-Scroll.in States like Maharashtra and Delhi have requested the Centre to remove the age limit for immunisation. India is currently in its third phase of Covid-19 vaccination where those above 45 years are eligible to get the shots. Public and private hospitals have administered over eight crore doses with most of them accounting for the first dose. But this phase has coincided with the second wave of Covid-19 infections. Three months after it rolled...
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India's daily case count highest in the world
-The Hindu The last time India had the maximum numbers was during the first wave in September With 1,03,955 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, India continues to record the most number of daily cases globally. Since April 3, India has been consistently registering more daily cases than U.S. and Brazil on an average, accounting for one in every seven new global cases. The last time India led the world in terms of...
More »Expected growth of 12.5% for India but “ very severe downside risks” due to COVID wave: IMF -Sriram Lakshman
-The Hindu Averting divergent outcomes would mean “resolving the health crisis everywhere” the report says After an estimated contraction of 8% in the fiscal year that ended March 31, India is projected to grow at 12.5 % during the current year, settling down to 6.9% growth year (FY22/23), according to the World Economic Outlook (WEO): Managing Divergent Recoveries, released by the IMF as the World Bank IMF Spring Meetings kick off virtually....
More »India reports 96,580 fresh infections, 440 deaths
-The Hindu Maharashtra adds 47,288 cases, followed by Chhattisgarh with 7,302 and Karnataka with 5,279 After reporting a record spike of more than 1 lakh new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, India reported 96,580 fresh infections and 440 deaths as of 11.55 p.m. on Monday. The decrease in cases was largely due to a reduced number of tests. As many as 8.93 lakh new samples were tested on Sunday (and for which results were...
More »Nod soon for Sputnik V rollout, amid virus surge
-The Hindu PM chairs meeting; number of new cases crosses 1 lakh. The Russia-made Sputnik V vaccine may be cleared for emergency use in India within 10 days, a highly placed official confirmed to The Hindu on condition of anonymity. The possible approval for a third vaccine candidate comes as Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting on Sunday to review the situation and the on-going vaccination programme with the number of...
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