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This Article is From Feb 25, 2021

Latest News Highlights: India Records 13,742 New Infections, 104 Deaths In 24 Hours

Latest News Highlights: The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,07,26,702 which translates to a national COVID-19 recovery rate of 97.25 per cent and the case fatality rate stands at 1.42 per cent.

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India News Posted by Shatabdi Chowdhury

Updated : February 25, 2021 7:42 am IST

The death count increased to 1,56,567 with 104 new fatalities on Wednesday.

New Delhi:

India's total tally of COVID-19 cases surged to 1,10,30,176 with 13,742 new infections, while the recoveries have surged to 1,07,26,702, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday.

The death count increased to 1,56,567 with 104 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed.

The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,07,26,702 which translates to a national COVID-19 recovery rate of 97.25 per cent and the case fatality rate stands at 1.42 per cent.

There are 1,46,907 active cases of coronavirus infections in the country which comprises 1.33 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.

India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16.It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19.

Meanwhile, With a spurt in coronavirus cases in five states, Delhi will make it essential for those arriving from those states to carry a negative Covid test report from Friday, sources say.

People travelling to Delhi from Maharashtra, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Punjab will have to show a negative RT-PCR test from Saturday to March 15.

Here are the Latest News Highlights:

Feb 25, 2021 02:36 (IST)

Odisha logs 68 new COVID-19 cases, tally at 3,36,835

Odisha's COVID-19 caseload mounted to 3,36,835 on Wednesday as 68 more people tested positive for the infection, a health department official said.

Of the new cases, 40 were reported from quarantine centres and 28 detected during contact tracing.

Khurda district, of which the state capital Bhubaneswar is a part, reported the highest number of fresh cases at nine, followed by Sambalpur at seven.

During the day, 90 patients were cured of the disease, taking the total number of recoveries to 3,34,333, which is 99.25 per cent of the caseload.

Feb 24, 2021 23:46 (IST)

Coronavirus update: Sweden tightens virus curbs on fears of third wave

Fearing a potential third wave of the pandemic, Sweden on Wednesday said it was tightening virus restrictions and warned of further curbs if people did not stick by the rules.

As the number of new cases rises in the country, Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said cafes, bars and restaurants would close by 8:30 pm (1930 GMT) from March 1 and the number of people allowed in shops and gyms would be restricted.

A day earlier, Stockholm authorities recommended the use of face masks on public transport at all times, as well as indoors where social distancing cannot be maintained.

Previously, masks had only been recommended on public transport during rush hour, AFP reported.

Feb 24, 2021 23:17 (IST)

Coronavirus update: US to distribute 25 million cloth masks against Covid

President Joe Biden's administration is set to distribute 25 million cloth masks starting from next month as part of efforts to defeat the pandemic, White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Jeff Zients said Wednesday.

"In the month of March, we will begin to deliver millions of masks to food banks and community health centers around the country," he said.

Feb 24, 2021 22:57 (IST)

Coronavirus update: Egypt authorises Sputnik, AstraZeneca virus jabs

Egypt's pharmaceutical authority on Wednesday approved the use of the Sputnik V and AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccines, a month after the North African country kicked off its inoculation campaign.

The drug body had "provided emergency authorisation for the use of the two vaccines, Sputnik V, and AstraZeneca... imported from South Korea", it said in a statement on its Facebook page.

Feb 24, 2021 22:50 (IST)

Coronavirus update: Johnson & Johnson vaccine highly effective against severe Covid

The single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine is highly effective in preventing severe Covid-19, including newer variants, according to documents released by the US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday.

The news came as the regulator was set to convene an independent panel Friday that will likely vote to authorize the vaccine, making it the third available in the country hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic, AFP reported.

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Feb 24, 2021 20:43 (IST)

Italy to extend virus curbs until April 6: minister

Italy should brace for another month of restrictions due to the threat posed by new strains of the coronavirus, its Health Minister Roberto Speranza said Wednesday.

The government is expected to adopt a new decree in the coming days, extending a three-tier system of regional restrictions currently set to expire on March 5, AFP reported.

Feb 24, 2021 20:25 (IST)

Vested interests misleading farmers on agri laws, says Yogi Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday reiterated his government's commitment towards welfare of farmers and attacked those with "vested political interests" for misguiding peasants on the new agri laws, PTI reported.

Feb 24, 2021 20:23 (IST)

Coronavirus news: Maharashtra government asks officials to ramp up testing

Amid a surge in coronavirus cases, the Maharashtra government on Wednesday instructed all

district collectors and municipal commissioners to increase testing, a senior minister said after a cabinet meeting, PTI reported.

Feb 24, 2021 19:06 (IST)

Coronavirus update: Germany approves COVID home tests to ease way out of lockdown

Germany approved three COVID-19 tests for home use as part Health Minister Jens Spahn's strategy to help Europe's biggest economy emerge from a lockdown that has been in place since mid-December.

The infection rate in Germany fell steadily in the first weeks of the year but has stagnated in recent days, making it more difficult for leaders to ease restrictions when they meet next week to consider lockdown rules that run to March 7.

Chancellor Angela Merkel has told lawmakers in her conservative party that making rapid tests more available and boosting testing capacity could make a return to normality more durable, two sources at the meeting told Reuters on Tuesday.

Feb 24, 2021 18:49 (IST)

Coronavirus update: Most Union ministers want to pay to get vaccinated against COVID: Ravi Shankar Prasad

Most of the Union ministers would want to pay to get themselves vaccinated against COVID-19, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Wednesday.

Feb 24, 2021 18:33 (IST)

Coronavirus update: Germany confirms it will receive 16 million AstraZeneca doses in second quarter

Germany said it expected to receive 16 million doses of AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine in the second quarter, the health ministry said.

That could represent a shortfall from the company's commitments to deliver about twice that number of doses to Germany in that quarter, according to the leaked contract with the EU, Reuters said.

Feb 24, 2021 18:33 (IST)

Coronavirus update: Pope picks new doctor after previous one died from Covid

Pope Francis appointed a new personal doctor on Wednesday, several weeks after the death from Covid-19 of the previous holder of the post.

The 84-year-old pontiff picked Roberto Bernabei, an expert in health care for the elderly, as his physician, the Vatican said in a statement.

Feb 24, 2021 18:18 (IST)

Coronavirus update: Denmark to ease some Covid restrictions

Denmark, which has been under a partial lockdown since late December, announced Wednesday it would ease some virus restrictions but keep the majority in place despite protests from the opposition, AFP reported.

Starting Monday, Danes will once again be able to visit some shops and partake in small-scale sports and communal activities, while some secondary schools will resume in-person teaching in the west of the country.

Feb 24, 2021 18:03 (IST)

Coronavirus update: EU chief seeks 'amicable' solution as AstraZeneca admits new delays

European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen insisted Wednesday that new problems dogging the supply of AstraZeneca's vaccines can be resolved, after the group admitted it could deliver only half the expected amount to the bloc in the second quarter.

"The vaccine manufacturers are our partners in this pandemic and they have also never faced such a challenge," she told the German regional daily Augsburger Allgemeine.

Feb 24, 2021 17:07 (IST)

Coronavirus update: No Farmer Died By Suicide In Yogi Regime: Minister Mocks Congress

Ghana on Wednesday became the first country to receive vaccines from Covax, a global scheme to procure and distribute Covid inoculations for free for poorer countries. Launched last April, Covax said it planned to ship two billion doses by year's end, AFP reported.

Feb 24, 2021 15:52 (IST)

Coronavirus update: India, PM Modi hailed globally for providing COVID-19 vaccination assistance

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been lauded by the global leaders as India continues to lead in assisting the countries under its ''Vaccine Maitri'' initiative amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Last month, India had dispatched a consignment of 50,000 doses of Covishield vaccine to Seychelles, ANI reported.

Feb 24, 2021 15:52 (IST)

COVID-19: Hotels, Eateries To Stay Shut In Nagpur On Weekends

Considering the recent rise in COVID-19 cases, the civic body in Maharashtra's Nagpur city on Wednesday directed that restaurants, hotels and eateries will remain closed on weekends till further orders, an official said.

Feb 24, 2021 15:20 (IST)

In Puducherry, the Chief Minister has resigned and nobody has claimed to form the government and therefore the LG has recommended suspending the 14th Assembly. Now, our approval will be sent to the President. After his approval, the Assembly will stand dissolved: Union Minister Prakash Javadekar.

Feb 24, 2021 15:15 (IST)

From March 1, people above 60 years of age and those above 45 years of age with comorbidities will be vaccinated at 10,000 government and over 20,000 private vaccination centres. The vaccine will be given free of cost at government centres: Union Minister Prakash Javadekar.

Feb 24, 2021 15:04 (IST)

"125-Year-Old Congress Defeated": Arvind Kejriwal On AAP Show In Gujarat

The Aam Admi Party's (AAP) emergence in the Surat civic body is the beginning of a new politics in Gujarat and each of its winning candidates will execute the responsibility with honesty, party chief and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said today. He also vowed to improve Gujarat in partnership with the people of the state. AAP garnered an impressive 27 seats in the coastal city, replacing the Congress as the main opposition party in the city municipal corporations, elections for which were held on Sunday. Read Here

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