Health ministry data shows a huge disparity in the doses that were given in just eleven states which could launch the drive on May 1 due to paucity of supply
Asks Delhi govt to set up dedicated helpline, make info on beds, drugs and other facilities available on websites
Maharashtra, Gujarat and UP to begin vaccination today
Stressing on the need to ensure issues at the local level were promptly identified and addressed, Modi said, 'all arms of the government are working unitedly and rapidly to deal with the situation'
This would be the first such meeting to be held after the second wave of the pandemic hit India
Some of the exemptions given as part of Covid relief measures last year would come to an end in June 2021
More than 8.7 million people enrolled themselves for the much-awaited jab
The data showed that 150 million doses had been given to the states so far, of which 10 million were still available with them.
Armed forces are also creating military medical infrastructure to be made available to civilians
Hyderabad-based Biological E's candidate has completed its phase one and two trials and is about to enter stage three
Case fatality rate in the country has declined from 1.45 per cent in January to 1.17 per cent in April
Modi asks migrants to stay where they are, tells states to instil confidence
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Limited supply of vaccines could scupper move to open up vaccination to 18-plus
States allowed to procure directly from manufacturers; open market supply permitted
Announcing lockdown in Delhi in a virtual address, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said: "If strict measures are not taken now, the health system in Delhi can collapse."
The government said that vaccination at the workplace would not only be convenient to the staff but it will also reduce the exposure to the virus by avoiding travel
While extending vaccination for all above 45 years of age, the health ministry had said that this age group accounted for 88 per cent of Covid-19 deaths in the country
"The measures to prevent and contain Covid-19 are not rocket science! We have adopted these measures all of last year and shown the world our success story," Vardhan said
New corporate insolvency being at halt reflected in the continuing drop in the number of ongoing corporate resolution cases in the October-December period