COVID-19 vaccination for 12-14 age group starts, #PMModi urges all eligible to get vaccinated.

PM Modi reiterated that India's vaccination drive is backed by "science" and said the vaccination has formed a "protective shield" against #COVID19.

https://www.organiser.org/india-news/covid-19-vaccination-for-12-14-age-group-starts-pm-modi-urges-all-eligible-to-get-vaccinated-13887.html

On day one, over 2.6 lakh #COVID19 vaccine doses were administered to 12-14 years age group children


12-14 years age group children are administered with the #Corbevax vaccine, manufactured by Hyderabad-based Biological E.


#LargestVaccinationDrive

https://www.organiser.org/health/on-day-one-over-2-6-lakh-covid-19-vaccine-doses-administered-to-12-14-years-age-group-children-13942.html

COVID cases in India decline further; 1,096 new infections reported in last 24 hrs

#COVID19
https://organiser.org/2022/04/03/73805/bharat/covid-cases-in-india-decline-further-1096-new-infections-reported-in-last-24-hrs/

Adding an extra layer of safety: Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on the extension of precaution dose of COVID vaccine.

@mansukhmandviya #COVID19 #largestVaccinationdrive

https://organiser.org/2022/04/08/75701/bharat/adding-an-extra-layer-of-safety-union-minister-mansukh-mandaviya-on-the-extension-of-precaution-dose-of-covid-vaccine/

As Shanghai’s #COVID19 lockdown leaves residents struggling to access essentials, residents of the mega Chinese city are almost out of food, and they are reeling under an acute food crisis.


#China #Shanghai

https://organiser.org/2022/04/12/76126/world/shanghais-stringent-covid-lockdown-puts-the-megacity-out-of-food/

Delhi reported 366 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the Delhi government health bulletin.

The daily positivity rate increased to 3.95 per cent, the highest since February 3.


#Covid19 #Delhi

https://organiser.org/2022/04/16/76695/bharat/concerns-over-covid-surge-in-delhi-daily-test-positivity-rate-rises-to-3-95-366-new-cases-in-24-hrs/

India questioned the WHO's methodology to estimate the #COVID19 death toll in the country, stating that the same mathematical model cannot be used to estimate the mortalities of a country like India which has a large geographical size and population. https://organiser.org/2022/04/17/76859/health/india-objects-to-whos-methodology-to-calculate-covid-19-death-toll/

India also extended its support to #Thailand to help the country fight the war against the pandemic by supplying medicines and oxygen concentrators, read the official statement.

#Covid19 #Vaccine

https://organiser.org/2022/04/21/77389/world/india-delivers-covovax-vaccines-to-thailand-under-quad-vaccine-partnership/

The COVID-19 death toll continues to rise in China’s economic hub of Shanghai even as strict lockdown measures wreak havoc in the daily lives of ordinary people.


#Covid19 #China #Shanghai

https://organiser.org/2022/04/23/77695/bharat/covid-19-deaths-rise-in-shanghai-as-the-city-enforces-strict-rules/

The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) granted emergency use authorisation to Biological E’s #COVID19 vaccine #Corbevax for those aged 5 to 12 years, informed the pharmaceutical company https://organiser.org/2022/04/26/78075/bharat/corbevax-covid-19-vaccine-gets-dcgis-nod-for-children-aged-5-12/

Chinese premier admits challenges in providing jobs to youth amid COVID outbreak

According to the National Bureau of Statistics, China's unemployment rate in urban areas grew by 0.1 percentage points to 5.5 pc in March from February.


#China #COVID19


https://organiser.org/2022/04/30/78707/world/chinese-premier-admits-challenges-in-providing-jobs-to-youth-amid-covid-outbreak/

Union Home Minister #AmitShah slammed the Trinamool Congress for spreading rumours about the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and said that the Central government will implement it once the #COVID19 pandemic ends.

#CAA

https://organiser.org/2022/05/05/79598/bharat/amit-shah-accuses-tmc-of-spreading-rumours-on-caa-says-it-will-be-implemented-once-covid-ends/