Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: Vaccination centres in Mumbai to remain closed on August 12, 13 due to shortage of COVID-19 vaccine

Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Delhi's COVID-19 vaccine stock to last for three days: Govt bulletin

With 1,40,843 vaccines administered on the previous day, Delhi's present stock of coronavirus vaccines will last for three days only, according to the city government's vaccination bulletin issued on Wednesday. The national capital, as on Wednesday morning, had a balance stock of 6,34,660 anti-coronavirus vaccines, out of which 3,26,720 doses are of Covishield and 3,07,940 of Covaxin, data shared by the government showed.

A total of 1,40,843 vaccine doses were administered on Tuesday, of which 84,244 were first doses and 56,599 second doses. The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the national capital has crossed 1.09 crore, including 30,57,205 second doses. Delhi's current vaccination capacity stands at 1,77,496 doses per day, the bulletin said.

Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Canada planning COVID-19 vaccine passport for international travel

Canada is working to create a digital vaccine passport that would allow citizens to travel abroad and it should be available in the next few months, government officials said on Wednesday. Before the passport can be created Ottawa needs to agree on a common approach with the 10 provinces and three northern territories, which are responsible for inoculations against COVID-19.

It ”is a key step forward in ensuring Canadians will have the documents they need once it is safe to travel again,” Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino told reporters. The European Union has a vaccine passport system that allows people to travel freely within the region. A number of other countries are working on vaccine passports for both domestic use and international travel. Canada has one of the best inoculation records in the world. As of July 31, 81% people aged 12 and over had received one shot and 68% had been given two.

Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Telangana reports 482 new COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths

Telangana on Wednesday reported 482 new COVID-19 cases taking the tally to over 6.50 lakh while the death toll stood at 3,833 with two more deaths. The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation accounted for the highest number of cases with 82 followed by Karimnagar-61, a state government bulletin said. 

Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Fortress New Zealand eyes opening to vaccinated travellers early 2022

New Zealand plans to allow quarantine-free entry to vaccinated travellers from low-risk countries from early 2022, as it looks to open its borders again after nearly 18 months of pandemic-induced isolation. Tight border controls and its geographic advantage helped New Zealand stamp out COVID-19 much faster than almost all other countries, but this left the Pacific island nation of 5 million almost entirely cut off from the rest of the world.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Thursday that the country is still not ready to open up entirely, but will open in phases from early next year. ”We're simply not in a position to fully reopen just yet,” the 41-year-old leader said in a speech outlining plans to reconnect New Zealand with the world. ”When we move we will be careful and deliberate, because we want to move with confidence and with as much certainty as possible,” she said.

Ardern said the government will look at opening quarantine-free travel to vaccinated travellers from low-risk countries from the first quarter of next year. Those travelling from medium-risk countries will undertake self-isolation or a shorter stay at a quarantine hotel. Those coming from high-risk countries or are unvaccinated will still have to spend 14 days in quarantine.

Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Sydney faces tougher COVID-19 lockdown as outbreak grows

Police in Sydney will be given greater powers to enforce lockdown orders with additional military support to stem a growing outbreak of the highly contagious Delta variant of coronavirus, The Australian newspaper reported on Thursday. With the outbreak growing by the day despite seven weeks of lockdown, police would be empowered to stop residents using loopholes in restrictions to travel outside the city, the newspaper reported.

The move comes after several outbreaks in regional towns across New South Wales (NSW) state, of which Sydney is the capital, raising fears the virus is spreading out of control. The state government did not immediately respond to a request for comment. About 300 unarmed military personnel are already helping police enforce home-quarantine orders on affected households in the worst-affected suburbs of Sydney, Australia’s most populous city.

Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Vaccination centres in Mumbai to remain closed on August 12, 13 due to shortage of COVID-19 vaccine

The COVID-19 vaccination drive in civic and state-run centres in Mumbai will remain suspended on August 12 and 13 due to shortage of vaccine doses, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said on Wednesday. The civic body in a statement said the drive will resume from August 14, as a fresh stock of vaccines is expected to arrive on August 12 and will be distributed to all civic and government-run centres the next day.

Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Tamil Nadu reports 1,964 fresh COVID cases, 1,917 discharges, and 28 deaths

Active cases: 20,363

Total discharges: 25,26,317

Death toll: 34,395

Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Nagaland reports 64 new COVID-19 cases, 6 deaths

Nagaland's COVID-19 tally rose to 28,875 on Wednesday as 64 more people tested positive for the infection, a health bulletin said. Six fresh fatalities were reported during the day, taking the COVID-19 death toll in the state to 591.

Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Madhya Pradesh reports 10 fresh COVID-19 cases, no deaths

With the addition of 10 fresh cases of COVID-19, the tally of infections in Madhya Pradesh rose to 7,91,990 on Wednesday, an official from the state health department said. The death toll remained unchanged at 10,514, as no new casualties were reported during the day, the official said.

Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Uttar Pradesh reports 27 new COVID-19 cases, 1 deaths

Uttar Pradesh's COVID-19 tally rose to 17,088,36 on Wednesday as 27 more people tested positive for the contagious disease, while the death toll climbed to 22,776 with another fatality, a health bulletin issued here said. The new fatality was reported from Kushinagar, it said.

Coronavirus LIVE Updates | Gujarat reports 16 new COVID-19 cases, no deaths

Gujarat reported 16 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, taking the tally to 8,25,101, while no fresh death due to the infection was recorded, the state health department said. With 28 patients getting discharged during the day, the number of recovered cases in the state rose to 8,14,830, it said. 

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