Delhi has a population of about two crore and among them, about 1.5 crore are eligible for COVID-19 vaccination, the chief minister said.
Delhi recorded 58 new coronavirus cases on Saturday. With this, the tally of COVID-19 cases in the national capital has reached over 14.36 lakh, while the death toll mounted to 25,053.
Bommai explained that he had demanded 1.5 crore doses for the state from the Union government. Mandaviya informed him that the Centre supplied 63 to 64 lakh doses to the state and though it is difficult to allot 1.5 crore doses of Covid vaccine to Karnataka, he would do his best to provide 1 crore doses for the month of August.
At a special meeting held to review the state's preparedness to handle the third wave, George said about half of the population of Kerala was susceptible to the virus and therefore, precautions have to be taken as the presence of the highly contagious delta variant has been detected, according to a state government release.
The Health Ministry said it was forcefully underlined that any laxity at this stage will result in the deterioration of the situation in these districts.
Tracking the changes that happen in the virus inside a host in individuals and populations might provide important leads to the viral sites that are favourable or disadvantageous for the survival of SARS-CoV-2 that causes COVID-19, the researchers said.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was also accompanied by India TV Editor-In-Chief and Chairman Rajat Sharma at the event.
Over 48.78 crore vaccine doses have been provided to states and UTs so far through all sources and further 68,57,590 doses are in the pipeline.
Rahul Gandhi had tested positive for coronavirus in April this year.
Abdullah Al-Sanad, spokesman of the Health Ministry, said that the Kuwait Airport will allow the return of fully-vaccinated expats starting from August 1.
The active cases of COVID-19 in India are now at 4,08,920, the data showed. The total death toll in the country is now at 4,23,810.
The CDC updated its masking recommendation on Tuesday, urging vaccinated Americans to resume wearing masks in schools and in public indoor spaces in Covid-19 hot spots across the country.
A fourth wave of COVID-19, driven by the delta variant could strike the country, said Canada’s chief public health officer.
According to state government release, Kerala reported 20,772 positive cases in last the 24 hours, taking the tally of infections in the state to 33,70,137, the death toll increased to 16,701 with 116 new fatalities.
Jharkhand has revised its Covid restrictions in the state allowing hotels and restaurants to open till 10 pm on Sundays while essentials including grocery shops, fruit shops, dairies to be allowed till 8 pm.
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte approved the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) to extend the travel restrictions currently imposed to 10 countries starting August 1 until August 15, 2021, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in a Facebook post.
A BCCI official had earlier in the day said that the squad has left from Colombo but is still waiting at the airport after the fresh cases came to light and are expected to leave later in the day.
While the fear of getting Covid infection from banknotes and coins has driven much more contactless payments during the pandemic, researchers say the risk is far too less
All 21 including eight children in the age group of 2 and 12 years in Haradag Khurd village have been admitted to Sadar Hospital, Garhwa and their contacts have been isolated.
Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya also said that India is soon going to be largest vaccine-producing country as more companies will get the production licence.
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