According to the latest health ministry data, another 416 people lost their lives to Covid-19 taking the death toll to 4,20,967.
AIIMS director Randeep Guleria has said that the trials of Bharat Biotech's Covaxin on children are presently underway and the results are expected by September.
The termination of the pact comes after the deal with the Brazilian government for supply of 20 million doses of the vaccine landed in controversy and attracted investigation by authorities in that country.
Nearly two months after the second wave, there are signs of it receding significantly, however, health experts and authorities are on guard for possible surges.
The Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday came up with a major decision of giving financial assistance to over 4,000 children orphaned due to Covid. Children will get a financial aid of Rs 4,000 every month until they reach 18 years under CM's special scheme.
Given the robust and statute-based death registration system in India, while some cases could go undetected as per the principles of infectious disease and its management, missing out on the deaths is unlikely, the Union Health Ministry said.
The Opposition accuses the government of lying in Parliament while the BJP says they should politicising deaths and put the onus on states for not reporting the deaths.
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare’s (MoHFW) hit back at its rivals amid a row over the Modi government's reply in Parliament on the matter.
The WHO chief said that anyone who thinks the pandemic is over because it is over where they live is living in a fool's paradise.
Physical presence of the students shall be purely at the consent of the parents and the option of virtual classes shall be continued.
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