COVID-19 Vaccine Jabs For All Those Who are Above 18 From 1st May

The decision was announced on Monday evening followed by a meeting of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday with medical companies, doctors, Cabinet ministers in charge of health, drugs, and officials comprised of many ordinary ministries.

Coronavirus: Over 2.50 lakh cases, more than 1.700 deaths recorded to date.

Maharashtra reported 58,924 infections (accounting for nearly 23% of the new cases) on Monday, Followed by Uttar Pradesh with 28,211 new infections and Delhi with 23,686 new cases.

West Bengal Assembly Polls / As BJP Decides To Stop Large Rallies, Restricts Crowds To 500 Only.

The party said BJP president Jagat Prasad Nadda had decided that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other central leaders of the party would address only small public gatherings, which should not be of more than 500 people would be allowed to attend.

No Dissimilarity In Mortality In Covid-19 “First” And “Second” Wave : 

A bit higher ratio of patients younger than 20 years was present in the second wave (5.8%) compared to the first (4.2%). In the first wave, approx 25.5% of the patients were 20-40 years old compared to 23.7% in the ongoing second wave.

U. K. PM Boris Johnson Cancels Trip, Expresses Sympathy For India’s COVID-19 Crisis.

The decision was taken after weeks of discussion over how to proceed with the visit despite the pandemic, and last week officials had said he would cut short the duration and limit his travel to Delhi.

Johnson & Johnson Seeks Permission For Phase-3 Trial Of Its Single-Shot Vaccine In India.

Multinational company of Johnson & Johnson is seeking permission to conduct a phase-3 clinical trial of its single-dose COVID-19 vaccine in India as well as import license, authorities said.