Covid LIVE: ZyCoV-D is likely to be launched in early October, says report

The national recovery rate was recorded at 97.49 per cent, the health ministry said.

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FIR registered against 250 people for violating COVID-19 protocols in MP's Gwalior

An FIR was registered against 250 people for allegedly violating COVID-19 protocols while attending an event in Gwalior, the police said on Friday.

 

Speaking to ANI, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Rural Jairaj Kuber said, "An FIR was registered against 250 people for violating COVID-19 protocols in Gwalior. They were at an event that was organised without permission from the administration and COVID-19 rules were violated. An FIR was registered against the organiser as well."

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US Covid-19 vaccination strategy draws mixed reactions

Various reactions have risen over the sweeping new vaccine requirements announced recently by US President Joe Biden together with a new action plan to curb the surging Covid-19 cases driven by the highly contagious Delta variant.

 

Biden outlined a broad plan to increase Covid-19 vaccination rates in the country as cases plateau at high numbers, pressuring private employers to immunise their workforce as well as mandating the shots for federal workers, contractors and employees of health-care facilities that receive Medicare or Medicaid funding, reported news agency Xinhua.

 

With the plan, the White House is particularly 'compelling' businesses with more than 100 employees to require their workers be vaccinated against the novel coronavirus or subjected to weekly testing.

 

Companies that ignore the policy could face penalties of up to 14,000 U.S. dollars for each violation.

 

Also, companies would be required to give workers paid time off to get the vaccine.

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UK records another 37,622 coronavirus cases

Another 37,622 people in Britain have tested positive for Covid-19, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases in the country to 7,168,806, according to official figures released on Friday.

 

The country also recorded another 147 coronavirus-related deaths. The total number of coronavirus-related deaths in Britain now stands at 133,988. These figures only include the deaths of people who died within 28 days of their first positive test, the Xinhua news agency reported.

 

The latest data came as the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that in England, Covid rates were rising in children aged from two to those in year 11, and for those aged 35 to 49 in the week to September 3.