Updated Jan 21, 2021 | 22:54 IST
According to a telephonic survey conducted by the NCAER, about one-fifth of the respondents have said that they will not take the jab. Representational Image. | Photo Credit: PTI
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The survey found that around 20 per cent of the respondents were adamant to not take the jab
Out of this, at least 22.4 per cent belonged to rural areas, while 17.5 per cent came from urban areas
India launched Phase 1 of the world’s biggest inoculation drive on January 16
New Delhi: A day after the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said that there have been no cases of adverse effects of Covid-19 vaccine detected so far, a survey conducted in the national capital has revealed that the vaccine hesitancy in the Delhi-NCR region is as high as 39 per cent.
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ANI | Updated: Jan 20, 2021 04:35 IST
New Delhi [India], January 20 (ANI): Lakshadweep reported its first case of COVID-19 on January 18, said the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW).
The person had come to Lakshadweep from Kochi on January 4 and initially, 31 primary contacts of the case were traced and quarantined of which 14 tested positive and were isolated.
As many as 56 contacts of positive cases were traced and quarantined.
A Central multi-disciplinary team has been sent to Lakshadweep. A Central multi-disciplinary team comprising of experts from Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry; National Institute of Virology, Pune and Regional Office of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare sent to Lakshadweep, Health Ministry stated in an official release.
NEW DELHI: India added 13,823 new cases to its coronavirus tally in the last 24 hours, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said on Wednesday.