Coronavirus live updates | Tamil Nadu becomes fourth State to report over a million cases

As of Monday, India has administered 12.4 crore doses of vaccine since January 16. When it opened up vaccines for these above 45 on April 1, there was an preliminary surge within the variety of vaccinations day-after-day — touching 4.5 lakh on April 5. However, numbers declined steadily thereafter. On Monday, about 2.8 million doses had been administered.

Several States have complained of shortages and having to shut down vaccination centres.

Questions stay on whether or not sufficient shares of vaccine will likely be obtainable to cater to the accelerated demand from May. When the yr started, the federal government’s plan was to inoculate 30 crore, or about a third of its grownup inhabitants by August. As of Monday solely 8% had obtained one dose and 1% had been absolutely inoculated.

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

Here are the most recent updates:

Punjab

Amid surge in cases, Punjab CM orders stricter curbs from right now

Amid surge in COVID-19 cases, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday ordered stricter restrictions starting April 20, together with extension of evening curfew timings (8 p.m. to 5 a.m.) and closure of all bars, cinema halls, gyms, spas, teaching centres and sports activities complexes. Restaurants and resorts will likely be open just for takeaway and residential supply from Monday to Saturday.

Gatherings of greater than 20 individuals, together with for weddings and cremations, have additionally been banned throughout the State and prior approval of the district administration is required for all gatherings of greater than 10 individuals, apart from cremation.

The new restrictions, which additionally embody closure of all malls, retailers and markets on Sunday, coupled with those imposed earlier, will stay in impact until April 30, the Chief Minister introduced.

Tamil Nadu

Open particular counters to vaccinate the in another way abled, HC tells Tamil Nadu

The Madras High Court on Monday directed the Tamil Nadu government to set up particular counters for the in another way abled in any respect government-run COVID-19 vaccination centres. It additionally ordered that the buildings have amenities, equivalent to ramps and elevators, and that each effort be made to set up the particular counters as early as doable.

Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy issued the instructions whereas disposing of a public curiosity litigation petition filed by polio survivor Meenakshi Balasubramanian of Chennai. The litigant had stated the in another way abled had been extremely susceptible, operating the chance of contracting COVID-19 at the very least six occasions greater than others.

New Delhi

BJP decides to cease massive rallies in West Bengal, restricts crowds to 500

The BJP on Monday decided to cease holding massive rallies, gatherings and conferences for the West Bengal Assembly elections, capping attendance at 500 due to the rising COVID-19 cases.

In a assertion, the get together stated BJP president Jagat Prasad Nadda had determined that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and different central leaders of the get together would deal with solely small public conferences and not more than 500 individuals could be allowed to attend.

The get together stated the smaller public conferences could be held in open areas and with COVID-19 pointers in place. The get together had set a goal of distribution of 6 crore masks and sanitisers in West Bengal, it stated.

New Delhi

Staggered working hours, curtailed attendance of officers in central govt. workplaces amid surge in cases

The Centre on Monday introduced guidelines for its employees, together with staggered workplace hours and 50 per cent attendance of officers of the extent of Under Secretary and beneath, in view of a surge in COVID-19 cases.

All officers of the extent of Deputy Secretary, equal and above are to attend workplace on a common foundation, a assertion issued by the Personnel Ministry stated.

Physical attendance of the officers of the extent of Under Secretary or equal and beneath to be restricted to 50% of the particular power, it stated.

Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu becomes fourth State to report over a million cases

Tamil Nadu on Monday grew to become the fourth State, after Maharashtra, Kerala and Karnataka, to cross a total of one million COVID-19 cases. The quantity of people that have thus far examined optimistic account for roughly 1.3% of the entire inhabitants.

With 10,941 cases reported on Monday, the State took simply 14 days to go from 9 lakh cases to 10 lakh cases. An evaluation of the variety of days it took to cross each one lakh case confirmed that this was the shortest interval taken to add yet one more lakh to the tally, indicating the sharp rise being seen in the course of the second wave of the pandemic.

The second shortest was in July-August final yr in the course of the first wave when the State moved from two lakh cases to three lakh cases in 16 days. The highest each day tally of 6,993 cases wave was reported on July 27, 2020.