Covid LIVE: Only second dose of Covaxin to be given on Tuesday, says BMC

Coronavirus LIVE updates: Kerala reported 12,220 new infections, Maharashtra 8,535, followed by Tamil Nadu (2,775), Karnataka (1,978). Stay tuned for corona-related news

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Documents for Covaxin nod submitted to WHO; decision soon: Bharat Biotech

Bharat Biotech on Monday said it has submitted all documents required for the emergency use listing (EUL) of its COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin to the World Health Organization and expects a nod at the earliest.

 

Last week, World Health Organization (WHO) chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan had said that the global health body is likely to take a decision on Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin in the emergency use listing within four to six weeks. READ HERE...

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Rich countries should donate scarce vaccines, not use boosters: World Health Organisation

Top officials at the World Health Organisation say there's not enough evidence to show that third doses of coronavirus vaccines are needed and appealed on Monday for the scarce shots to be shared with poor countries who have yet to immunize their people instead of being used by rich countries as boosters.

 

At a press briefing, WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the world's grotesque vaccine disparity was driven by greed, as he called on drugmakers to prioritise supplying their Covid-19 vaccines to poor countries instead of lobbying rich countries to use even more doses. READ MORE...

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Covid LIVE: Only second dose of Covaxin to be given on Tuesday, says BMC

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Dr. Reddy's to strengthen commercial roll-out of Sputnik V in the coming weeks

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Nearly 4,000 tourist vehicles restricted from entering Mussoorie, Nainital

As many as 4,000 vehicles that were on their way to Mussoorie and Nainital were sent back by Uttarakhand Police last weekend. This comes as the state government announced strict COVID-19 protocols to prevent the tourist destinations from being overcrowded amid the pandemic. Uttarakhand Police has set up additional checkpoints and barricades on the roads that lead to famous tourist spots in the state.

"A clear message has been given to the tourists that if they are coming to Uttarakhand, RT-PCR test, registration, and a prior hotel booking are mandatory for everyone," Uttarakhand Police Headquarters Spokesperson DIG Nilesh Anand Bharane told ANI. READ MORE...

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Jharkhand reports 43 new coronavirus cases and 64 recoveries in the past 24 hours

Jharkhand reports 43 new coronavirus cases and 64 recoveries in the past 24 hours; the number of active cases in the state is 390

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Vaccine hesitancy in some communities a cause of concern: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday expressed concern over vaccine hesitancy in some communities and urged people to spread awareness about the benefits of inoculation to win the battle against coronavirus.

 

Shah, who is on a three-day visit to Gujarat since July 10, also urged youths and volunteers of social organisations to spread awareness among the masses about a free food grain distribution scheme of the Central government meant for the poor hit by the pandemic.

 

He made the same appeal while addressing two separate events in the Gandhinagar district earlier in the day. READ ON...

10:20 PM

Karnataka registers 1,386 Covid-19 infections and 61 deaths in a day

Karnataka on Monday saw further decline in the COVID cases with 1,386 fresh infections and 61 deaths, taking the caseload and toll to 28,72,684 and 35,896 respectively, the health department said.

 

The fresh infections came down by about 600 compared to Sunday. The active cases in the state stood at 35,896.

 

As many as 3,204 patients recovered, taking the total recoveries to 28,01,907. The positivity rate for the day was 1.26 per cent and case fatality rate was 4.40 per cent, the department said.

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Cumulative Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in country tops 380 million

The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has surpassed 38 crore, the Union Health Ministry said on Monday.

 

More than 37.03 lakh doses were administered on Monday, as per a provisional report till 7 pm. The ministry said 16,61,804 first doses and 1,40,806 second doses were given to beneficiaries in the age group of 18-44 on Monday.

Cumulatively, 11,41,34,915 people in the age group of 18-44 have received their first dose and 38,88,828 have received their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine since the start of phase-3 of the vaccination drive in the country. READ ON...

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Maharashtra reports 7,603 new Covid cases, 53 deaths, 15,277 recoveries

Maharashtra reported 7,603 new coronavirus case and 53 fresh fatalities on Monday, taking the tally of infections to 61,65,402 and the death toll to 1,26,024, a health department official said.

 

The state reported a decrease in the daily COVID-19 cases and the fatalities as compared to Sunday, when it had registered 8,535 infections and 156 deaths.

 

The official said as many as 15,277 patients were discharged from hospitals in the last 24 hours, taking the number of recovered cases to 59,27,756. The state now has 1,08,343 active COVID-19 cases. READ ON...

9:55 PM

Tamil Nadu reports 2,652 new infections, 36 fatalities

Tamil Nadu has reported 36 deaths due to COVID-19 and 2,652 new cases, which include that of a returnee from Andhra Pradesh, the Health Department said on Monday.
 

The deaths during the day pushed the toll to 33,454 and the overall caseload to 25,21,438 so far.
 

Recoveries eclipsed new infections with 3,104 people getting recovered today aggregating to 24,56,165 leaving 31,819 active infections, a bulletin said.

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Bangladesh records 220 Covid deaths as govt plans to relax lockdown ahead of Eid

Bangladesh plans to ease the ongoing strict lockdown in view of the Eid-ul-Azha festival next week even as the country on Monday reported 220 deaths from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours.
 

According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), Bangladesh reported 13,768 COVID-19 cases, a new daily record, taking the tally to 1,034,957.

9:38 PM

155 new Covid-19 cases in Jammu and Kashmir in a day

Jammu and Kashmir's COVID-19 tally climbed to 3,18,848 with 155 new cases on Monday, officials said.
 

For the first time in nearly three months, no fresh deaths were reported in the union territory. The death toll stands at 4,357, they said.

9:36 PM

Chinese vaccine makers sign Covax agreements for 500 million doses

China's two major COVID-19 vaccine makers have signed agreements to provide up to 550 million doses to COVAX, the UN-backed program that aims to deliver vaccines to poor countries and others that need them.

 

Gavi, the vaccine partnership playing a leading role in COVAX, announced that it would buy 110 million doses from Sinopharm and Sinovac between now and October. In addition, it has the option to buy 440 million more doses by mid-2022.

 

The World Health Organization has approved the companies' vaccines for emergency use. Their inactivated vaccines are already in widespread use in China and in many other countries. READ HERE...

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Expecting to receive EUL for Covaxin from WHO at the earliest: Bharat Biotech