Coronavirus LIVE: Mumbai mayor warns of another lockdown amid rise in cases

Coronavirus live updates: Maharashtra's daily Covid count remains above 3,000 for the seventh straight day. Over 8.7 million have been vaccinated in India

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India's fight against Covid-19 is inspiring the world: PM Modi

India's fight against COVID-19 is inspiring the world, though at the beginning of the pandemic other countries worried about the countrys situation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday. India is following a human centric approach to furthering global good, which is based on a healthy balanced welfare and well-being, he said, virtually delivering the valedictory address to 'Heartfulness Practitioners' on the platinum jubilee celebrations of Heartfulness Institute of Shri Ram Chandra Mission, according to a PTI report.

 

"At the beginning of this (COVID-19) pandemic, the whole world was worried about India's situation. But today India's fight against corona (coronavirus) is inspiring the entire world...India is following a human centric approach to furthering global good," Modi said.

 

India has undertaken among the world's largest public welfare programmes in the last six years and these efforts are aimed at giving the poor a life of dignity and opportunity, he said.

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No new fatality in 17 states and UTs; No fresh Covid-19 case in six of them in 24 hours

As many as 17 states and UTs have reportedno COVID-19 deathin the last 24 hours, while six of them have recordedno new case during the period, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday. The recoveries have surged to1,06,33,025 with11,805more patients having recuperated in a day, andIndia's Recovery Rate of 97.32 percentis amongst the highest in the world, it said in its update of cases till 8 AM.

 

The difference between the recovered and active cases has further increased to 1,04,96,153, the ministry underlined. "In another positive development,31 states and UTshave reported a recovery rateof more than the national average.Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli have a recovery rate of 99.88 percent," the ministry said.

 

Seventeen states and UTsreportedno death in 24 hours. These are Lakshadweep, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Chandigarh, Jammu and Kashmir, Meghalaya, Ladakh, Manipur, Haryana, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Rajasthan, Nagaland, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh and Daman and Diu (D&D) and Dadra and Nagar Haveli (D&N).

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LIVE: India is playing a central role in global vaccination, says PM Modi

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One case of Covid-19 variant strain detected in Brazil returnee in first week of Feb: Govt

One case of coronavirus variant strain detected in Brazil returnee in first week of Feb; all travellers, contacts tested, quarantined: Govt

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Single dose of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine provokes strong immune response: Study

People previously infected with the novel coronavirus respond very strongly to single dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, regardless of when they were infected and whether or not they had detectable antibodies against the disease prior to receiving the preventive, according to a study.

 

Researchers from Bar-Ilan University and Ziv Medical Center in Israel noted that the real-world evidence with regard to the COVID-19 vaccine remains scarce even though the clinical trial data are encouraging.

 

Specifically, the response to the COVID-19 vaccine among those previously infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus is still not completely understood, they said.

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New South African Covid-19 strain detected in four returnees: ICMR

In India, the South African strain of coronavirus has been detected in four returnees from South Africa. All travellers and their contacts tested and quarantined: Dr Balram Bhargava, DG ICMR

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Coronavirus LIVE: Delhi reports 94 new cases; lowest in over nine months

Delhi recorded 94 fresh COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, the lowest in over nine months, while the positivity rate slipped to 0.17 per cent in the city, authorities said.

 

One fatality was also registered, taking the death toll due to the viral disease to 10,894 in the national capital, according to the latest health bulletin issued by the Delhi government.

 

Delhi had recorded 96 coronavirus cases on January 27, which was the lowest then in over nine months and the first time that the daily cases' count was below the 100-mark in that month.

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Eleven states/UTs administered first coronavirus vaccine dose to less than 50% healthcare workers

Eleven states/UTs, including Delhi, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh, administered first coronavirus vaccine dose to less than 50 per cent healthcare workers: Health Ministry on coronavirus situation in the country.

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Average daily Covid-19 deaths reported last week was 93 in India: Health Ministry

Average daily Covid-19 deaths reported last week was 93 in the country: Health Ministry

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Administered first vaccine dose to more than 70% registered healthcare workers: Health Ministry

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Eight states administered second Covid-19 vaccine dose to over 60% healthcare workers: Govt

Ladakh, Jharkhand, Assam, UP, Telangana, Tripura, Gujarat and Goa have administered the second dose to more than 60% of the eligible healthcare workers: Health Ministry

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56 new cases per million population reported in last seven days in India: Health Ministry

56 new cases per million population reported in the last seven days in India: Rajesh Bhushan, Secretary, Union Health Ministry

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Kerala and Maharashtra account for 72% of total active cases in India: Health Ministry

Kerala and Maharashtra with 61,550 and 37,383 active cases respectively account for 72% of the total active cases in the country: Health Ministry

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Nearly 8.7 million beneficiaries vaccinated across India: Health Ministry

The number of vaccine doses administered have reached 87,40,595, and active cases are less than 1.40 lakh. Cumulative positivity rate is 5.27%: Health Ministry on coronavirus situation in the country

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LIVE: Health Ministry briefing on coronavirus situation in India