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"India’s recovery rate stands at 97.94 per cent. Recovery Rate is currently at its highest peak since March 2020," the ministry said.

India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage Crosses 90 Cr Mark

Healthcare

According to the Health Ministry, a total of 9,91,676 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours which have taken the total tally to over 57.42 Cr (57,42,52,400).

Sri Lanka Seeks USD 100 Million Assistance From IMF For COVID-19 Vaccination

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has agreed to grant a supplementary loan of USD 100 million to assist Sri Lanka''s COVID–19 response

SC Seeks Centre’s Reply On Covid-19 Vaccination Of Pregnant Women Plea

A bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and B V Nagarathna issued notice to the Centre on the plea of Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights (DCPCR) and sought its response within two weeks.

Google Search, Maps And Assistant To Now Offer Detailed Info On Vaccine Availability

Google started showing information on COVID-19 vaccination centres, in partnership with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

India Administers Over 1 Crore Covid Vaccine Doses, Highest In A Day

The vaccination exercise as a tool to protect the most vulnerable population groups in the country from COVID-19 continues to be regularly reviewed and monitored at the highest level

Blood Clot Risk Much Higher From COVID-19 Than After Vaccination: Oxford-Led Study

The researchers compared rates of adverse events after vaccination with rates of the same events after a positive SARS-CoV-2 test result using data from over 29 million people in the UK who received the first dose of either of the two vaccines.

COVID-19 Vaccination: Myths Vs Facts

Vaccine doses are supplied to the States/UTs as per advance allocation and advance information to them.

More Than 3.20 Crore Vaccine Doses Currently Available With States, UTs And Private Hospitals: Centre

The vaccination drive has been ramped up through availability of more vaccines, advance projections of vaccine availability to states and UTs for enabling better planning by them, and streamlining the supply chain.

Delta Dominant Variant In US, Makes Up More Than Half Of COVID-19 Cases: CDC

Dr Randall Olsen, who works in the genome sequencing lab at Houston Methodist where every positive COVID-19 test in the health system is analysed, said they had identified 4 delta variant cases in late April.

Apollo Hospitals To Carry Out COVID-19 Vaccination Drive On Wednesday

The vaccination drive is part of Apollo's commitment to support the government in achieving the target of administering 500 million vaccines by July 2021

Aim At Vaccinating 3 Lakh People Daily From Monday: Assam CM

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The chief minister announced that government offices will reopen from July 1, and asked employees to get vaccinated within this month.

Cognizant Foundation Sets Up 100-Bed COVID Care Facility In Pune

The Mahalunge COVID care facility caters to patients from Mahalunge and Chandoli as well as from 10 Primary Health Centres and other government hospitals in Khed Taluka.

Paytm Begins COVID-19 Vaccination Drive For 8,000 Frontline Field Service Staffers