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12:04 AM

Covid-19: Over 25K beneficiaries get vaccine shots on Wednesday in Delhi

Over 25,000 beneficiaries, including 13,794 senior citizens, received shots of the Covid-19 vaccine in the national capital on Wednesday, according to data shared by officials, according to PTI. In the 45-59 years age group, 1,625 beneficiaries received the jabs, a senior official said. Over 5,100 senior citizens in Delhi had received their first shots of the vaccine on Monday when the second phase of the vaccination drive had begun in the national capital.

"Today, 25,054 people were vaccinated, out of which 13,794 were citizens in the age group of 60 and above," the official said. On Tuesday, a total of 21,227 beneficiaries, including 10,213 senior citizens and 1,442 people in the age group of 45-59, received the shots. In the first phase, starting January 16, over 3.6 lakh beneficiaries comprising healthcare workers and frontline workers, have been vaccinated in Delhi, as per PTI.

11:33 PM

Delhi HC takes cognisance of Bar Council's claim to declare all judicial officials as frontline workers

There's weight in claim made by Bar Council of Delhi for declaring all associated with judicial functioning including Judges, Court Staff & lawyers as frontline workers so they could receive Covid-19 vaccination on priority, without limitations of age/physical condition, said Delhi HC. Delhi High Court said that it has taken suo-motu cognisance regarding the matter. It has issued notice to Secretary, MoHFW, Principal Secretary, MoHFW, GNCT of Delhi, Serum Institute of India and Bharat Biotech returnable on March 4, according to ANI

 

11:29 PM

Tamil Nadu records 489 new Covid-19 cases; 2 fatalities; Dy CM gets the jab

Tamil Nadu reported 489 new Covid-19 cases and two fatalities, taking the caseload to 8.52 lakh and the toll to 12,504, the health department said on Wednesday, according to PTI. Recoveries eclipsed new cases with 494 people being discharged, taking the cumulative number to 8,36,473, leaving 3,990 active cases in the State. Chennai accounted for the maximum number of infections with 184, taking the total to 2,36,072 till date.

The metropolis also accounted for a little over one-third of the COVID-19 fatalities at 4,157 deaths. The two deceased were ailing with pre-existing comorbidity or chronic illness. A total of 50,783 samples were tested on Wednesday, taking the total specimens examined so far to 1,76,30,655.

9:34 PM

10 girl students test positive for Covid-19 at Kanya Gurukul in Kurukshetra

9:01 PM

16.3 mn Covid vaccines administered across India so far: Union Health Ministry

The cumulative number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 16.3 million today, says Union Health Ministry.

9:00 PM

Mumbai: institutional quarantine must for travelers from Brazil

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Wednesday announced that a seven-day institutional quarantine will be mandatory for those arriving from Brazil even if they have obtained a COVID-19 negative report prior to the journey.

 

In a fresh circular, the civic body included Brazil in the list of countries under quarantine rules, citing the latest guidelines of the Union Ministry of Health about international arrivals.

8:46 PM

UK to receive 10 million AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine doses from India's Serum Institute

The UK will receive 10 million AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses made by the Serum Institute of India (SII), the UK government said on Tuesday. SII, the world's largest vaccine manufacturer by volume, is mass producing the AstraZeneca vaccine, developed with Oxford University, for dozens of poor and middle-income countries.

 

"The UK has ordered 100 million doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine, of which 10 million doses will come from the Serum Institute of India," a UK government spokesperson told Reuters.

8:11 PM

Passengers arriving from Brazil must undergo 7-day institutional quarantine: BMC

8:01 PM

215 new coronavirus cases in Rajasthan, no death

Rajasthan recorded 215 more coronavirus cases on Wednesday, taking the infection tally to 3.21 lakh, the Health Department said.

 

No fresh death from the pathogen was recorded and the death toll stands at 2,787. The total number of cases rose to 3,20,772, including 1,470 who are under treatment and 3.17 lakh who have been discharged, according to a bulletin. On Tuesday, the state reported 102 new cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

 

As many as 519 people have died in Jaipur, 306 in Jodhpur, 222 in Ajmer, 169 in Kota, 167 in Bikaner, 120 in Bharatpur, 123 in Udaipur, 109 in Pali and 101 in Sikar districts. Out of the 215 new cases, 50 were in Dungarpur, 40 in Jaipur, 19 in Jodhpur, 18 in Udaipur, 16 in Rajsamand, 14 in Ajmer and 11 in Kota.

7:40 PM

Covid effect: Schools closure impacted 247 mn Indian children, says UNICEF

Closure of 1.5 million schools due to coronavirus pandemic and the resultant lockdowns in 2020 impacted 247 million children enrolled in elementary and secondary schools in India, a UNICEF report has found.

 

Globally, schools for more than 168 million children have been completely closed for almost a full year, it said.

 

The report stated that online education is not an option for all as only one in four children has access to digital devices and internet connectivity. Pre-COVID, only a quarter of households (24 per cent) in India had access to the internet and there is a large rural-urban and gender divide. READ MORE...