"I would like to request everyone to remember and follow Covid-19 appropriate behaviour like wearing masks and following social distancing. These are important for health," Vardhan told reporters.
The Parliamentary Affairs Ministry is coordinating the meeting and has reached out to floor leaders of all parties to attend the meeting on Friday at 10.30 am.
The COVID-19 cases in West Bengal is steadily increasing. According to the State Health Bulletin, the COVID-19 tally in the state rose to 4,80,813 on Sunday (November 29) as 3,367 more people tested positive for the infection.
Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Monday said that elementary schools in the state will reopen from January 1, 2021, in a staggered manner. Addressing a presser, the minister said detailed SOPs (Standard Operating Procedure) on the development will soon be released.
India reported 38,772 new infections on Sunday, taking the tally to 93,92,920. About 70.97% of the 496 deaths were reported, contributed by Delhi, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Haryana, Punjab, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced that elementary schools in the city will reopen on December 7.
Britain now has access to enough doses of Moderna's vaccine candidate for around 3.5 million people. Overall, it has access to 357 million doses of vaccines from seven developers, according to the government statement.
"The remaining staff will attend up to 50 per cent as per requirement to be assessed by heads of the departments concerned (remaining 50 per cent of the staff will work from home) till December 31, 2020, or till further orders whichever is earlier," stated the DDMA order.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today personally reviewed the vaccine development and manufacturing process at three of the facilities in Ahmedabad, Pune and Hyderabad. The visit was aimed getting a first-hand perspective of the preparations, challenges and roadmap in India’s endeavour to vaccinate its citizens.
India has registered 41,322 new confirmed COVID cases in the last 24 hours. The country's active caseload of India stands at 4,54,940.
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