Coronavirus India Vaccine Highlights: Today is the 294th day since India implemented a nationwide lockdown to help curb the novel coronavirus pandemic. India added 12,584 new cases to its COVID-19 tally in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday. With 18,385 more discharges, the cumulative recoveries reached 1,01,11,294.As many as 167 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, taking the death toll to 1,51,327. As many as 167 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, taking the death toll to 1,51,327. The total number of COVID-19 cases climbed to 1,04,79,179 including 2,16,558 active cases. The total number of COVID-19 cases climbed to 1,04,79,179 including 2,16,558 active cases. According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), a total of 18,26,52,887 samples were tested for COVID-19 up to January 11 including 8,97,056 samples tested yesterday. The first consignment containing vials of Covishield vaccine were dispatched from the Serum Institute of India here in the early hours of Tuesday, ahead of the January 16 launch of the nationwide vaccination drive. Globally, more than 9.08 crore people have been infected by the coronavirus and 19.43 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.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Temporary morgues set up as UK hospitals run out of space
British authorities have had to set up temporary morgues in some areas after local hospital mortuaries ran out of space due to a surge in deaths caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Britain has reported record levels of deaths and new infections in the last few weeks, fuelled by a new variant of the coronavirus which has caused a surge in cases, especially in London and southeast England.
In Surrey, to the south of London, the county’s hospital mortuaries have reached their 600 capacity, meaning local authorities have had to start using a temporary morgue.
Coronavirus Vaccine LIVE Updates | Mumbai airport to commence COVID-19 vaccine transportation from Jan 13
Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) is set to commence its first domestic distribution of Covishield vaccine consignment from January 13. Mumbai airport is looking to cater to at least 16 destinations in the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccines.
A massive pan-India inoculation drive against COVID-19 was set in process on January 12 with more than 56 lakh doses of the Covishield vaccine leaving Pune for 13 cities across the country, four days before the vaccinations are scheduled to begin on January 16.
“Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) will begin with its first domestic distribution of the Covishield vaccine consignment from early morning tomorrow and cater to a minimum of 16 destinations,” the airport operator said in a statement.
Coronavirus Vaccine LIVE Updates | Request Mamata Banerjee to not say nonsense like providing free vaccine, says Bengal BJP MP Babul Supriyo
West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Babul Supriyo said on January 12: “Central govt is giving vaccines free of cost to people. PM had video conferencing with CMs of all states. Of course, all state health workers will have to do the on-ground inoculation. I request Mamata Banerjee to not say nonsense like providing free vaccine.”
Coronavirus Vaccine LIVE Updates | First consignment of COVID-19 vaccines for Assam, Meghalaya reaches Guwahati
The first consignment of 2.40 lakh vials of COVID-19 vaccine for Assam and Meghalaya landed at the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International (LGBI) Airport on January 12. A freighter ferried 20 large boxes, weighing over 730 kg and containing 2,40,000 vaccine doses, from Pune to Guwahati via Kolkata, Airports Authority of India North East Region's Executive Director M Suresh said. Out of the 20 boxes, 17 are for Assam and three for Meghalaya. Each box has 12,000 doses of vaccine.
Coronavirus Vaccine LIVE Updates | Odisha has received 4.08 lakh doses of SII’s Covishield
The Director of Health and Family Welfare, Odisha, said on January 12: “Today we received Covishield COVID-19 vaccines from the Serum Institute of India. We have received 4.08 lakh doses to inoculate the people of our state. We have selected 160 centres in Odisha to carry out this programme.”
Coronavirus Vaccine LIVE Updates | Himachal to vaccinate 93,000 frontline staff in first phase
During the first phase of the coronavirus vaccine rollout in Himachal Pradesh, 93,000 frontline workers will be inoculated first, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said on January 12.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Ukraine requests EU to help with COVID-19 vaccine procurement
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has urged European Union nations to help them procure more coronavirus vaccines. The plea for more vaccines comes as Ukraine has refused to turn to Russia for help, reported The Guardian.
Ukraine will be buying COVID-19 vaccines from China and may ink a deal to procure some under the global Covax programme to help poorer countries tackle the global health crisis.
More than 20,000 Ukrainians have died of COVID-19 already and the pandemic has caused immense economic stress to the nation also.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | WHO team to directly fly to Wuhan to probe COVID-19 origin
A 10-member team of World Health Organization (WHO) experts assigned to probe the origins of COVID-19 will directly fly from Singapore to the central Chinese city of Wuhan, where the virus first emerged in December 2019. The WHO team will be flying directly to Wuhan as there has been a resurgence of the deadly disease in several cities close to Beijing, prompting lockdowns.“The current plan is that they will fly from Singapore to Wuhan on January 14,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on January 12.
Coronavirus Vaccine LIVE Updates |
Madhya Pradesh's vaccination drive will be conducted through 302 centres from January 16. Approximately 4.5 lakh people will be vaccinated over five days in the first phase of the programme. We are fully prepared. The vaccines will hopefully reach by tomorrow: Vishwas Sarang, Madhya Pradesh Minister
Coronavirus India Vaccine LIVE Updates
|Preparations for Corona Vaccination completed inMaharashtra. The state has received 9 lakh 63 thousand doses from the Serum Institute.Corona Vaccination centers is equipped at 511 places in 36 districts.3,135 cold chain centers available in the state.17,749 vaccinators have been registered for vaccination.Over 7 lakh 84 thousand health workers registered on the Covin portal.Covin registration process will continue till 12 midnight today.At least 100 people will be vaccinated in one place.The vaccination team will consist of 5 members.Health care workers, employees of Govt, pvt health institutions, Asha, Anganwadi workers will be priority.Front line workers include state & central police forces, armed forces, home guards, municipal workers.Third group will have persons over 50 yrs & persons below 50 yrs with other ailments
DISTRICT WISE CENTERS FOR VACCINATION:
Ahmednagar-21,
Akola-5,
Amravati-9,
Aurangabad-18,
Beed-9,
Bhandara-5,
Buldana-10,
Chandrapur-11,
Dhule-7,
Gadchiroli-7,
Gondia-6,
Hingoli-4,
Jalgaon-13,
Jalna-8,
Kolhapur-20,
Latur-11,
Mumbai-72,
Nagpur-22,
Nanded-9,
Nandurbar-7,
Nashik-23,
Osmanabad-5,
Palghar-8,
Parbhani- 5,
Pune-55,
Raigad-7,
Ratnagiri-9,
Sangli-17,
Satara-16,
Sindhudurg-6,
Solapur-19,
Thane-42,
Wardha-11,
Washim-5,
Yavatmal-9
Coronavirus LIVE Updates
|India's Saina Nehwal and HS Prannoy test negative for COVID-19 hours after returning positive results, cleared to play in Thailand Open. (PTI)
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Japan PM says may widen state of emergency beyond Tokyo as virus surges
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said he is considering extending a state of emergency further beyond Tokyo to include Aichi prefecture, home to Toyota Motor Corp, and other central and western areas to curb the spread of Covid-19.
Coronavirus in Kerala LIVE Updates
|Kerala reports 5,507 new COVID-19cases and 4,270 recoveries today. Total recoveries: 7,51,659, Active cases at 64,556.
Coronavirus in Odisha LIVE Updates
|Odisha Government allows marriage processions with a ceiling of 200 persons including the bride, bridegroom, priest, friends, relatives, members of band party, light and sound system etc.COVID Safety protocol including Mandatory provision of wearing of masks, maintaining social social distracting and provision of thermal scanning & use of hand wash or sanitizer will be nessesory.
Coronavirus in Tamil Nadu LIVE Updates
|Tamil Nadu reports 671 new COVID-19cases, 827 recoveries and 8 deaths today. Total cases: 8,27,614, Total recoveries: 8,08,571, Death toll: 12,236, Active cases: 6,807.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates
|Rajasthan reports 429 new COVID-19cases, 568 recoveries and 2 deaths today. Total cases 3,13,425, Total recoveries: 3,04,104, Death toll: 2736, Active cases: 6585
Coronavirus LIVE Updates
|Bharat Biotech announces that it has signed an agreement with Precisa Medicamentos for the supply of Covaxin to Brazil.
Coronavirus India Vaccine LIVE Updates | First consignment of COVID-19 vaccines reaching Lucknow airport Tuesday evening: Official
The first consignment of COVID-19 vaccines is reaching Lucknow airport on Tuesday evening, an official said.For the vaccination drive to begin on January 16, the first consignment of vaccines is arriving in Lucknow this evening, Additional Chief Secretary Health Amit Mohan Prasad said.
The vaccines will be arriving in cold storages in eight other places in the state soon and from there they will be sent to districts and their block level PHCs and CHCs which are the cold chain points for the vaccination, he said.Additional Chief Secretary, Information, Navneet Sehgal said the vaccination would be done as per the directives of the central government with healthcare workers and volunteers being given jabs in the first phase. (PTI)
Coronavirus India Vaccine LIVE Updates | Govt will administer COVID-19 vaccine free of cost to people: Puducherry CM V Narayanasamy
COVID-19 vaccine will be made available to all people free of cost in the Union Territory,and the vaccination drive would be held in three phases, Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy said on Tuesday. The full expenditure would be borne by the administration, he told reporters here. In the first round, 14,000 health workers would be inoculated.In the second phase, field staff engaged in carrying out Covid control programme would be vaccinated and it would cover those from police, revenue and local administration departments.In the third, those above 50 and also those having complaints of diabetes, hypertension and cancer would be vaccinated.The CM said he has appealed to the Prime Minister that the vaccine vials for Mahe and Yanam be distributed from neighbouring Kozhikode in Kerala (for Mahe) and Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh (for Yanam). Transporting the vaccines from Puducherry, as soon as it made available by the Centre, to these distant pockets would be practically impossible, particularly in maintaining them in cold storage, he said.
Coronavirus India Vaccine LIVE Updates | Health Ministry
:India's overall COVID-19 positivity rate stands at 5.7 pc. Positivity rate in last one week was recorded at 2%.
Coronavirus India Vaccine LIVE Updates | Health Ministry Rolls Out Key principles for Covid-19 vaccination:
1. Ensure people's participation
2. Utilize the experience of elections & universal immunization program
3. No compromise of existing healthcare services
4. No compromise on scientific and regulatory norm
Coronavirus India Vaccine LIVE Updates
|Health ministry saystill 4pm today govt has received 54.72 lakh doses of vaccines. All consignments to reach before January 14.People won't have a choice to choose vaccines.
Coronavirus India Vaccine LIVE Updates | Dr VK Paul, Member (Health), NITI Aayog:
Both the vaccines (Covishield & Covaxin) have been authorized for emergency use & there should be no doubt about their safety. They have been tested on thousands of people & side-effects are negligible. There is no risk of any significance.
Coronavirus India Vaccine LIVE Updates | Govt:
Over 54 lakh Covishield doses received till 4 pm Tuesday at designated national, state-level vaccine stores.
Coronavirus India Vaccine LIVE Updates | Govt:
Vaccine effectiveness will be seen after 14 days of getting dose. Urge people to keep following COVID-appropriate behaviour.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Dr VK Paul, Member (Health), NITI Aayog:
The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has decided to accept & support the two indigenously developed vaccines (Covishield & Covaxin). I would like to thank them for this.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Govt:
38.5 lakh Covaxin doses to cost Rs 295 each (sans taxes). Bharat Biotech providing 16.5 lakh doses free, bringing price to Rs 206 each.
Health Secretary on COVID vaccine live updates | Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan:
BBIL will provide 16.50 lakh doses of Covaxin free of cost to the Central govt as a special gesture.
Health Secretary on COVID vaccine live updates | Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan:
The inoculation effect takes 14 days to develop after the administration of the two dosages. Hence it is imperative to maintain COVID appropriate behavior.
Health Secretary on COVID vaccine live updates | Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan:
The Government of India agreed to procure 110 lakh Covishield vaccine doses from Serum Institute of India (SII) at Rs 200/dose. 55 lakh doses of Covaxin to be procured from Bharat Biotech(BBIL), of which 38.5 lakh doses priced at Rs 295/dose.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Health Ministry:
About 43.96% COVID-19 patients are in healthcare facilities, 56.04% in home isolation.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Health Ministry:
COVID-19 situation worrisome around the world; even though daily new cases declining in India, we can't show laxity.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Health Secretary:
Both vaccines - Oxford's Covishield and Bharat Biotech's Covaxin- have proved their safety and immunogenicity.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan:
Only two states have more than 50,000 active cases - Maharashtra and Kerala
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan:
Active cases continue to decline steadily in the country. The active cases in the country are less than 2.2 lakhs.
Coronavirus in Delhi LIVE Updates | 1st batch of Covishield vaccine vials reaches Delhi's central storage facility
The first batch of Covishield vaccine vials reached Delhi's central storage facility at Rajiv Gandhi Super Specialty Hospital (RGSSH) Tuesday afternoon, sources said.A SpiceJet flight carrying the vaccine batch landed at the Delhi airport around 10 am on Tuesday, four days ahead of the launch of a nationwide drive against the coronavirus. Thereafter, the Delhi Police formed a "green corridor" to safely transport the vials to the hospital, the Delhi government's largest COVID-19 facility."The truck carrying the vaccines arrived at the hospital around 3:10 pm," a source said.
A special cold storage facility has been created at RGSSH to store the vaccine vials.Deputy Commissioner of Police (IGI Airport) Rajeev Ranjan said adequate security arrangements have been made at the storage site, and Police Control Room (PCR) vans will also cover them in their patrolling plans.Deputy Commissioner of Police (Shahadra) Amit Sharma said, "We have deployed the personnel at the storage area of the Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital."Earlier, officials said more than 2.54 lakh doses of Covishield, developed by Oxford University and British-Swedish firm AstraZeneca and manufactured by the Serum Institute of India, will be delivered at RGSSH.
"The storage facility at RGSSH can stock up to about 50,000 vaccine vials, and all arrangements have been made there to keep it in a temperature-controlled environment," a senior official had said. (PTI)
Coronavirus in Delhi LIVE Updates | Authorities:
With 386 new cases, Delhi's COVID-19 count rises to 6,30,892; death toll mounts to 10,707 after 16 new fatalities.
Coronavirus in West Bengal LIVE Updates | West Bengal:
The first consignment of Covishield vaccine by Serum Insitute of India (SII), brought to Central Family Medical Stores in Bagbazar, Kolkata where it is being stored.
Coronavirus in Telangana LIVE Updates | Telangana receives 3.64 lakh doses Covishield vaccine
The Telangana government on Tuesday received the first consignment of 3.64 lakh doses of COVID-19 vaccine Covishield from the Pune-based Serum Institute. The vaccine arrived in a freighter aircraft of SpiceJet. "The state government has received 3.64 lakh crore doses of Serum Institutes Covishield vaccine from the Centre. The vaccine will be sent to 139 centres, where the vaccination drive will begin from January 16," Telangana Public health Department Director G Srinivas Rao said. From January 18, vaccination in the rest of the centres will be launched, the official added. Arrangements have been made to administer the vaccine at over 1400 counters located in 1213 centres all over the state and it will cover 3.10 lakh frontline workers, he said. The Covishield containers landed at the Airport at around 11.30 AM and were transported from there to the state vaccine storage centre at Koti here. Security at the airport's cargo centre was beefed up and the vaccine containers were sent to the Governments facility with police escort, Shamshabad DCP Prakash Reddy said. Security was also beefed up at the vaccine storage centre. A senior government official shifted the consignment to freezers after performing'puja'.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Adar Poonawalla, CEO and Owner, Serum Institute of India:
We make 70-80 million doses every month. Planning is underway to see how many will be given to India and foreign countries. Health Ministry has made logistics plans. We also have partnership with pvt players for trucks, vans and cold storage.
Coronavirus in Odisha LIVE Updates | Health Department official:
Odisha's COVID-19tally mounts to 3,32,331 as 225 more people test positive, two new fatalities bring death toll to 1,894; active case count 2,113.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | West Bengal health department official
:First consignment of COVID-19 vaccines arrived at Kolkata airport on Tuesday afternoon.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Adar Poonawalla, CEO and Owner, Serum Institute of India:
A lot of countries have been writing to India & PMO for vaccines to be supplied from Serum Institute to their countries. We're trying to keep everyone happy. We've to take care of our population & nation as well.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Adar Poonawalla, CEO and Owner, Serum Institute of India:
We've given a special price of Rs 200 for the first 100 mn doses only to GoI on their request, that we want to support common man, vulnerable, poor, healthcare workers. After that we'll be selling it at Rs 1000 in pvt markets.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Adar Poonawalla, CEO and Owner, Serum Institute of India:
This is a historical moment that vaccine is being dispatched from our factory. Our main challenge is to bring it to everyone in the country. It is our challenge for 2021, let's see how it happens.
Coronavirus LIVE Updates | China will give Myanmar a batch of COVID-19 vaccines for free, says ministry
China will give Myanmar a batch of coronavirus vaccines for free, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Tuesday.The announcement came as Wang Yi, the Chinese government’s top diplomat, wrapped up a two-day visit to Myanmar. (Reuters)
