India Coronavirus Dispatch: Co-Win app not needed to get vaccinated

Vaccine charges at private hospitals, doctor's certificate needed for those with comorbidities, Bharat Biotech's request to test Covaxin on children-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

IN NUMBERS: Over 16,500 fresh cases reported

India reported 16,577 fresh coronavirus infections on Friday, taking the cumulative caseload to 11,063,491, according to a report in the Scroll. The fresh cases were slightly lower than Thursday’s count of 16,738. The country saw 120 deaths due to the pandemic, taking the death toll to 156,825, according to central health ministry data. The active caseload is at 155,986, while the total recoveries have surged to 10,750,680. As many as 13.4 million healthcare and frontline workers have been inoculated since the nationwide inoculation programme kicked off on January 16. Read more