Coronavirus India Live News: New Omicron Variant Symptoms and Cases in India, Coronavirus Vaccine Registration Latest Update, Covid-19 India Latest News Live: India continues to see a new decline in daily Covid19 cases with each passing day. Today’s health bulletin shows that the country officially registered 10,273 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours. The number of deaths have also come down significantly. Sunday’s Covid update shows that there were 243 corona fatalities in the span of 1 day. Today also marks the 21st consecutive day of less than 1 lakh coronavirus cases in the country. Another good sign is the drop in number of active cases. The government data shows that there are now 1,11,472 active Covid19 cases in the country.
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Serum Institute of India has sought permission from India's drug regulator to conduct a phase-3 study of its COVID-19 vaccine Covovax as a booster dose in adults, official sources said on Sunday. The Drugs Controller General Of India (DCGI) had approved Covovax for restricted use in emergency situations in adults on December 28. The vaccine is yet to be included in the country's inoculation programme. Prakash Kumar Singh, Director, Government and Regulatory Affairs at SII had last week submitted an application to DCGI seeking nod for phase-3, observer-blind, randomised, controlled study to evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of Covovax as booster dose on those who have received primary vaccination either with Covishield or Covaxin at least three months ago, an official source said. Singh has stated that many countries are already administering booster doses to their citizens considering the uncertainties of the COVID-19 pandemic. “We are sure that your approval for conducting this clinical trial will ensure an early availability of Covovax for booster dose use for people of our country as well as the world in line with our prime minister's vision of 'Making in India for the World',” Singh is learnt to have stated in the application. (PTI)
Though the curve of the third COVID-19 wave almost flattened, the decision regarding the face mask rule will be taken carefully, Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope said on Sunday. Tope's comments come a day after Maharashtra reported 893 COVID-19 cases and eight fatalities due to the infection. “The peak of the third wave had seen 48,000 cases per day in Maharashtra. Now the number of fresh cases is not even ten per cent (as compared with the peak). The number of active cases is around 9,000 now,” Tope told reporters in Jalna. – PTI
Odisha reported 251 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday — its lowest this year, the Health Department said. The toll rose to 9,064 with eight fatalities, including two each in Angul and Nayagarh. – PTI
Ninety per cent of adolescents in the age group of 15 to 18 years in the national capital have been administered the first dose of vaccine against COVID-19 since the launch of the drive on January 3, according to official data. – PTI
Twelve COVID-19 patients are currently undergoing treatment in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, a health bulletin said. The Union territory's coronavirus tally remained unchanged at 10,016 as no fresh infection was registered, it said. – PTI
Puducherry witnessed a further dip in new COVID-19 cases with only 10 new infections reported on Sunday taking the overall tally to 1,65,711. Puducherry witnessed a further dip in new COVID-19 cases with only 10 new infections reported on Sunday taking the overall tally to 1,65,711. – PTI
Actor Shruti Haasan on Sunday said she is “on the mend” after testing positive for the novel coronavirus. The 36-year-old actor took to Instagram to share her health update with fans and followers. – PTI
The pandemic may have disrupted Carnival plans in Rio de Janeiro for a second straight year, but revellers who have flocked to the Brazilian city for sun, sea and samba still found ways to party. Thousands defied an official ban on street parties on Saturday by dancing, singing and mingling to the rhythm of Samba, sometimes as police looked on. AP
With the addition of 40 new cases of coronavirus, the infection count in Maharashtra's Thane district has gone up to 7,08,237, an official said on Sunday. – PTI
