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India today expanded the nationwide vaccination against the coronavirus, opening registerations for people above 60 years and those aged 45 in the second phase of the inoculation drive which began on January 16.
Citizens will be able to register and book an appointment for vaccination, anytime and anywhere, using the Co-WIN 2.0 portal or through other IT applications such as Arogya Setu.
With 15,510 fresh cases, India s COVID-19 tally has climbed to 1,11,12,241, while the number of recoveries has surged to 1,07,86,457, the Union health ministry said on Monday.
The death count due to the viral disease has gone up to 1,57,157 in the country with 106 more fatalities reported in a 24-hour period, the ministry s data updated at 8 am showed.
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97-year old man, Infosys founder NRN among nearly 2K people who take COVID-19 vaccine in Karnataka
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Bengaluru-based Infosys founders and Sudha Murty, wife of Narayanamurthy, reached the Narayana Health City here in the evening and took the vaccine shot in the presence of its founder Dr Devi Shetty, a statement from the healthcare facility said.
The Bengaluru-based Infosys founders and Sudha Murty, wife of Narayana Murthy, took the vaccines at Narayana Health City.
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Infosys co-founders N R Narayana Murthy and Kris Gopalakrishnan joined several other senior citizens, including a 97-year old man, in getting vaccinated for COVID-19 as the inoculation drive for sections of general public kick started in Karnataka on Monday.