Coronavirus live updates | Govt. sends health teams to Maharashtra, Punjab following spike in daily cases

As many as 18,327 new COVID-19 cases and 108 deaths had been reported in the nation in the final 24 hours, the Union Health ministry stated as we speak.

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New Delhi

Government sends health teams to Maharashtra, Punjab following spike in daily cases

The Centre has rushed high-level multi-disciplinary public health teams to Maharashtra and Punjab in view of the rise in the variety of daily COVID-19 cases being reported by these States.

The teams are being deployed to help State Health Departments in coronavirus surveillance, management and containment measures, the Union Health Ministry stated.

The high-level workforce to Maharashtra will probably be led by P Ravindran, Sr CMO, Disaster Management Cell, MOHFW. While the general public health workforce to Punjab will probably be led by S K Singh, Director, National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), New Delhi, it stated.

The teams will go to the (COVID-19) hotspot areas in the States and verify causes for the surge in cases, the Ministry stated.

New Delhi

India data 18,327 new infections, lively cases rise once more

India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 1,11,92,088 with over 18,000 contemporary cases being reported in a span of 24 hours in the nation after 36 days, whereas lively cases registered a rise for the fourth consecutive day on March 6 and had been recorded at 1,80,304, according to the Union Health Ministry.

The dying toll reached 1,57,656 with 108 extra fatalities, whereas a complete of 18,327 new cases had been registered in a day, the Ministry’s information confirmed.

On January 29, 18,855 new infections had been recorded in a span of 24 hours after which the daily rise in contemporary cases remained under 18,000.

The quantity of people that have recuperated from the illness surged to 1,08,54,128 which interprets to a nationwide COVID-19 restoration price of 96.98%, whereas the case fatality price stands at 1.41%.

Karnataka

Make vaccine free: Siddaramaiah

Karnataka Leader of Opposition Siddarmaiah has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to be sure that COVID-19 vaccine is accessible and obtainable to everybody freed from value.

In a letter addressed to Mr. Modi, he identified that whereas India has accepted two vaccines for administration in many phases, the progress could be very sluggish. “India has only administered the vaccine to 0.5% or less of the population, while other countries are making huge strides to increase the immunity among its people,” he stated.

“India can progress only when the vaccines are widely available at zero cost to the population. The decision of the Central government to allow private healthcare centres to charge ₹250 for administering the vaccine will adversely impact the efforts to ensure immunity to everyone,” he stated in the letter.

New Delhi

Be continually vigilant towards COVID-19: L-G

Lieutenant-Governor Anil Baijal on Friday emphasised the need to keep the guard up towards COVID-19 and to make the vaccination drive extra inclusive, particularly for these with no entry to digital platforms, at a gathering of the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) right here.

Mr. Baijal chaired the 18th assembly of the DDMA to evaluation COVID-19 scenario and the continuing vaccination drive, together with Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and senior authorities officers, at Raj Niwas.

While appreciating the efforts made by all of the businesses involved in efficient controlling of COVID-19 in Delhi, Mr. Baijal emphasised the necessity to proceed the vigilance with out reducing guard and guaranteeing strict enforcement of COVID-19-appropriate behaviour.

United States

Biden urged not to settle for India, South Africa’s proposal at WTO on COVID-19 vaccine

Four high Republican senators have urged U.S. President Joe Biden not to settle for a proposal by India and South Africa to the WTO to waive anti-Covid vaccine patents, saying that waiving all rights to mental property would finish the innovation pipeline and cease the event of recent vaccines or boosters to deal with variants in the virus.

Mike Lee, Tom Cotton, Joni Ernst and Todd Young, in a letter to President Biden, urged him to reject the upcoming proposal on the World Trade Organisation (WTO).

“India, South Africa and different international locations are presenting a proposal on the World Trade Organisation to waive all mental property rights for any innovation associated to COVID-19,” the senators stated.

“The proponents of this scheme argue that if we just destroy the intellectual property developed by American companies, we will suddenly have more manufacturers producing COVID-19 vaccines,” they stated.

“But the alternative is true. By destroying the mental property of each American firm that has labored on COVID-19 vaccines and coverings, we might be ending the progress — began underneath Operation Warp Speed — that led to the quickest improvement of life-saving vaccines in historical past,” the senators wrote. – PTI

Dharamsala

Dalai Lama receives first dose of anti-coronavirus vaccine

Tibetan religious chief the Dalai Lama was administered the primary dose of anti-coronavirus vaccine at Zonal Hospital in Dharamsala on Saturday morning.

The Dalai Lama’s workplace thanked the the Government of India and the Himachal Pradesh dispensation for facilitating the primary dose of the vaccine for the religious chief.

After getting inoculated, he requested individuals to come ahead in massive numbers and get themselves vaccinated for the larger profit. – PTI

New Delhi

1.90 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses given: Health Ministry

The cumulative doses of COVID19 vaccine administered in the nation crossed 1.90 crore on Friday, stated a launch issued by the Health Ministry.

The launch stated a complete of 1,90,40,175 vaccine doses have been given until 7 pm on Friday, in accordance to provisional report: 68,96,529 Health Care Workers (HCWs) who had taken the primary dose and 32,94,612 HCWs who had taken the second dose; 62,94,755 Frontline Worker (FLWs) (1st dose), 1,23,191 FLWs (2nd dose), 21,17,862 beneficiaries greater than 60 years previous and three,13,226 beneficiaries aged 45 and above with particular co-morbidities.

A complete of 10,34,672 vaccine doses got until 7 pm on Friday, the forty-ninth day of nationwide COVID-19 vaccination — 8,25,537 beneficiaries had been vaccinated with the primary dose and a pair of,09,135 HCWs and FLWs acquired the second dose, in accordance to the provisional report.

Geneva

Don’t waste the hope of vaccines, warns WHO

Covax will distribute 14.4 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to 31 extra international locations subsequent week, the World Health Organization stated Friday because it warned individuals not to waste, by complacency, the hope that vaccines convey.

The Covax world vaccine-sharing facility shipped greater than 20 million doses to 20 international locations because the scheme geared toward guaranteeing poorer nations get entry to jabs took off this week.

But the WHO voiced fears that additional waves of the coronavirus pandemic could possibly be on the way in which if individuals assume the roll-out of vaccines across the globe means the disaster is over.

“I really am very concerned that… we think we’re through this. We’re not,” WHO emergencies director Michael Ryan advised a press convention. “And countries are going to lurch back into third and fourth surges if we’re not careful. We should not waste the hope that vaccines bring… by dropping our guard in other areas.”

WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus praised the primary full week of the Covax roll-out, however stated rich international locations had been nonetheless nonetheless leaving others behind in the vaccination rush.