23,067 Fresh COVID-19 Cases In India, 6.6 Per Cent Lower Than Yesterday Coronavirus: Active COVID-19 cases in India have been on a steady decline for a month; positivity rate drops in states with high daily infection numbers.
Updated: December 25, 2020 11:44 am IST
Coronavirus: India s COVID-19 tally crossed the one-crore mark on December 18.
New Delhi: India continued to log more coronavirus recoveries than fresh COVID-19 infections, which rose by 23,067 in the last 24 hours, government data shows. Some 24,661 people fought off Covid in this period while 336 people died of the illnesses. With this, the country s total coronavirus cases shot to one crore, one lakh and 46 thousand with 1,47,092 deaths, so far. Country s active coronavirus cases - or those still receiving medical attention - dropped further to 2.81 lakh.
The dry run of COVID-19 vaccine will be conducted on December 28 and 29. (Representational image)
Chandigarh:
The Centre has chosen Punjab to conduct a dry run of COVID-19 vaccine on December 28 and 29, state Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu said on Thursday. The districts of Ludhiana and Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar have been selected for the dry run, he said in an official statement in Chandigarh.
Mr Sidhu said the dry run is aimed at testing the laid out mechanisms for the vaccination roll-out in the health system. It will provide insights on any gaps or bottlenecks so that those could be addressed before the commencement of the COVID-19 drive.The dry run is to be conducted in one or two districts under the overall leadership of the district collector/magistrate, he said.
Dry run for COVID-19 vaccine in two Punjab districts
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Updated: Friday, December 25, 2020, 16:39 [IST]
Chandigarh, Dec 25: The Centre has chosen Punjab to conduct a dry run of COVID-19 vaccine on December 28 and 29, state Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu said here on Thursday. The districts of Ludhiana and Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar have been selected for the dry run, he said in an official statement here.
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Sidhu said the dry run is aimed at testing the laid out mechanisms for the vaccination roll-out in the health system. It will provide insights on any gaps or bottlenecks so that those could be addressed before the commencement of the COVID-19 drive. The dry run is to be conducted in one or two districts under the overall leadership of the district collector/magistrate, he said.
The Centre has chosen Punjab to conduct a dry run of COVID-19 vaccine on December 28 and 29, state Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu said here on Thursday. The districts of Ludhiana and Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar have been selected for the dry run, he said in an official statement here. Sidhu said the dry run is aimed at testing the laid out mechanisms for the vaccination roll-out in the health system. It will provide insights on any gaps or bottlenecks so that those could be addressed before the commencement of the COVID-19 drive.The dry run is to be conducted in one or two districts under the overall leadership of the district collector/magistrate, he said.
Dry Run For Covid Vaccine In Two Punjab Districts, Check Details
The minister said immunisation partners the UNDP and the WHO at state-level would support the dry run.
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The Centre has chosen Punjab to conduct a dry run of Covid-19 vaccine on December 28 and 29, state Health Minister Balbir Singh Sidhu said on Thursday. The districts of Ludhiana and Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar have been selected for the dry run, he said in an official statement here.
Sidhu said the dry run is aimed at testing the laid out mechanisms for the vaccination roll-out in the health system.