Updated An hour ago A man with breathing problems receives oxygen support inside his car at a Gurudwara in Ghaziabad. | Reuters/Danish Siddiqui
India on Sunday registered 4,03,738 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours, taking the tally of infections in the country to 2,22,96,414 since the pandemic broke out last year. The country’s toll climbed by 4,092 deaths to 2,42,362. India now has over 37 lakh active cases and 1,83,17,404 recoveries.
Over nine lakh coronavirus patients in the country are on oxygen support, while more than 1.70 lakh are on ventilators, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Saturday.
Meanwhile, World Health Organization’s Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan warned a Covid-19 variant spreading in India is more contagious and may be dodging vaccine protections.
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CDC warns people getting J&J vaccine to watch for blood clot symptoms
From CNN s Maggie Fox
A medical worker with Northwell Health holds up doses of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine at a pop-up vaccination site at the Albanian Islamic Cultural Center in Staten Island on April 8 in New York. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images
People who have just received the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine should keep an eye out for any symptoms of blood clots and be ready to seek immediate medical attention, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in updated guidance.
While the risk is extremely low, people who suffer persistent, severe headaches or blurred vision, shortness of breath, chest pain, leg swelling, persistent abdominal pain or unusual bruising within three weeks of getting the J&J vaccine should get medical attention quickly, the CDC said in a new posting on its website.