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Budget 2021-22: Rs 35,000 cr allocated For COVID-19 vaccination expenditure in FY22
According to the COVID-19 Vaccine Operational Guidelines, the shots will be offered first to an estimated one crore healthcare workers, and around two crore frontline workers, and then to persons above 50 years of age, followed by persons younger than 50 years of age with associated comorbidities based on evolving pandemic situation.
COVID-19: India records 13,052 new cases, 127 fatalities
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,04,23,125. The COVID-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.44 per cent.
The total COVID-19 active cases remained below 2 lakh for the 12th consecutive day.
There are 1,68,784 active cases of coronavirus infections in the country which comprises 1.57 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.
Empty halls, cancelled shots: France’s COVID vaccine rollout falters
Europe faces a vaccine shortfall because Pfizer and Moderna have temporarily slowed supplies, while AstraZeneca said it would reduce volumes allocated to the European Union in the first quarter due to production issues.
Sitharaman’s ‘Economic Vaccine’ coming on Monday; Will Budget 2021-22 go beyond ‘bahi-khata’?
As India emerges from the COVID-19 crisis, the ninth budget under the Modi government, including an interim one, is widely expected to focus on boosting spending on job creation and rural development, generous allocations for development schemes, putting more money in the hands of the average taxpayer and easing rules to attract foreign investments.
India fought COVID-19 pandemic much better than other nations: Vardhan
Emphasising how each and every component of the government acted in sync to control the pandemic, Vardhan noted, ”With all the efforts, it was important to teach COVID-appropriate behaviour, for which our PM personally addressed nation eight to nine times.”
”Caller tune was set to inform COVID-appropriate behaviour; the AarogyaSetu app gave warning of nearby affected people; around 160 million people downloaded it.” Vardhan expressed his deep gratitude to the scientific community for their contribution in developing and testing COVID-19 vaccine.
Global Covid cases top 102 million, death toll at 2,204,494: Johns Hopkins
The US is the worst-hit country with the world’s highest number of cases and deaths at 25,909,336 and 436,541, respectively, according to the CSSE.
India comes in second place in terms of cases at 10,720,048.
Indians feel ordering in food is safe, but online dating is the least-secured activity
McAfee Corp. on Wednesday announced findings from its’2021 Consumer Security Mindset Report’, revealing that while the shift to a digital-first life was brought on by the global pandemic, Indian consumers have shown an increased online footprint.
Activities like online banking(68 per cent), financial planning (55), and personal shopping (63) were at the top of the list.
COVID-19: India records 18,855 fresh cases, 163 more fatalities; recovery rate surges to 96.96 pc
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease has surged to 1,03,94,352, pushing the national COVID-19 recovery rate to 96.96 per cent, while the case fatality rate stands at 1.44 per cent.
The number of active COVID-19 cases in the country remained below two lakh for the 10th consecutive day.
Natural Covid-19 remedy-makers conduct clinical trial
“A clinical trial was conducted in India to monitor the outcome of a combination treatment for Covid. An Ayurvedic Remedy called ‘Immunofree’ by Corival Life Sciences, and a Nutraceutical called ‘Reginmune’ by Biogetica is found to work better in a comparative clinical trial against Standard of Care,” said a statement.
India projects economic growth of 11% for 2021/22
“With the economy’s returning to normalcy brought closer by the initiation of a mega vaccination drive, hopes of a robust recovery in services sector, consumption, and investment have been rekindled,” said the survey.