Coronavirus India Live Updates: Over 24.58 Crore COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Administered So Far, Says Centre

Eight Labs In Four Cities Part Of Consortium To Identify Covid Variants
Complementing national efforts led by Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomic Consortia (INSACOG), a consortium of four city clusters - Bangalore, Hyderabad, Delhi and Pune - has been established to upscale the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus genomic surveillance.

G7 To Provide 1 Billion Covid Vaccine Doses To World By 2023: UK
G7 leaders will agree to expand global Covid vaccine manufacturing to provide at least one billion doses to the world through sharing and financing schemes, Britain said Thursday.

On Centre's 33% Vaccine Wastage Claim, Jharkhand Says Figure Is Only 1.5%
Terming the vaccine wastage figure of Jharkhand by the Centre at 33.95 per cent as "old data", the Hemant Soren government Thursday said it has received permission from the central ministry to rectify the related data and the vaccine wastage was 1.5 per cent in the state.

Kerala Providing Doorstep Covid Vaccination For Bedridden Patients
Anandavalli, 80, is partially paralysed and under the state's palliative care for the last four years. Her only source of income is Rs 1,600, a pension she gets every month, and her daughter is a daily wager.

Karnataka Extends Lockdown Till June 21, Some Relaxations For Bengaluru
Treading cautiously even as Covid cases dip, the Karnataka government today extended the lockdown in the state by a week, till June 21, while relaxing some curbs in districts with positivity rates under 15 per cent. Among the districts that will see an easing of curbs is Bengaluru Urban.

For the 11 districts where the positivity rate continues to be high, the current restrictions will continue.

The decision was taken after Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa chaired a review meeting on the pandemic situation in the state along with senior ministers and officials.

Jharkhand Tops In Vaccine Wastage; Kerala, Bengal Report Negative Wastage
Kerala and West Bengal recorded negative wastage of COVID-19 vaccines in May, saving 1.10 lakh and 1.61 lakh doses respectively, while Jharkhand reported maximum wastage of 33.95 per cent, according to government data.

While Kerala reported -6.37 per cent vaccine wastage, West Bengal recorded -5.48 per cent.

Delhi Gets 28,900 More Covaxin Doses For 18-44 Age Group
Delhi received 28,900 more doses of Covaxin on Wednesday for the 18-44 age group and the stock is enough to cover those eligible for the second dose in the next four days, AAP MLA Atishi said on Thursday.

At present, Delhi has more than 50,110 doses of Covaxin in stock for this category, she said.

There are 1.24 lakh doses of Covishield available for this age group and these can last up to eight days, Atishi said.

Tata Group Has Spent Rs 2,500 Crore For Covid Relief Till Now: Chairman
Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran on Thursday said group companies have collectively extended a help of Rs 2,500 crore towards COVID-19 relief across both the waves of the pandemic that started in March 2020.

Speaking at the Annual General Meeting of its cash cow TCS, Mr Chandrasekaran said more than the financial commitments, the work done on the ground by the Tata group companies, like helping build new hospitals and expanding oxygen capacity, has been the focus area.

Lockdown May Continue In Dakshina Kannada District: Minister
The lockdown announced in the wake of Covid-19 spread is likely to be extended by another week in Karnataka's Dakshina Kannada district from June 14, DK district-in-charge Minister Kota Srinivas Poojary said on Thursday, news agency PTI reported.

He was talking to reporters after participating in a video conference with Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, along with deputy commissioners of Dakshina Kannada, Hassan, Mysuru, Mandya, Shivamogga, Belagavi, Chikkamagaluru and Tumakuru districts.

Kiren Rijiju Launches Campaign To Distribute Ayush-64 Tablets For COVID-19 Patients
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday lauded the Arunachal Pradesh government led by Chief Minister Pema Khandu for its 'commendable job' in achieving remarkable success in combating COVID-19 despite many challenges.

Launching the distribution campaign of Ayush-64 tablet for COVID-19 patients and Ayurveda immunity booster medicine at civil secretariat, the Union Minister of State for Sports and Youth Affairs and Ayush said that at the trying time both the centre and state governments coordinated very well and worked towards managing the pandemic.