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India Coronavirus Dispatch: Mumbai announces strict measures to curb virus

Pandemic delays therapy for eye diseases, Patanjali's Coronil makes a comeback, cherry-picking of Covid vaccination figures, and more-news relevant to India's fight against Covid-19

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The "high-risk" contacts of those who are Covid-positive in Mumbai may face up to six months in prison, or a fine of Rs 200, or both if they violate home quarantine rules.

Bharath Manjesh New Delhi
IN NUMBERS: Nearly 14,000 fresh cases reported

India reported 13,993 fresh coronavirus infections on Saturday, taking the cumulative caseload to 1,09,77,387, according to a report in the Scroll. The country saw 101 deaths due to the pandemic, taking the death toll to 1,56,212, according to central health ministry data. The total recoveries have surged to 1,06,78,048 while the active caseload is at 1,43,127. As many as 1,07,15,204 healthcare and frontline workers have been inoculated since the nationwide inoculation programme kicked off on January 16. Read more here

OPINION: Govt cherry-picking Covid vaccination figures

The central government is