On Wednesday, the New York City Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan told WABC TV that mask mandates had resumed at all 11 of the city s public hospitals, 30 health centers, and five long-term care facilities.
Public Health Director Niranjan Mishra in a letter to all medical colleges and CDMOs said: "The recent rise in COVID-19 cases across India necessitates immediate and proactive measures to combat any surge in COVID-19 cases in the state. In continuation of the earlier communication, you are requested to implement the action points given therein and to remain alert to meet any exigency".
Karnataka Coronavirus: The sub-committee also advised the elderly and those with comorbidities to receive a precautionary vaccine’, and decided to procure 30,000 doses of the Corbevax vaccine from the Centre.