COVID-19 vaccines are unlikely to trigger a rare inflammatory condition linked to coronavirus infection in children, according to an analysis of US government data published Tuesday.
Guterres urged countries to act now to achieve a just recovery, stating that the balance between a global breakthrough and a global breakdown depends on choices made today.
Sandhu stressed that the established linkages, between Indian and US institutions and researchers, augur well in the fight against Covid
Several restrictions like weekend curfew, half seating capacity in metro trains and buses, closure of multiplexes and cinemas, among others, were lifted by the authority in the recent past
A health department bulletin said three deaths linked to the infection in the last 24 hours pushed the toll to 3,795
The state had registered 200 new cases and 11 fresh fatalities on Monday
The number of Covid-19 deaths remained at two for the third consecutive day
Launching his social reforms campaign after a gap of over a month, the chief minister said people must come forward to ameliorate the wrong practice
The government also stressed the need to continue to observe COVID-appropriate behaviour like wearing masks, maintaining social distancing and frequently sanitising hands
The state's positivity rate, or cases detected per 100 tests, was 0.71 per cent, an official added
East Sikkim logged six new cases, followed by two West Sikkim and one case in South Sikkim
The number of tests conducted a day ago stood at 51,793, while 411 patients were discharged in a day, the bulletin said
As many as 902 patients were discharged, pushing the tally of recovered cases to 12,06,445, said the department in a release
Besides, 365 more patients recovered from the viral disease, taking the overall recoveries to 2,76,904, the official said
Tuesday was the third day in a row when the addition to the tally was less than 200, with Monday's 96 being the lowest since April, 2020
EU member countries agreed Tuesday that they should further facilitate tourist travel into the 27-nation bloc for people who are vaccinated against the coronavirus or have recovered from Covid
'Any assets they hold in the UK will be frozen and the indivuals concerned will be banned from travelling here,' UK PM said of the individuals being sanctioned
The Bombay High Court said the Maharashtra government's orders of 2021 permitting only people fully vaccinated against Covid-19 to travel in local trains were "illegal"
After virtually inaugurating a hospital and medical college at Alibaug in Raigad district, the CM said vaccine reduces the severity of the coronavirus infection
India has so far administered 1,758,327,441 vaccine doses. That is 4103.26 per cent of its total caseload, and 125.5 per cent of its population