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27 Apr

Covaxin gets DCGI approval for 6-12 age group, Corbevax for 5-12 year olds

The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) on Tuesday gave emergency use authorisation of two anti-coronavirus vaccines in children aged between 5 years and 12 years old.

While Biological E’s ‘Corbevax’ has been approved for the age group of 5 to 12 years, Bharat Biotech’s ‘Covaxin’ has been approved for the age group of 6 to 12 years.

DCGI also approved emergency use authorization for ZyCoV-D vaccine for children above the age of 12 years.

India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 188.19 Cr (1,88,19,40,971) as per the updated data of the Health Ministry, till 7 am on Wednesday.

COVID-19 vaccination for the age group 12-14 years was started on 16 March, 2022. So far, more than 2.75 Cr (2,75,34,619) adolescents have been administered with the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine.

Similarly, the COVID-19 precaution dose administration for the age group 18-59 years also started from 10th April, 2022 onwards. 5,17,547 precaution doses have been administered in age group 18-59 years so far.

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18 Apr

Mahua Moitra Targets PM Modi Over Covid Deaths In India

Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra on Sunday said that India’s official Covid death tally is 5.2 lakhs, whereas WHO’s estimate is 8 times this figure. She targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi over a report by The New York Times which claims that the Indian government was stalling the efforts by the World Health Organization (WHO) to publish its estimate on excess Covid deaths.

“Lying and stalling data publication doesn’t make truth go away. India official Covid death is 5.2 lakhs- WHO estimate is 8 times this figure. Let’s face facts & learn from them. 56 inches can’t mask 56 lakhs,” Mahua Moitra tweeted.

Meanwhile, Union Health Ministry on Saturday gave a statement regarding ‘The New York Times’ article and said India has been in regular and in-depth technical exchange with WHO on the issue. India’s basic objection has not been with the result (whatever they might have been) but rather the methodology adopted for the same.

 

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04 Apr

India’s daily COVID cases fall below 1000 mark after 715 days

In another significant development, following a continuous downward trend, India’s daily new cases reported on Monday morning (913) have declined below 1,000 mark after 715 days. Last time daily new COVID cases were below 1,000 mark was on 18th April 2020.

In another significant development, India’s active caseload (12,597) on Monday has declined to less than 13,000 mark after 714 days. Active cases now constitute 0.03% of the country’s total Positive Cases. The caseload was 12,974 Active Cases on 18th April 2020.

Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.76%. 1,316 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours and the cumulative tally of recovered patients (since the beginning of the pandemic) is now at 4,24,95,089. Daily deaths reported are less than 10 today.

There has been a sustained fall in the weekly and daily Positivity Rates too. The weekly Positivity Rate in the country currently stands at 0.22% and the Daily Positivity rate is also reported to be 0.29%.

India’s COVID-19

coverage has exceeded 184.70 crore (1,84,70,83,279) as per provisional reports till 7 am Monday.

COVID-19 vaccination for the age group 12-14 years was started on 16 March, 2022. So far, more than 1.86 Cr (1,86,39,260) adolescents have been administered with the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine.

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01 Apr

West Bengal Government Lifts Covid Restrictions, Mask Use To Continue

On Thursday the West Bengal government has revoked all Covid-19 related restrictions from today.

On Thursday Nabanna issued a notification that the curbs are being withdrawn in West Bengal.

“It is hereby notified that restrictions as currently in force by aforesaid orders are hereby withdrawn,” read the notification

The withdrawal of the restrictions came almost two years after the pandemic struck in March 2020.

However, wearing of the mask at all times, hand hygiene and sanitization of public places is still mandatory.

“However, advisory in respect of health and hygiene protocols including wearing of mask at all times, hand hygiene and sanitization of public places shall continue to be strictly observed until further orders.”, the notification stated.

Employers, owners, supervisors of all offices, establishments and work places shall be responsible for provisioning of all COVID safety measures including regular sanitization of work places and COVID appropriate norms.

District administration, police commissionerates and local authorities shall ensure strict compliance of health and hygiene protocols and advisory on COVID appropriate behaviour.

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