With 4,08,323 new COVID-19 cases recorded until 11 p.m. on April 30, India became the first country in the world to register over 4 lakh infections in a single day. As many as 3,464 new deaths were also reported on the day.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Union of India (UOI) to explain the basis and rationale adopted with respect to the pricing of Covid-19 vaccines and other necessary items.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said that no vaccination will be done for 18+ category in the national capital on May 1.
BMC has said that no vaccination against Covid-19 will be held in Mumbai for the three days -- Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Rahul Gandhi has been demanding free Covid-19 vaccination for all citizens. They have also termed the centre's new vaccination policy discriminatory.
Delhi recorded 368 more COVID-19 deaths and 25,986 cases with a positivity rate of 31. 76 per cent, according to the latest bulletin issued by the city health department. This was the seventh day on the trot that Delhi had recorded over 300 deaths due to coronavirus.
There is an acute shortage of oxygen supply in several states. Centre is providing oxygen cylinders to badly-hit COVID states. Amid this the trucks carrying oxygen cylinders are seen truck in traffic jam at Mumbai-Ahmedabad highway.
With the vaccination process for persons aged above 18 years beginning from May 1 onwards, the government has placed an order for 45 lakh doses of Covishield for the first month.
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Covid-19 vaccination drive for those above 18 will not begin from May 1 in Maharashtra. The government, however, said that it will provide vaccine free of cost to all
One in four people experience mild, short lived systemic side effects after receiving either the COVID-19 preventive by Pfizer or AstraZeneca vaccine -- known as Covishield in India -- with headache, fatigue and tenderness the most common symptoms, according to a study published in the Lancet Infectious Diseases journal.
Those given a first dose of either of the two vaccines currently being administered by the National Health Service (NHS) and who became infected with SARS-Cov-2 – the coronavirus which causes COVID-19 – three weeks later were between 38 and 49 per cent less likely to pass the virus on than unvaccinated people.
Registration for the new eligible population groups (all those above 18 years) will start on Wednesday from 4 pm. Vaccination against COVID-19 began in the country on January 16.
Healthcare facilities across Hyderabad are ramping up their capacity to vaccinate more population in the weeks ahead. They believe vaccination for all is the most definitive step in the fight against coronavirus.
Maharashtra remains one of the worst-COVID-affected states in the country. As many as 66,358 new cases, 895 deaths and 67,752 recoveries were reported on Tuesday. The total case tally stands at 44,100,85.
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People, who came to take the Covid-19 jab waited outside Mumbai's Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) jumbo vaccination centre after the vaccines ran out of stock. Boards reading 'Vaccine out of stock' were put up outside the BKC centre.
Maharashtra has demanded 12 crore vaccine doses of Covishield from the Serum Institute of India.
Once available, Sputnik V will be the third vaccine to be used in India against coronavirus. The other two vaccines are Covaxin and Covishield.
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