COVID-19 India Update 24,337 new t 24 hours, recovery rate nears 96 per cent
The death toll increased to 1,45,810 with 333 new fatalities, the Union health ministry data updated at 8 am showed
NEW DELHI: India’s COVID-19 caseload rose to 1,00,55,560 with 24,337 new infections being reported in a day, while the number of people who have recuperated from the disease crossed 96 lakh, according to Union health ministry data updated on Monday.
The death toll increased to 1,45,810 with 333 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 96,06,111, pushing the national recovery rate to 95.53 per cent, while the COVID-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.45 per cent, according to the data.
The COVID-19 active caseload remained below 4 lakh for the 15th consecutive day.
There are 3,03,639 active coronavirus cases in the country which comprise 3.02 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.
According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 16,20,98,329 samples have been tested up to December 20 with 9,00,134 samples being tested on Sunday.
The 333 new fatalities include 98 from Maharashtra, 40 from West Bengal, 30 from Kerala and 26 from Delhi.
The 1,45,810 deaths reported so far in the country includes 48,746 from Maharashtra followed by 12,009 in Karnataka, 11,983 in Tamil Nadu, 10,277 in Delhi, 9,360 in West Bengal, 8,196 in Uttar Pradesh, 7,076 in Andhra Pradesh and 5,201 in Punjab.
The health ministry stressed that more than 70 per cent of the deaths occurred due to comorbidities.
COVID-19 positive Haryana minister Anil Vij continues to make steady progress
Vij, who had tested positive for coronavirus on December 5 after taking a trial dose of Bharat Biotech’s Covid-19 vaccine ‘Covaxin’ was recently referred to Medanta Hospital Gurugram
CHANDIGARH/GURUGRAM: Haryana Home and Health Minister, Anil Vij, who is undergoing treatment for Covid-19 continues to make steady progress.
Vij, who is undergoing treatment for the novel coronavirus at Gurugram’s Medanta-The Medicity is feeling better and continues to make steady progress, according to the hospital.
In a media bulletin issued on Sunday, Dr. AK Dubey, Medical Superintendent, Medanta-The Medicity informed that though Vij is still in the ICU on oxygen support, his oxygen requirement is reduced and there is no fever.
His blood reports are also showing an improving trend. Overall the doctors are satisfied with his progress, the bulletin stated.
Vij, who had tested positive for coronavirus on December 5 after taking a trial dose of Bharat Biotech’s Covid-19 vaccine ‘Covaxin’ was recently referred to Medanta Hospital Gurugram.
The Haryana Minister was administered a trial dose of Bharat Biotech’s Covid-19 vaccine ‘Covaxin’ at a hospital in Ambala on November 20. He had offered to be the first volunteer for the third phase trial of Covaxin, which started in the state.
Precautions still needed for COVID-19, government will educate people on vaacine: Harsh Vardhan
The Union Health Minister said that right now India has just around three lakh active cases and its recovery rate is 95 to 96 percent which is significantly higher than many developed countries.
NEW DELHI: Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Sunday said that the worst is over concerning coronavirus in the country but people still need to follow Covid appropriate behaviour to stay safe.
“At a personal level, I think that the worst is over concerning the Covid-19 situation. I have been following this situation right from the time when we had our first case on January 30, 2020. Since then, I have watched everything from the closest of quarters with meticulous precision. If we look at the things in the last three-four months then things are in a declining phase,
“But we need to strictly follow Covid appropriate behaviour and cannot afford to relax on that front,” he added.
Substantiating his point, the Union Health Minister said that right now India has just around three lakh active cases and its recovery rate is 95 to 96 percent which is significantly higher than many developed countries.
“Right now, we have just about three lakh active cases in the country. A few months ago, we had almost 10 lakh cases. Out of over one crore cases that have happened, around 95 lakh persons have already recovered and gone back home,” he said.
“We have the highest recovery rates in the world: between 95 and 96 percent. Compared to some of the developed countries of the world like the USA, Russia, or Brazil whose recovery rate ranges between 60 and 80 percent, we are better placed,” he added.
Dr Vardhan said: “Our fatality rate is also significantly low at 1.45 percent now. I feel the worse may probably be over but with a note of caution.”
“The major tool against Covid-19 will ultimately be masks, hand hygiene and physical distancing that we all need to follow. The troubles that we had to face as a country due to Covid-19 are on the decline. In the coming year, the research of the scientists in the direction of developing a vaccine will also be successful,” he added.
India may begin vaccinating people against coronavirus in January and the government’s first priority has been safety and efficacy of the vaccine, Dr Vardhan said.
“I personally feel that maybe in January in any stage or any week, there can be a time when are in a position to give the first Covid vaccine shot to people of India,” .
The vaccine cannot be forced upon anyone but the government will educate and give the right information to people about it, Vardhan said.
“Vaccine hesitancy issues will be addressed through education. The government will spread awareness and educate people about the vaccine that this is for their own good and benefit,
He also said that the government had prioritised who will get the vaccines after observing international trends and keeping in mind the guidelines of the World Health Organisation.
“The ideal time would be when we reach a point where everyone can be vaccinated. But if there is a limited number of vaccines, it is important to prioritise how who will be the first to get it. Before taking a decision, the government consulted experts, those in the ministries, people in the state governments, and those involved in making vaccines. These decisions have been made while observing international trends and WHO guidelines,” the Union Minister said.
He said the first one crore people to be vaccinated will be the health workers in the private and public sector, while the next two crores to be vaccinated will be frontline workers, sanitation staff, police, and other frontline workers, followed by people over the age of 50.
“Over 80 percent of the people who died due to Covid-19 have been over 50 years. There are about 26 crore people in this category. After that, people below 50 with health issues like BP, heart and kidney problems will be vaccinated,” he said.
“The government will reach out to people to get their vaccines but if someone does not want to take the vaccine, they cannot be forced,” he added.
Earlier, the Union Health Minister had said that India may begin vaccinating people for Covid-19 by January, with the first priority being the safety and efficacy of the vaccine.
On Saturday, the minister had said that the country’s scientists and health experts have worked on the development of an indigenous vaccine and in the upcoming six to seven months India will have the capacity to inoculate about 30 crore people.
There are currently nine Covid-19 vaccine candidates in different phases of clinical trials in India — six are under clinical trials and three in the pre-clinical phase.
First Test: Starc takes four wickets as India shot out for 244
Adelaide, Dec 17: India’s tail-enders contributed precious little as the first innings folded at 244 early on the second day of the first Day/Night Test against Australia here on Friday.
Mitchell Starc (4/53 in 21 overs) and Pat Cummins (3/48 in 21.1 overs) dismissed the last four batsmen for an addition of only 11 runs to the overnight score.
In fact, India lost seven wickets for 56 runs starting with Virat Kohli’s run-out engineered by a poor judgement call from vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane.
On Friday, Ravichandran Ashwin (15) got one to rear up from length as Cummins got his second wicket and India’s seventh in the first over of the day.
Wriddhiman Saha (9) also didn’t trouble the scorers getting out on his overnight tally chasing a wide delivery from Starc.
Umesh Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah hit a boundary each but that was just a tail-ender’s bravado as the innings folded in just 25 balls on the second day.
If one goes by how pink ball matches at Adelaide have panned out, India have scored at least 75 runs less than what should have been a fighting first innings total.
Case against BJP workers for unfurling banner of ‘Jai Shri Ram’ atop Palakkad municipal corp office
Palakkad (Kerala), Dec 17: The Kerala Police on Thursday registered a case against a few BJP workers for allegedly unfurling a giant banner with ‘Jai Sri Ram’ written on it from the terrace of the Palakkad municipal corporation building after the party won in the recently held local body polls here.
The case was registered after the Palakkad municipal secretary filed a complaint with the police saying that “there was an attempt to destroy communal harmony”, an official said.
During the victory celebrations in front of the municipal corporation on Wednesday evening, a few workers were seen in a purported video unfurling a giant banner with ‘Jai Sri Ram’ written in Malayalam and an image of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj from top of the building.
The workers also unfurled another banner with pictures of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, the police said.
“The special branch deputy superintendent has been asked to file a report with regard to the incident,” district police chief Sujithdas S told PTI.
The party retained the municipality by winning 28 of the 52 wards.
Earthquake of magnitude 4.2 hits Alwar in Rajasthan; tremors felt in Delhi-NCR
New Delhi, Dec 18: A medium-intensity earthquake of magnitude 4.2 hit Alwar district in Rajasthan on Thursday, tremors of which were felt in Delhi-NCR, the National Center for Seismology (NCS) said.
The epicentre of the quake was Alwar in Rajasthan, according to the NCS.
The earthquake of magnitude 4.2 occurred at 11.46 pm at a depth of five kilometres, it said.
“Don’t be like Modi ji”: AAP trolls Modi for not wearing mask
New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has trolled PM Narendra Modi on Twitter by sharing a video on which PM Modi refusing to use Mask at a public event.
The video is getting viral on the social networking platform and many users have criticised PM Modi for the gesture.
PM Modi can be seen in the video speaking to the shopkeeper who sells the masks and other hand craft items. When the seller requests to PM to wear the Mask fro which he refuses and also seen PM Modi not wearing any mask in the video.
Sharing the video on Twitter, AAP took to mock PM Modi and also spread awareness on mask usage.
AAP has said in the tweet, “Wear a mask. Don’t be like Modi ji.”
Kamal Haasan can’t do good, his job is to spoil families, says TN CM Palaniswami
Ariyalur(TN), Dec 17: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Thursday assailed actor and Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) founder Kamal Haasan for hosting the reality show ‘Bigg Boss,’ saying the actor “can do no good for the people and his job is only to spoil good families.”
The AIADMK veteran’s criticism of Haasan comes in the backdrop of the actor invoking the legacy of the ruling party’s founder and former chief minister, the late M G Ramachandran, and the MNM chief lashing out at government over corruption.
Palaniswami insisted that only the AIADMK, founded by the late Ramachandran, could lay claim to his legacy and wondered if Haasan “could christen the child of someone else.”
In response to Palaniswami’s criticism, Haasan quipped he was happy the chief minister was also watching the reality show.
Pointing out that Haasan has launched a political party “post retirement,” Palaniswami asked, “what does he know (about politics)?”
“…..He is conducting Bigg Boss. If you see those serials not only children but also good families will get spoiled.”
“One cannot pin hopes on the actor as he can’t do good for the people. His job is only to spoil good families,” the chief minister said, perhaps in his most strong criticism of Haasan so far.
The CM’s comments came in response to a question from a reporter here who sought his reaction to the actor’s tweet on corruption.
“Ask sensible questions. You are trying to give the impression that the actor is a political leader,” Palaniswami chided the scribe.
Haasan, highly critical of the AIADMK government over a number of issues including graft, had earlier tweeted, while referring to the seizure of unaccounted money from various government offices by the DVAC, state officials were following the footsteps of the government on corruption.
Averring that there are several issues concerning people like the interlinking of rivers, farming or giving good advice to youngsters, Palaniswami said Haasan’s films did not give any socially relevant messages to the people as did the films of MGR, as Ramachandran is popularly addressed.
“MGR gave good songs with pertinent messages to the people, especially children. Has Kamal given any song that would do good to people?” Palaniswami asked.
Children and good families “will get spoiled” if they watch Kamal Haasan’s Bigg Boss show, he said.
Later, speaking to reporters at Perambalur, the AIADMK co-coordinator said Haasan “himself accepts that votes can be received only by taking MGR’s name.”
“Because, he (Hassan) does not have individual clout.
AIADMK was founded by MGR, so it is the only movement qualified to use his name. No one else has the moral right to do so,” he said.
“Can he christen the child of someone else?” the CM asked.
Responding to Palaniswami’s tirade, Haasan said in a tweet he was happy “that the chief minister is also watching Bigg Boss,” whose Tamil version he anchors on a private TV channel.
He also recalled lines from a superhit Tamil song from a film featuring MGR to imply some may compromise with all ideals for their needs but he will put an end to such people.
The MNM leader had recently invoked the legacy of Ramachandran, a hugely popular leader, when he had said he was ‘continuing’ the dream of the former chief Minister to make Madurai the second capital of Tamil Nadu.
He had also hinted Ramachandran cannot be confined merely to DMK, from where he started his political journey or his founded AIADMK.
He had said he grew up ‘on the lap of MGR’ while several Tamil Nadu Ministers would not have even seen him personally.
On the vigilance raids, Palaniswami said the DVAC comes under the state government and the checks show its intention to prevent malpractices.
Rahul Gandhi cites US media report, asks if Facebook is lying to India on Bajrang Dal
New Delhi, Dec 17: A day after Facebook India’s head told a parliamentary panel that it had not found any content that necessitates a ban on the Bajrang Dal, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday cited a US media report’s claim that the social media giant’s safety team had recommended a ban on the outfit and asked if Facebook was lying to India and its Parliament.
The social media giant’s India head, Ajit Mohan, told a parliamentary panel on Wednesday, that Facebook’s fact-checking team has not found any content that necessitates a ban on the Bajrang Dal, sources had said.
Mohan had deposed before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology, chaired by Congress leader Shashi Tharoor. The panel had called him on the issue of the citizens’ data safety.
Tagging a Wall Street Journal report which claimed that Facebook’s safety team had concluded that the Bajrang Dal should be banned from the platform, Gandhi tweeted, “Facebook US says Bajrang Dal content is offensive and should be banned. Facebook India tells our Parliamentary panel that Bajrang Dal content is not offensive.”
“Is Facebook lying to India and its Parliament?” he said.
In another tweet tagging a media report on the PM-CARES fund, Gandhi took a dig over the transparency of the fund.
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