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India Coronavirus Dispatch: Second Covid wave inevitable, say experts

Experts on a second wave, contribution to global Covid research, vaccination programme takes a pause, and more-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

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According to a new study, India accounted for only 6.7 per cent of global scientific research on Covid-19 despite recording the second-highest number of coronavirus cases, a report said

Bharath Manjesh New Delhi
IN NUMBERS: Over 16,000 fresh cases reported

India reported 16,488 fresh coronavirus infections on Saturday, taking the cumulative caseload to 1,10,79,979, according to a report in the Scroll. The country saw 113 deaths due to the pandemic, taking the death toll to 1,56,938, according to central health ministry data. The total recoveries have surged to 1,07,63,451 while the active caseload is at 1,59,590. As many as 14.2 million healthcare and frontline workers have been inoculated since the nationwide inoculation programme kicked off on January 16. Read more here

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