Coronavirus live updates | Punjab, Rajasthan CM get first jabs of anti-coronavirus vaccine

The whole quantity of confirmed COVID-19 circumstances within the nation rose to 11.17 million as of 8 a.m. at present, with 16,838 new circumstances reported prior to now 24 hours, in accordance with information from the Health ministry.

The quantity of lively circumstances rose by 2,906 prior to now 24 hours, and the overall quantity of lively circumstances now stands at 176,319. So far, the virus has claimed 157,548 lives, whereas 10.83 million individuals have recovered.

You can observe coronavirus circumstances, deaths and testing charges on the nationwide and State ranges here. A listing of State Helpline numbers is accessible as nicely.

Here are the newest updates:

Punjab

Punjab CM will get first jab of anti-coronavirus vaccine

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh was administered the anti-coronavirus vaccine right here on Friday.

“Punjab CM got his first jab of #CovidVaccine at Civil hospital Mohali,” his media advisor Raveen Thukral tweeted.

“It was painless and I am feeling fine,” he quoted the CM as saying.

The vaccine was administered to the chief minister by auxiliary nurse midwife Manpreet. – PTI

Rajasthan

Rajasthan CM Gehlot, well being minister obtain first dose of anti-coronavirus vaccine

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and the state’s Health Minister Raghu Sharma have been administered the first dose of anti-coronavirus vaccine at SMS hospital in Jaipur on Friday.

Mr. Gehlot tweeted a brief video of him getting the first dose and mentioned the vaccine is protected.

“Administering 2 to 2.5 lakh vaccine doses per day in Rajasthan is a big thing. About 25 % of the country’s vaccination is taking place only in Rajasthan. This is because the corona management has been excellent in the state,” he claimed.

However, 16,09,343 doses have been administered in Rajasthan to this point, in accordance with the Union Health Ministry. – PTI

Pakistan

Pak govt not planning to purchase COVID-19 vaccines; to depend on herd immunity & donated jabs: official

Pakistan is just not planning to purchase vaccines anytime quickly because it goals to deal with the COVID-19 problem by means of herd immunity and donated vaccines from pleasant international locations like China, authorities have mentioned.

So far, 4 vaccines — Sinophram (China), Oxford-AstraZeneca (UK), Sputnik-V (Russia) and Cansino Bio (China) have been registered within the nation.

National Health Service (NHS) Secretary Amir Ashraf Khawaja whereas briefing the Public Accounts Committee on Thursday mentioned that the Pakistan authorities has no plan to purchase vaccines anytime quickly and goals to deal with the COVID-19 well being problem by means of herd immunity and donated vaccines, Dawn newspaper reported.

Herd immunity happens when a big quantity of individuals, often 70 to 90 %, grow to be proof against a contagious illness after being contaminated to it. – PTI

India vaccine doses

Over 1.8 crore vaccine doses administered in India

The cumulative quantity of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in India has crossed 1.8 crore, the Union Health Ministry mentioned on Friday.

These embrace 68,53,083 healthcare staff (HCWs) who have been administered the first dose, 31,41,371 HCWs who got the 2nd dose, 60,90,931 frontline staff (FLWs) who got the first dose and 67,297 FLWs (2nd dose), 2,35,901 beneficiaries aged greater than 45 years with particular co-morbidities (1st dose) and 16,16,920 beneficiaries aged greater than 60 years.

Nearly 14 lakh (13,88,170) vaccine doses got on Thursday, Day-48 of the vaccination drive (March 4) The ministry mentioned 10,56,808 beneficiaries have been vaccinated throughout 16,081 periods for 1st dose (HCWs and FLWs) and three,31,362 HCWs and FLWs obtained 2nd dose of vaccine. – PTI

A brand new therapy

New easy-to-deliver therapy stops replication of COVID-19, flu viruses: Study

Researchers have developed a brand new therapy that seems to cease the copy of the viruses which trigger COVID-19 and flu, and might be delivered to the lungs through a nebulizer, making it straightforward for sufferers to self-administer at dwelling.

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Ltd will bear the fee of vaccinating its workers and their speedy household, totaling an estimated 12.2 lakh, because the oil-to-telecom conglomerate seems to be to safeguard them towards the COVID-19 virus. – PTI

Tamil Nadu

Three generations of ladies vaccinated in Chennai

Three women, spanning three generations, have been vaccinated towards COVID-19 on Thursday at Kauvery Hospital in Chennai.

C.R. Kamalammal, 102, her daughter Rama Sridharan, 74, and granddaughter Sumana Premkumar obtained their vaccination on the hospital.

Ms. Kamalammal mentioned, “The vaccine is safe and I urge everyone to take it immediately as I did.”

Hospital co-founder and govt director Aravindan Selvaraj mentioned, “It is really interesting to see so many senior citizens coming forward to take their dose of vaccines, and this particular family with the senior-most person is truly an example for other elderly people. The vaccines are safe and administered as per the government protocols. We insist more people come forward and take the vaccine in order to fight the pandemic.”

Telangana

Half of Hyderabad, Secunderabad’s inhabitants have antibodies, says research

About 54% of the inhabitants in Hyderabad and Secunderabad inside the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) limits have been discovered to be having antibodies towards coronavirus in a latest sero-surveillance survey conducted by city-based scientific institutions.

The research performed collectively by the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB), National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) and Bharat Biotech International Limited (BBIL) on a pattern dimension of about 9,000 individuals, all of them older than 10 years, has indicated that half the inhabitants has both been contaminated or uncovered to coronavirus.

“It is very exciting as we could be near the end of this pandemic. We have reached a critical stage of infection among the population. This is the right time to go for vaccination when the infection transmission is weak and there are no cases of re-infection. This could take the antibodies prevalence among the population to 75-80% when the herd immunity may kick in,” mentioned CCMB Director Rakesh Mishra at a press convention on Thursday.