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Manish Sisodia has claimed that Bharat Biotech declined to provide Covaxin
Covaxin centres in Delhi: Delhi s Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday claimed that Hyderabad-based biotechnology company, Bharat Biotech, has declined to provide Covid-19 vaccine to the national capital. Bharat Biotech is manufacturing Covaxin that is currently being administered to the people in the country along with Covishield. Pune-bases Serum Institute of India is manufacturing Covishield the local version of Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. We had demanded 1.34 cr doses, 67 lakhs each of Covaxin and Covishield. Covaxin (Bharat Biotech) wrote to us yesterday that they can t provide. They wrote we are making dispatches as per directives of concerned government officials . Obvious that these are central government officials, Sisodia said while addressing the media.
Covid Peak Sliding, Says Delhi Minister; Positivity Rate Drops Further Delhi has recorded 12,481 COVID-19 cases and 347 deaths over the last 24 hours, the positivity rate has dropped from 19 per cent to 17.7 per cent.
Updated: May 11, 2021 5:27 pm IST
Delhi Health Minister Satyender Jain confirmed today that while the second wave of Covid is still very much on, the national capital is past the peak and the number of cases and the positivity rate are both on their way down. But you cannot get to the comfort zone right now. The infection rate has to fall below 5 per cent and the corona cases should be below 3 or 4 thousand, he told reporters.
The WHO has labelled the Covid variant spreading in India as a variant of concern (File)
New Delhi:
Maharashtra, the country s financial capital, Delhi, the national capital, and Uttar Pradesh, the most populous state, were the worst Covid-hit regions but have shown a continuous decline in the daily COVID-19 cases, said the Health Ministry on Tuesday.
It also mentioned that daily cases were on a decline in Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Telangana, Chandigarh, Ladakh, Daman and Diu, Lakshadweep, and Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
The national positivity rate stands at 21 per cent, said the Ministry.
The Union government is in discussion with states to contain the spread of COVID-19, said Health Ministry spokesperson Lav Agarwal.
Home / International / Hospital fire kills 18 in India as 402,000 COVID cases announced
Hospital fire kills 18 in India as 402,000 COVID cases announcedInternational 2021-05-02, by Editor Comments Off 0
A fire in a COVID-19 hospital ward in western India killed 18 patients as the country grappling with the world’s worst outbreak stepped up a vaccination drive for all adults even though some states say they do not have enough jabs.
India on Saturday set yet another daily global record with 401,993 new coronavirus cases, taking its tally to more than 19.1 million. Another 3,523 people died in the past 24 hours, raising the overall deaths to 211,853, according to the health ministry. Experts believe both figures are an undercount.
Hospital fire kills 18 virus patients as India steps up jabs
COVID: Families grieve as Indiaâs health system collapses By Associated Press | April 30, 2021 at 10:56 PM CDT - Updated April 30 at 11:09 PM
NEW DELHI (AP) â A fire in a COVID-19 hospital ward in western India killed 18 patients early Saturday, as the country grappling with the worst outbreak yet steps up a vaccination drive for all its adults even though some states say donât have enough jabs.
India on Saturday set yet another daily global record with 401,993 new cases, taking its tally to more than 19.1 million. Another 3,523 people died in the past 24 hours, raising the overall fatalities to 211,853, according to the Health Ministry. Experts believe both figures are an undercount.