Coronavirus news highlights: Schools in Haryana for classes 6-8 to reopen from February
India reports 13,823 new Covid-19 cases, and 162 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per the Union Health Ministry. India's novel coronavirus tally has shown a declining trend over the past couple of weeks. On Tuesday, India reported 10,064 new Covid-19 cases, the lowest spike since June. The country on January 16 had kickstarted mass rollout of Covid-19 vaccines -- Covishield and Covaxin. The vaccination drive, however, has been marred due to hesitancy. Stay tuned for live updates.
6,815 fresh Covid-19 cases and 7,364 recoveries reported in Kerala today. Total numbers of active and recoveries cases in the state are 69,693 and 7,90,757 respectively.
13:0220 Jan 2021
CAPFs' facilities to be used after concerns raised over Covid-19 immunisation of forces' health workers
13:0220 Jan 2021
Over 6.74 lakh people have been vaccinated across the nation so far: PIB
12:1620 Jan 2021
Around 30 disability rights organisations write to PM Narendra Modi and Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, urge them to accord priority to persons with disabilities for Covid-19 vaccination