India set to cross 100 crore COVID vaccine jabs milestone
India | October 21, 2021 8:16 ISTCelebrations of completing 100 crore vaccien doses will also be held at central govt hospitals to mark the occasion.
Celebrations of completing 100 crore vaccien doses will also be held at central govt hospitals to mark the occasion.
International passengers are required to fill a mandatory self-declaration form if they wish to enter India.
Under the nationwide vaccination drive, over 99.12 crore vaccine doses have been administered so far in India.
Many scientists are now calling on the govt to reimpose social restrictions and speed up booster vaccinations as coronavirus infection rates, already Europe’s highest, rise still further.
The total active cases of COVID in India slightly dipped to 1,78,098, the health ministry data showed.
Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope said the Covid Task Force has cautioned about a third wave of the pandemic post the Diwali season.
According to figures calculated by researchers of the Chennai-based Institute of Mathematical Sciences, the R-value of top 10 states with most number of active cases was below 1 till October 18.
Of the 13,058 new infections and 164 deaths reported in India in the last 24 hours, Kerala reported 6,676 new cases and 60 deaths.
More than 3.43 crore people have been inoculated in the state with around 2.43 crore of them having received the first dose of the vaccines.
At a meeting with the Covid Task Force and Children's Task Force, chaired by Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, it was decided to reopen all dry amusement parks from October 22, and the decision to restart water rides in the parks or exclusive water parks has been deferred.
Claiming that the target has been achieved three months in advance, the chief minister thanked all government, private and voluntary agencies involved in the exercise.
Mumbai civic commissioner Iqbal Singh Chahal said the city reported zero death due to the virus during the day for the first time since March 26, 2020.
An expert panel of India's central drug authority has recommended granting EUA to Bharat Biotech's Covaxin for children and adolescents in the 2-18 years age group with certain conditions.
The total active cases of COVID in India slightly dipped to 1,95,846, the health ministry data showed.
Saturday saw 57 Covid deaths being reported taking the total death toll in the state to 26,791.
Total active cases of COVID in India slightly dipped to 2,01,632, the health ministry data showed.
Among the districts, Ernakulam reported the highest number of positive cases at 1,337 followed by Thiruvananthapuram 1,288 and Thrissur 1,091.
Upon arrival, the traveler will no longer need to stay in a quarantine facility, but the passenger is urged to self-monitor for any symptoms until the 14th day, officials said.
Over 10.53 cr balance and unutilised vaccine doses are still available with the states and UTs to be administered, it said.
The total active cases of COVID in India slightly dipped to 2,03,678, health ministry data showed.
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