to availability of vaccine doses and public response. Vaccination centres will eventually be opened in each ward.
So far, 1.3 lakh healthcare workers and around 2 lakh frontline workers in Mumbai have been registered through the purpose-built Co-WIN application. The Centre has allocated doses based on these numbers.
Coronavirus Live updates: Schools set to reopen in Delhi, COVID-19 safety norms to keep in place
Following the Delhi government’s order allowing schools to reopen for students of classes 10 and 12 from January 18, the school administrations have started preparing to keep COVID-19 safety norms in place. The Delhi government has allowed all schools outside COVID-19 containment zones to reopen for Classes 10 and 12 from January 18 in view of upcoming board exams.
Over 3 lakh students have registered from the Delhi region for the Class 10 CBSE board exam while over 2.5 lakh candidates have registered for the Class 12 exam. In view of the safety of students amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, schools will have shorter hours and fewer students when classes resume on January 18, reported The Times of India.
According to the report, the schools are planning to make sitting arrangements for only 12-15 students in one classroom, and provide handwashing consoles and sanitisers readily available in the corridors for the students and staff.
Coronavirus Live updates: 109 people test positive for UK variant of coronavirus in India so far
The number of people who have tested positive for the new UK variant of SARS-CoV-2 in the country has climbed to 109, the Union Health Ministry said on January 14. "The total number of persons found infected with the new UK variant genome stands at 109 today," the ministry said.
All these people have been kept in single room isolation in designated healthcare facilities by respective state governments, the ministry had said earlier.
Their close contacts have also been put under quarantine. Comprehensive contact tracing has been initiated for co-travelers, family contacts, and others. Genome sequencing on other specimens is going on, the ministry said.
The situation is under careful watch and regular advice is being provided to the states for enhanced surveillance, containment, testing, and dispatch of samples to INSACOG labs.
The presence of the new UK variant has already been reported by several countries including Denmark, the Netherlands, Australia, Italy, Sweden, France, Spain, Switzerland, Germany, Canada, Japan, Lebanon, and Singapore.
Coronavirus Live updates: COVID-19 caller tune featuring Amitabh Bachchan's voice is getting replaced
If you were one among the many people who were absolutely done listening to Amitabh Bachchan every time you made a call, then there's good news for you! Just two days ahead of the COVID-19 vaccination drive, the caller tune featuring Amitabh Bachchan's voice has been replaced with a new one.
Starting January 15, you will hear a female voice as your caller tune talking about India's nationwide vaccination roll-out, reported NDTV. Since March last year, when the novel coronavirus caused a pandemic, Amitabh Bacchan's voice was used as caller tune all over India, enumerating all safety measures one must take to avoid COVID-19. Now as India gets ready to be vaccinated, the caller tune appeals to the citizens to have faith in the vaccine and not believe in rumours.
This messaging comes as people are still wary about 'COVAXIN' which has not yet completed Phase 3 trials and yet is being rolled out along with Oxford University & AstraZeneca's Covishield.
Coronavirus Live updates: India to treat homegrown COVID-19 vaccine same as AstraZeneca's
India will treat a domestic COVID-19 vaccine “equally” with a prominent global one, even though the homegrown drug’s efficacy has not been proven, and people will have no choice which they one they get, a top government vaccine official told Reuters.
The government on Saturday will launch one of the world’s biggest vaccination programmes with shots manufactured in India - one developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca Plc, the other by Bharat Biotech International Ltd with a state-run institute.
Administering Bharat Biotech’s COVAXIN, a move cheered by nationalist politicians, has worried some health experts who consider it rushed, as the vaccine has only limited, “clinical-trial mode” approval. In addition to efficacy concerns, the close monitoring required for its use will be a massive challenge in a country of 1.35 billion people.
Coronavirus Live updates: COVID-19 vaccine can cause infection? Leave you infertile? Health Minister Harsh Vardhan busts myths
Ahead of the mass roll-out of COVID-19 vaccines in India on January 16, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan took to twitter to bust an array of myths circulating online.
The health minister said while there could be temporary side-effects such as mild fever because of the inoculation, a person can not contract COVID-19 from the vaccines.
"You cannot contract COVID-19 because you have been inoculated with a COVID-19 vaccine," he said in the next tweet.
Asking people to pay no attention to rumours, he said "there is no scientific evidence to suggest that COVID-19 vaccine could cause infertility in either men or women."
Coronavirus Live updates: Joe Biden unveils $1.9 trillion plan to stem COVID-19 and steady economy
President-elect Joe Biden unveiled a $1.9 trillion coronavirus plan on January 14 to end “a crisis of deep human suffering” by speeding up vaccines and pumping out financial help to those struggling with the pandemic’s prolonged economic fallout.
Called the “American Rescue Plan,” the legislative proposal would meet Biden's goal of administering 100 million vaccines by the 100th day of his administration, and advance his objective of reopening most schools by the spring. On a parallel track, it delivers another round of aid to stabilize the economy while the public health effort seeks the upper hand on the pandemic.
“We not only have an economic imperative to act now — I believe we have a moral obligation,” Biden said in a nationwide address. At the same time, he acknowledged that his plan “does not come cheaply.”
Biden proposed $1,400 checks for most Americans, which on top of $600 provided in the most recent COVID-19 bill would bring the total to the $2,000 that Biden has called for. It would also extend a temporary boost in unemployment benefits and a moratorium on evictions and foreclosures through September.
Coronavirus Live updates: Covid vaccination in India - Health Minister Harsh Vardhan says registering with CoWIN is mandatory
The Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Thursday announced that CoWIN app's self-registration module will be released soon and it is mandatory to register with the app for the vaccination process. On Thursday, he took to Twitter to say, It is mandatory for beneficiaries to be registered on the CoWIN platform to receive Covid-19 vaccine.
He also added, The QR code-based vaccination certificate will only be generated for Covid-19 vaccine beneficiaries who are registered on the CoWIN platform. In another tweet, the health minister, however, announced that the self-registration process is yet to start so citizens should remain wary of fraudulent apps.
He wrote the self-registration module of CowinApp has not been released yet. And added, be wary of any fraudulent apps with similar names that may exist on different platforms.
Coronavirus Live updates: Covaxin, Covishield to be compared on 4 key parameters. Here's how
The Health Ministry on Thursday said that the government will compare the Covishield and Covaxin, two Covid vaccines that are authorised for emergency use in India, on different parameters for recordkeeping purposes.
The four comparison parameters will include vaccine platform, physical specifications, dosage, cold chain storage requirements, and minor adverse events following the immunisation.
The health ministry said, "Comparative factsheet for Covid-19 vaccines (Covishield and Covaxin) has been prepared for recordkeeping purposes. Comparison parameters will include vaccine platform, physical specifications, dosage, cold chain storage requirements, and minor adverse events following immunisation."
While Covishield has been developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University, Covaxin is an indigenous vaccine developed by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with ICMR.
Around three lakh healthcare workers will be inoculated at 2,934 sites across the country on the first day of the massive nationwide Covid-19 vaccination drive which is set to begin from January 16, the health ministry said.
Coronavirus Live updates: Tata puts post-pandemic bet on digital, electronics and health
Tata Group plans to invest in digital, high-end electronics and healthcare in a post-pandemic world, the $100 billion conglomerate’s chairman said on Thursday.
Tata, whose operations span hotels, steel, airlines, electronic goods and technology services, will also place big bets on electric vehicles, renewable energy and battery storage, N Chandrasekaran, who is also known as Chandra, added.
“When you look at trends for the future, definitely there are clear signs you can pick up. Anything that is digital, we’re making a big bet on,” Chandra told the Reuters Next conference.
The coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the adoption of technology, changing the way people live, work and consume as well as how companies operate, he added.
Coronavirus Live updates: American Airlines readies non-mandatory COVID-19 vaccine rollout for workers
American Airlines has told pilots they should take a COVID-19 vaccine on their own time while preparing a broader voluntary program for employee vaccinations at airports around the country.
Vaccines could be ready for Chicago-based staff as soon as mid-February, though American is not requiring them, said Jennifer Saddy, managing director of absence management who is part of the team leading American’s vaccine efforts.
A memo to American’s pilots called the decision to take the vaccines “personal.”
“As such, if you elect to take the vaccine you should schedule it on your days off and so that it does not impact your ability to be in place and operate your scheduled flying given the 48-hour requirement,” American’s managing director of line operations, Chip Long, and managing director of flight operations, John Dudley, said in the memo, reviewed by Reuters.
The Federal Aviation Administration has said pilots and controllers must not fly or conduct safety-related duties for 48 hours after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine.
Coronavirus Live updates: Brazil flight to India for Astrazeneca vaccines delayed, ministry says
Brazil’s health ministry said on Thursday that a flight to India to seek two million off-the-shelf doses of Astrazeneca’s coronavirus vaccine has been pushed back a day to Friday.
In a statement, the ministry cited “international logistical issues,” adding that the flight will take off from the northeastern city of Recife at 11:00 pm local time on Friday and that its return date is still to be decided.
Coronavirus Live updates: US airports warn of $40 billion impact of COVID-19, seek more government aid
A group representing major U.S. airports said Thursday it expected to see a $40 billion impact over two years from the steep decline in passenger traffic because of the coronavirus pandemic, and called for a new round of government assistance.
Airports Council International – North America projects U.S. airports will face $17 billion in lost revenue and higher costs between April 2021 and March 2022, in addition to the $23 billion impact in the year ending in March 2021. In March, airports received $10 billion in emergency assistance from Congress and last month lawmakers approved another $2 billion for airports and airport concessionaires.
Coronavirus Live updates: India took 'very decisive' steps to deal with coronavirus pandemic and its economic consequences: IMF chief
IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva has praised India for taking "very decisive" steps to deal with the coronavirus pandemic and its economic consequences and asked the country to do more this year to support an accelerated transformation of the economy.
The IMF Managing Director during a global media roundtable on Thursday predicted a less bad outlook for India in the upcoming World Economic Update due to the steps taken by it.
When I called on everybody to stay tuned for January 26, that applies very much to India. You would see a picture in our update that is less bad. Why? Because the country actually has taken very decisive action, very decisive steps to deal with the pandemic and to deal with the economic consequences of it, Georgieva said.
The International Monetary Fund is scheduled to release its World Economic Update on January 26.
Coronavirus Live updates: US Congressman praises India for supplying COVID-19 vaccines to neighbours
A top American Congressman has applauded India for its plans to supply COVID-19 vaccines to its neighbours and partners around the world.
"Great to see our ally India purchasing and supplying millions of doses of COVID vaccines, manufactured in India, to its neighbours and partner nations around the world," Congressman Brad Sherman said in a tweet.
"India is one of the world''s largest manufacturers of inoculations. In a time of great need for the entire international community, India is stepping up to help the world overcome this pandemic," Sherman said.
India plans to purchase millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses and supply them to Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Seychelles and Mauritius.
Coronavirus in Delhi LIVE Updates | Delhi govt extends COVID guidelines for UK returnees till Jan 31
The Delhi government has extended till January 31 its earlier order asking people coming from the UK to undergo institutional quarantine in the wake of the new variant of coronavirus. The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) in its order had prescribed mandatory seven days institutional quarantine even for those UK passengers testing negative for coronavirus. The order was issued after a mutant of the virus having high transmissibility has been reported in UK. (PTI)
Coronavirus Vaccine LIVE Updates | First consignment of COVID vaccines reaches Arunachal by road from Assam
The first consignment of 32,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Arunachal Pradesh in avaccine van from Guwahati yesterday, ahead of the country-wide inoculation drive to start on January 16, an official of the National Health Mission's (NHM) said. The vaccines were dispatched from Itanagar to 25districts of Arunachal Pradesh by road, NHMs state immunisation officer, Dr Dimong Padung, said. (PTI)
Coronavirus Vaccine LIVE Updates | First consignment of COVID-19 vaccine reaches Mizoram
A consignment of 18,500 COVID-19 vaccines, to be used in the first phase of inoculation,arrived in Aizawl from New Delhi yesterday, a health department official said. (PTI)
Hello and welcome to Moneycontrol’s LIVE coverage of the novel coronavirus pandemic and its socio-economic impact.
The COVID-19 outbreak has spread across 191 countries and territories. Today is the 297th day since India implemented a nationwide lockdown.
Stay tuned to this LIVE blog for the latest updates through the day.
