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Bodies piling up at crematoriums and burial grounds across India are sparking concerns that the death toll from a ferocious new Covid-19 wave may be much higher than official records, underplaying the scale of a resurgence that is overwhelming the country’s medical system.
Several cities across the South Asian nation have reported shocking details of bodies, wrapped in protective gear and identified by hospitals as virus-related deaths, lined up outside crematoriums for hours. Accounts collated by Bloomberg from relatives of the dead and workers and eyewitnesses at crematoriums in at least five cities indicate that the real number of Covid fatalities could be significantly higher than the deaths being reported by local government health departments.
Top 7 news trends in India | December 30
Top 7 news trends in India | December 30
From UK approving Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine for use to farmer leaders and Union ministers having lunch together during their talks on contentious farm laws, here is what is making headlines on December 30:
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Top 6 News Trends in India | December 30
The Oxford-Astrazeneca coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday got a green signal for use in the United Kingdom (UK) by the government after it was recommended for approval by the country s health regulator. It is a major development in the battle against the pandemic and will lead to a massive expansion in Britain s immunisation programme.
Oxford-AstraZeneca s Covid-19 vaccine has been approved by regulators in the UK. (Photo: Reuters)
The Oxford-Astrazeneca coronavirus vaccine has got a green signal for use in the United Kingdom by the government after it was recommended for approval by the country s health regulator. It is a major development in the battle against the pandemic and will lead to a massive expansion in Britain s immunisation programme.
The country s health ministry has formally announced that the UK government has accepted the recommendation from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to authorise the Oxford University/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine for use.
“The government has today accepted the recommendation from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to authorise Oxford University/AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine for use,” the health ministry said.
How is the world responding?
The concerning news coming out of the UK has already prompted several countries to implement varied travel bans to and from the country. Argentina, Colombia and Chile have suspended flights to and from the UK, while Ecuador is also mulling similar measures to control the virus spread.
France, on Sunday, also declared its decision to ban flights to and from the UK with both, the Port of Dover and Eurotunnel now temporarily closed. Canadian PM Justin Trudeau, via a tweet, also announced a 72-hour ban on all passenger travel from the UK beginning at midnight on Sunday.