Since the start of the COVID-19 vaccination drive in India from January 16, 2,09,89,010 people in the country have been vaccinated so far.
COVID-19: Six states including Kerala, Tamil Nadu witness a steep rise in new cases
Amongst these states, Maharashtra continues to report the highest daily new cases at 10,187, followed by Kerala with 2,791 while Punjab reported 1,159 new cases.
COVID-19: ‘Test Track Treat,’ Centre to eight states amidst surge in new cases
Districts in these states and UTs continue to be of concern as these are seeing a decrease in total tests being conducted, a low share of RT-PCR tests
WHO says ‘mass trauma’ caused due to COVID more than Second World War
Evidence of mass trauma has been presented by other organisations, such as the International Council of Nurses, which warned on January 13 of the effects of the pandemic on nurses’ mental health.
COVID-19: India administers more than 1.8 crore doses of vaccine in 48 days
India has administered more than 1.8 crore doses of vaccine against COVID-19 till March 5, 2021, 48 days after the nationwide vaccination drive began in the country.
India reports over 17,000 fresh COVID-19 cases on March 4
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) on Thursday (March 4) reported that India’s COVID-19 tally reached 1,11,39,516 with 17,407 new cases reported in the last 24 hours.
Kapil Dev gets first dose of coronavirus vaccine
Former Team India skipper and cricketing legend Kapil Dev received the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday (March 3).
India reports almost 15,000 new COVID-19 cases on March 3
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) on Wednesday (March 3) reported that India’s COVID-19 tally reached 1,11,24,527 with 14,989 new cases reported in the last 24 hours.
Ravi Shastri’s pic getting COVID-19 vaccine shot goes viral as twitterati make hilarious memes out of it – See posts
Team India head coach Ravi Shastri on Tuesday (March 2) received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at Apollo hospital in Ahmedabad.
Japan tells China to stop anal swab COVID-19 tests on its citizens
Japan has asked the Chinese government to not to subject Japanese citizens to anal coronavirus tests upon receiving numerous complaints of “psychological distress”.