11.25 am: A fifth round of serological surveillance conducted in Delhi has suggested that over 50 of those surveyed have developed antibodies against the coronavirus, The Indian Express reports, citing officials. Experts say that the city is inching closer to achieving herd immunity – when the majority of a population becomes immune to a disease through vaccinations or through the mass spread of a disease.

11.22 am: Odisha has achieved over 92% of its vaccination target, reports the Hindustan Times.

“We managed to cover 92% of the targetted beneficiaries through a smart strategy of targetting more health workers as we realised on January 16 that not all who are being targetted every day would report to the vaccination centre,” says Pradipta Kumar Mohapatra, additional chief secretary, health department. “While we expected some districts to underperform, we made up the deficit by pushing up the target in other districts like Nabrangpur, Mayurbhanj and Puri.”

9.30 am: Pfizer wants India to order its Covid vaccine before it pursues approval for the same, reports Reuters.

9.44 am: India registers 9,102 new coronavirus cases, pushing the country’s tally to 1,06,76, 838, according to Union Health Ministry data. The toll rises by 117 to 1,53, 587. There are 1,77,266 actives cases in the country.

9.35 am: Spectators at the Republic Day parade adhere to physical distancing norms.

9.32 am: In a veiled reference to Pakistan, India on Monday said that globally recognised state sponsors of terrorism used the Covid-19 pandemic to increase recruitment and infiltration activities to spread terror, reports PTI.

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