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April 17, 2021 10:42 IST
Around 27.3 lakh vaccination doses were administered in the 24 hours ending at 7 a.m. on April 16 in India
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A worker checks oxygen cylinder, which is used for Covid-19 patients at PMCH, amid rising coronavirus cases across the country, in Patna, Friday, April. 16, 2021. | Photo Credit: PTI
Around 27.3 lakh vaccination doses were administered in the 24 hours ending at 7 a.m. on April 16 in India
India continues to lead the world in terms of average daily cases detected. As of April 15, India recorded 1,75,910 daily cases on an average. With 70,483 average daily cases, the U.S. was a distant second followed by Brazil with 66,689 average new cases. However, in terms of average daily deaths, India (952) was second to Brazil (2917).
Coronavirus | Vaccine centres to be open on all days in April
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Objective is to increase pace and coverage of vaccination
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People give their details before getting vaccinated at a COVID-19 government health care centre, in New Delhi, Thursday, April 1, 2021. The third phase of the COVID-19 vaccination drive for 65 lakh people aged above 45 has begun in the national capital from today. | Photo Credit:
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Objective is to increase pace and coverage of vaccination The Centre has decided to operationalise both public and private COVID Vaccination Centres (CVCs) on all days in April, according to a statement from the Health Ministry on Thursday.
Ratan Tata takes first shot of COVID-19 vaccine
Veteran industrialist Ratan Tata hoped everyone can be immunised and protected soon from the coronavirus pandemic, having got himself vaccinated.
Mr. Tata in a social media post praised the process of vaccination, describing it as effortless and painless . Very thankful to have gotten my first vaccination shot today. It was effortless and painless, he said.
Vaccine
20 lakh jabs on Friday, highest so far: Govt
The Health Ministry said on Saturday that more than 20 lakh vaccine doses against the coronavirus were administered across the country the previous day, the highest single-day count so far As many as 16,39,663 beneficiaries were vaccinated for the first dose – healthcare workers (HCWs) and frontline workers (FLWs) – and 4,13,874 such people received the second shot.
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Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh governor takes first dose of COVID-19 vaccine
Himachal Pradesh Governor Bandaru Dattatraya was administered the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine in Shimla, an official spokesperson said. Mr. Dattatraya received the first shot of Covishield vaccine at the Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC) hospital, the governor s press secretary Jayant Sharma said. He will be receiving the second dose of the vaccine after four weeks. - PTI
Maharashtra
Pune sees fresh curbs in light of rise in COVID-19 cases
Considering the recent spike in COVID-19 cases, the administration in Maharashtra s Pune district has directed schools and colleges to remain shut till March 31 and curtailed the operating time for hotels and restaurants.
To check the spike in COVID-19 cases in Maharashtra, the State which continues to lead in daily new cases, the authorities have come up a 7 point action plan, including testing of close contacts, fast contact-tracing, mass testing in hot-spots and audit of deaths.