Coronavirus News Highlights: India's Covid vaccination coverage crosses 56 Crore

India reported 25,166 Covid-19 cases, 437 deaths, in 24 hours, as per data by the Union Health Ministry. The US CDC eased its travel advisory for India to level 2 (moderate) but kept the restrictions barring most Indians from entering the country. Stay tuned for more updates...

NYC begins requiring proof of vaccination at eateries, gyms (AP)

15 new Covid-19 cases, one death in Haryana: State health bulletin

Gujarat reports 17 new coronavirus cases: State health bulletin

Punjab's Covid-19 tally surpasses 6 lakh (PTI)

Night curfew withdrawn from Chandigarh: State Administration

All restaurants/bars can remain open with 50% capacity from 8 am to 12 midnight. Restriction of 50% capacity of passengers for public transport is withdrawn.

Curfew in Shillong relaxed from 5 am to 4 pm on August 18 and will be reimposed thereafter until further orders: Meghalaya govt

India’s Covid-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 56 Crore: Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

UP adds 27 Covid-19 cases, one death: State health bulletin

UK reports most Covid-19 deaths since March (Reuters)

France registers more than 100 Covid deaths in 24 hours for first time since June 1 (Reuters)

Goa logs 115 new Covid-19 cases, active infections at 884: State health bulletin

Mumbai logs under 200 Covid-19 cases for second day, 2 deaths: State health bulletin

Jammu and Kashmir reports 83 Covid-19 cases, one death: State health bulletin

Covid infection rate among children remains at 12%, no need to panic: Odisha govt

21,613 fresh Covid-19 cases, 127 more deaths in Kerala: State health bulletin

Ladakh reports 4 new Covid-19 cases, active cases down to 77 (PTI)

Japan expands virus emergency, weighs legal penalties (AP)

Centre to provide Rs 1300 crore as Covid response package to Northeastern states: Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya

UK health regulator approves Moderna Covid-19 shot for 12 to 17 year-olds (Reuters)

Bombay HC permits Muharram procession with conditions amid Covid (PTI)

139 children among 639 new Covid-19 patients in Mizoram (PTI)

US to recommend Covid vaccine boosters at 8 months (AP)

India’s Covid-19 numbers have fallen but a third wave still looms

India is still far short of its goal to increase genome sequencing nationwide. WhileCovid-19 cases and deaths have plunged, according to official numbers, the virus is continuing to spread in some parts of the country. A low vaccination rate and other factors have left the country especially vulnerable to variants like Delta. (NYT)

Gritstone secures funding for Covid-19 vaccine against variants (Reuters)

No new coronavirus case in Dharavi (PTI)

BJP slam Kerala Covid management (PTI)

Delhi reports 38 new Covid cases, 30 recoveries and 4 deaths: State health bulletin

Karnataka Health Minister asks those who have recovered from Covid to voluntarily undergo TB test (PTI)

Spain gets tranche of 9 billion euros in EU Covid recovery fund, Lithuania 289 million (Reuters)

Assam exempts fully vaccinated travellers from mandatory Covid testing (PTI)

Odisha logs 720 new Covid-19 cases, 68 fresh fatalities (PTI)

WHO concerned about Covid-19 in Afghanistan as jabs slow (Reuters)

India achieves highest ever Covid-19 vaccination in single day

India administered more than 88.13 lakhCovid-19 vaccine doses on August 16, thehighest ever vaccination achieved in a single day, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday. (PTI)

Weekly markets permitted to operate, Delhi govt tells HC

The Delhi High Court was informed on Tuesday by the AAP government that DDMA has permitted all authorised weekly markets to operate during theCovid-19 pandemic.

The high court reiterated that vendors operating at the weekly markets shall ensure that, if not vaccinated already, they get themselves vaccinated at the earliest.

(PTI)

Hong Kong lengthens quarantines for 16 countries

Hong Kong will tighten entry restrictions for travelers arriving from the United States and 15 other countries beginning Friday, extending the quarantine period to 21 days.

Previously, the 15 countries, which also include Malaysia, Thailand, France and the Netherlands, were classified as medium-risk, with travellers able to serve only 7 days of quarantine if they were fully vaccinated and tested positive for antibodies prior to leaving for the city.

(AP)

Russia reports 20,958 new Covid-19 cases, 805 deaths (Reuters)

HC dismisses plea challenging govt decision to permit 100% seating in Delhi Metro, buses

The Delhi High Court Tuesday dismissed a petition challenging the authorities' decision to permit 100 per cent seating in Delhi Metro and buses plying in the national capital during theCovid-19 pandemic, saying it is for the competent authorities to take a call on regulation of public transport.

(PTI)

Assam relaxes curfew timings, allows inter-district movement as Covid situation improves (PTI)

New Zealand's Ardern orders nationwide lockdown over one Covid-19 case

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced a nationwide lockdown on Tuesday after a new case ofCOVID-19 was discovered in the biggest city of Auckland.

The lockdown will run seven days in Auckland, but three days elsewhere. Ardern said authorities were assuming the new case was a Delta variant although this has not been confirmed.

(Reuters)

At 88.13 lakh, India administers record number of vaccines in a day

India has administered more than 88.13 lakh Covid-19 vaccine doses in the last 24 hours, the highest ever vaccination achieved in a single day, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday.

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Puducherry reports 60 new coronavirus cases, tally touches 1,22,391 (PTI)

MP asks PM to stop Covid tests of fully vaccinated in Assam; says it's wastage of resources

A Rajya Sabha member on Tuesday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to stop Covid-19 tests of fully vaccinated travellers in Assam, saying such a step is nothing but a "wastage of resources" and "harassment of people" and may arise questions on the credibility of the vaccination programme.

Congress MP Ripun Bora also said that by making rapid antigen and RT-PCR tests mandatory for fully vaccinated travellers visiting Assam, the state government is following a contradictory policy.

(PTI)

Andaman & Nicobar reports one new Covid-19 case (PTI)

Thane district sees 133 Covid-19 cases, 3 deaths (PTI)

Case registered against AIMIM MP Imtiaz Jaleel for violating Covid-19 norms (PTI)

New Zealand records first local virus case in six months

New Zealand recorded its first locally transmitted case ofCovid-19 in six months on Tuesday, sparking efforts to trace the origins of the infection as officials pondered a response.

The health department said the case was identified in Auckland, the country's largest city, adding "a link between the case and the border or managed isolation is yet to be established".

(AFP)

Maharashtra vaccination report

India reports 25,166 new cases in the last 24 hours

Japan set to extend Covid-19 state of emergency lockdown to Sept 12

Japan is set on Tuesday to extend its state of emergency in Tokyo and other regions to Sept. 12 and expand the restrictions to seven more prefectures, public broadcaster NHK reported.

(Reuters)

US administers 357.29 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines: CDC

The United States has administered 357,292,057 doses ofCovid-19 vaccines in the country as of Monday morning and distributed 415,958,305 doses, the USCenters for Disease Control and Prevention said.

Those figures are up from the 356,433,665 vaccine doses the CDC said had gone into arms by Aug. 15 out of 415,957,645 doses delivered. (Reuters)

Over 50% in Kerala received first dose of Covid vaccine; Mandaviya reviews state's situation

With 1.78 crore people in Kerala receiving at least the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, over 50 per cent of the state's population have been partially vaccinated.

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