Coronavirus live updates | President Kovind gets first dose of COVID-19 vaccine

The cumulative quantity of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered within the nation has crossed 1.54 crore on Tuesday (until 7 p.m.). This contains 67,32,944 well being care staff (HCW) who’ve taken the first dose and 26,85,665 HCWs who’ve taken the second dose.

Also 4,34,981 beneficiaries greater than 60 years outdated have taken the vaccine to date together with 60,020 beneficiaries aged 45 and above with co-morbidities, mentioned information launched by the Health Ministry.

You can monitor coronavirus circumstances, deaths and testing charges on the nationwide and State ranges here. An inventory of State Helpline numbers is accessible as properly.
 

Here are the most recent updates:

New Delhi

President Kovind gets first dose of COVID-19 vaccine

President Ram Nath Kovind was administered the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at a military hospital on Tuesday and urged all eligible residents to get vaccinated.

According to tweets on his official deal with, the president, 75, was accompanied by his daughter when the vaccine dose was administered to him on the military’s Research and Referral Hospital right here.

Goa

Goa CM Pramod Sawant gets vaccine shot

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant obtained his first dose of vaccine towards COVID-19 at a main well being centre close to Panaji on Wednesday.

The 47-year-old politician is a educated medical physician and comes below the class of well being professionals.

A nurse defined the inoculation process to Mr. Sawant earlier than he obtained the jab on the main well being centre in Sankhalim in North Goa district.

Talking to reporters after getting inoculated, Mr. Sawant mentioned folks shouldn’t be afraid of taking the vaccine.

“I took the jab to bolster people’s trust in the vaccine,” he mentioned, including that there are not any main complaints from individuals who have obtained the vaccine photographs.

SYRIA

India stands able to work with UN to make sure provide of COVID-19 vaccines in Syria

India, which has shipped essential provides of COVID-19 vaccines to nations globally, has mentioned it stands able to work with the United Nations and its companies to make sure the doses are delivered to folks of Syria dealing with “dire” state of affairs compounded by the pandemic, winterisation and meals insecurity.

Speaking on the UN General Assembly high-level panel on the human rights state of affairs in Syria on Tuesday, India’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador K Nagaraj Naidu mentioned that India continues to face with the folks of Syria within the grave hour of want.

NATIONAL

Five States see upsurge in every day new circumstances

There is an upsurge in every day new COVID-19 cases in Kerala, Maharashtra, Punjab, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh, in response to the Union Health Ministry.

In the previous week, Maharashtra exhibited a spike within the quantity of every day new circumstances. In the final 24 hours, 6,112 every day new circumstances have been reported within the State. Chhattisgarh reported 259 circumstances, Punjab 383 and Madhya Pradesh 297, mentioned the Ministry.

It asserted that individuals ought to take into account the significance of adherence to COVID-19 acceptable behaviour. “This is essential for breaking the chain of transmission of the virus and containment of spread of the disease,” it said.

NATIONAL

Don’t create buffer inventory of COVID-19 vaccines: Health Ministry

The Health Ministry urged States/UTs to utilise 100% capacities of non-public hospitals functioning as COVID Vaccination Centres (CVCs) and mentioned non-public hospitals not below the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) and the State Insurance Schemes may also be utilised as CVCs.

“There is not any scarcity of vaccines, sufficient vaccine doses to be allotted to all hospitals functioning as CVCs,’’ mentioned Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Tuesday.

“States/UTs have been advised to make sure that sufficient allocation of vaccines is finished to all hospitals [government and private] for your entire length for which classes have been deliberate,’’ mentioned the discharge.

It mentioned States/UTs mustn’t retailer, reserve, preserve or create a buffer inventory on the State and district ranges.

KARNATAKA

Karnataka advised to tighten border vigil

In the wake of the emergence of cluster outbreaks within the metropolis and some different locations, a crew of officers from the Union authorities has requested the State to tighten vigilance on the Kerala and Maharashtra borders and likewise step up contact tracing.

The Central crew comprising a Joint Secretary from the Health and Family Welfare Ministry and two medical doctors arrived within the metropolis on Monday to evaluate the COVID-19 security precautions and management measures within the metropolis.

WASHINGTON

Biden hopes America to be again to regular by this time subsequent yr

President Joe Biden on Tuesday mentioned he hopes that the United States, the nation hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic, can be regular by the identical time subsequent yr.

“When do I think things will get back to normal? I’ve been cautioned not to give an answer to that because we don’t know for sure. But my hope is, by this time next year, we’re going to be back to normal,” Mr. Biden advised reporters on the White House.