Coronavirus News Highlights: Karnataka reports 9,808 new Covid-19 cases and 179 deaths
India has witnessed a 33% decline in the number of cases in the last seven days and a 65% reduction in active cases, according to the Health Ministry. The Government has placed an order for 25 crore doses of Covishield and 19 crore doses of Covaxin. India on Tuesday reported 86,498 new Covid-19 cases, making it the lowest daily tally since April 2. The nation's recovery rate rose 94.29 per cent with 1,82,282 new recoveries.
Sonia, Rahul Gandhi don't trust Indian Covid-19 vaccines; yet to get jabs: Prahlad Joshi
Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Tuesday claimed the Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi have not taken theCovid-19 vaccine as they do not have confidence in Indian vaccines.
Pfizer to test Covid-19 vaccine in larger group of children below 12
Pfizer Inc said on Tuesday it will begin testing itsCovid-19vaccine in a bigger group of children under age 12 after selecting a lower dose of the shot in an earlier stage of the trial.
At 7, Mumbai sees single-digit Covid-19 deaths after March 28
For the first time after March 28 this year, the Covid-19 fatalities in Mumbai fell to a single digit at seven on Tuesday.
Mumbai reported 673 new coronavirus positive cases during the day, the lowest after February 23, taking the tally to 7,13,002, as per the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).
Oxygen was available at the hospital on Apirl 28 (when video was shot). Agra is a small city. There would an outcry if 22 patients die at a hospital. No patients died due to oxygen shortage that day: Agra DM Prabhu N Singh on Paras hospital matter pic.twitter.com/eJfkkw7To0
After service charge cap, here's how much you'll have to pay for Covid-19 vaccine at private hospital
After Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday announced a price cap on service charges for Covid-19 vaccines at private hospitals,prices of jabs across manufacturers have seen a revision.