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Centre has advised them to be cautious about rising numbers

Updated: Utilise 100% capacities of private hospitals, States/UTs told Share Article AAA A medical staff seen holding a vaccine dose for vaccinating, in New Delhi. File   | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy Utilise 100% capacities of private hospitals, States/UTs told The Health Ministry urged States/UTs to utilise 100% capacities of private hospitals functioning as COVID Vaccination Centres (CVCs) and said private hospitals not under the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY),...

Central team in Bengaluru to review situation In the wake of the emergence of cluster outbreaks in the city and a few other places, a team of officials from the Union government has asked the State to tighten vigilance at the Kerala and Maharashtra borders and also step up contact tracing. The Central team comprising a Joint Secretary from the Health and Family Welfare Ministry and two doctors arrived in the city on Monday to review the COVID-19 safety precautions and control measures in the ci...

25 lakh sign up for COVID jab on Day 1 of expanded rollout Updated: Updated: Government clarifies there is no app for signing up Share Article AAA Senior citizens waiting to register their names for COVID-19 vaccination at the Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality hospital in New Delhi on March 1, 2021.   | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy Government clarifies there is no app for signing up Twenty-five lakh potential beneficiaries had registered on the Co-Win portal on Monday, the first day of the second p...

The active cases further increased to 1,68,627, which comprises 1.52% of the total infections, as per the Health Ministry data

The death toll mounted to 1,57,051 with 113 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 a.m. showed.

Maharashtra shows highest rise, Kerala biggest decline in the last two weeks.

Johnson & Johnson stressed its vaccine was proven to work with a single shot, and could be stored long-term at standard fridge temperatures

Offers beneficiaries options in process, centres, timings

Union Home Ministry extends COVID-19 guidelines till March 31.