Tests discovered three samples of locally produced ice cream were found to be contaminated in the Tianjin municipality, in the north-east of the country.
However, the first day of the Covid-19 vaccination drive saw one case of a severe adverse event in Delhi necessitating medical treatment at a dedicated centre at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi.
The Mumbai Police has arrested a sub-engineer and two of his aides for allegedly collecting Rs 4000 from passengers arriving at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport for evading mandatory institutional quarantine.
The number of casualties among those over the age of 75 in Norway who received their first Covid-19 vaccine shot recently, has risen to 29.
A total of 40 Indian Navy personnel were administered with Covid vaccine shot on Saturday, the first day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a nationwide vaccination drive against coronavirus disease.
The COVID-19 vaccination drive began in West Bengal on Saturday (January 16) morning. A total of 6 lakh frontline workers will receive the Covishield vaccine. The vaccine will be given at 212 centres across the state.
The world's largest Covid-19 vaccination drive is underway. Starting today, two vaccines -- Serum Institute's Covishield and Bharat Biotech's Covaxin -- are being administered to people across the country. But there's a catch.
Indian Army personnel posted in eastern Ladakh will be the first set of armed forces to be vaccinated against Covid-19 disease even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi launches the vaccination drive across the country on Saturday. Anish Singh reports
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike Commissioner N Manjunatha Prasad said on January 16, the inaugural day of the vaccination drive, about 600 healthcare workers will be immunised at six sites and the full-fledged vaccination drive at all centres will begin from January 18.
Active Covid-19 cases in the country stand at 2,13,603 while 1,01,46,763 people have recovered from the disease, as per the Union health ministry.
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