Migrant workers return to national capital as the unlocking process begins in Delhi, from today
9.17 am: India registers 1,00,636 Covid-19 new cases, pushing the infection tally in the country to 2,89,09,975 since the pandemic broke out in January last year. With 2,427 deaths, the toll climbs to 3,49,186. There are 14,01,609 active cases and 2,71,59,180 patients have recovered so far from the infection.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
8.25 am: Two doses of the Covishield vaccine have produced more antibodies than two doses of Covaxin, according to a real-world study on vaccinations in healthcare workers in India,
The Hindu reports. The study is yet to be peer reviewed.
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi, where 25 patients have died.
Delhi: Oxygen tanker arrives at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in the national capital after the hospital sends SOS pic.twitter.com/MLDiFm6vmq ANI (@ANI) April 23, 2021
10.12 am: Max Healthcare says it won’t admit new patients in its hospitals in Delhi-NCR till oxygen supplies stablilise.
Max Healthcare has since deleted its tweet.
10.07 am: Covishield, the Serum Institute of India’s vaccine against the coronavirus, offers protection against the double mutant variant detected in India, Rakesh Mishra, the director of the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, says, citing preliminary results of a study.