Goa managed to vaccinate 17,000-odd people till 7 pm on Friday against a target of 25,000 doses to mark the 71st birthday of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, officials said.
India set a new record of vaccination on Friday on the occasion of PM Modi's 71st birthday with a total of 2.5 crore doses of vaccines.
Over one crore Covid-19 vaccine doses have been administered so far on Friday as the BJP aims to make PM Narendra Modi's birthday historic.
Uttar Pradesh took almost 100 days to administer the first one crore vaccine doses. It then took another 45 days to cross the 2-crore mark and 59 more days to vaccinate 5 crore people.
The trial of Umifenovir on 132 Covid patients showed that, if proper dose is given twice daily for five days, the drug can effectively reduce viral load to zero in mild or moderate symptomatic and asymptomatic patients by checking multiplication of the virus.
According to the data shared by the Union Health Ministry on Monday, the country saw a total of 37,687 discharges in the last 24 hours.
"Pfizer vaccine will be available at all major vaccination centres... We have also been making arrangements to send teams to educational institutions to vaccinate children."
The mass wedding ceremony promoted by NSS was organised following all Covid guidelines. The differently-abled couples got married with wedding gifts pouring in from family members, donors.
Biden is hardly backing down. In a visit to a school Friday, he accused the governors of being “cavalier” with the health of young Americans, and when asked about foes who would file legal challenges, he retorted, “Have at it.”
The move makes Los Angeles by far the largest of a very small number of districts with a vaccine requirement. Nearby Culver City imposed a similar policy last month for its 7,000 students.
Speaking at the White House, Biden sharply criticized the tens of millions of Americans who are not yet vaccinated, despite months of availability and incentives.
The ministry said over 5.58 cr balance and unutilised COVID vaccine doses are still available with states, UTs to be administered.
The Covid-19 vaccination coverage crossed the 71 crore-landmark milestone in the country on Wednesday. With more than 73 lakh (73,80,510) doses administered till 7 pm on Wednesday, the cumulative number reached 71,52,54,153.
The petition sought direction to the Union of India and all states for door to door COVID vaccination of less privileged, disabled, weaker sections of society as they face difficulty in registering themselves on the CoWIN portal.
The total active cases of COVID in India rose to 3,91,256, the ministry data showed.
India reported 31,222 new COVID-19 cases and 290 fatalities in the last 24 hours. The COVID death toll in the country climbed to 4,41,042.
DU released an official notification informing that the offline classes for both UG and PG classes will be resumed for practical classes.
An association of teachers of Jadavpur University wrote to West Bengal Education Minister Bratya Basu, urging him to take immediate steps for Covid-19 vaccination of students.
India reported 38,948 new COVID-19 cases and 219 fatalities in the last 24 hours. The new fatalities pushed the COVID death toll in the country to 4,40,752. India has 4,04,874 active cases of COVID as of today.
The special vaccination camps organised at religious places of various faiths in the city have given a major boost to the vaccination drive against Covid-19.
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