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India begins booster shots as Covid-19 cases surge

India has begun giving booster doses of the Covid-19 vaccine to priority groups amid a surge in infections. Health and frontline workers and people above 60 years with comorbidities are currently eligible to take the jab. The drive began as India battles a spike in Covid cases fuelled by the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.

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Madhya Pradesh Covid-19: Thirty India students vaccinated with one syringe

JULY 28: The incident took place in a school in Sagar district where children were being given Covid-19 vaccines. India's health ministry mandates a "one needle, one syringe, only one time" protocol for Covid-19 vaccines. India has administered over 2.03bn Covid-19 vaccines so far. Single-use disposable syringes are widely used in India to avoid the spread of deadly diseases like HIV. However, there have been multiple incidents in the past where a single syringe has been reused in hospitals due to a shortage of equipment. Jitendra Rai, who was vaccinating the children, told the media that he was only given one syringe by the health department and he was just following orders. Parents who had accompanied their children spotted the issue and reported it to the school authorities. When state officials reached the school, Mr Rai was missing from the school and his phone was turned off. The state's health department has registered a case of negligence against him. Meanwhile, it has also started an inquiry against the official responsible for dispatching equipment for the vaccination drive. A spokesperson from the opposition Congress party has demanded that the state's health minister should resign over the incident. India is the second country after China to have crossed the two-billion Covid vaccines mark. In July, the government announced a 75-day free Covid booster dose programme for all adults to mark India's 75th independence anniversary. According to India's health ministry, 98% of adults have received at least one dose of the Covid vaccine, while 90% have been fully vaccinated. On Wednesday, the country reported 18,313 daily cases for the past 24 hours and 57 Covid-related deaths. With inputs from BBC.

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India logs 25,404 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours

NEW DELHI, September 14: India reported 25,404 new Covid-19 cases and 339 deaths in the last 24 hours, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday. Of these cases, Kerala recorded 15,058 new COVID19 cases and 99 deaths in the last 24 hours. The cumulative COVID-19 cases stand at 3,32,89,579 and death toll increases to 4,43,213. With a current recovery rate of 97.58 per cent, 37,127 patients recovered in the last 24 hours taking the total COVID-19 recoveries in the country to 3,24,84,159. Meanwhile, the total active caseload in the country reached to 3,62,207. While the weekly positivity rate stands at 2.07 per cent and has been less than 3 per cent for the last 81 days, the daily positivity rate stands at 1.78 per cent and has been less than 3 per cent for the last 15 days. With India ramping up its COVID-19 testing capacity, a total of 54.44 crore tests have been conducted in the country so far. In the ongoing Covid-19 vaccination drive, a total of 75.22 crore vaccine doses have been administered so far to the eligible beneficiaries in the country. Meanwhile, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya congratulated the people of the country as India's vaccination coverage crossed the 75 crore mark on Monday. The World Health Organisation (WHO) South-East Asia Regional Office (SEARO) also congratulated India for accelerating COVID-19 vaccination and achieving the 75 crore mark.

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Modi-Deuba talk: India ‘assures’ Nepal of early supply of Covid-19 vaccines

India has assured Nepal of an early supply of Covid-19 vaccines to the country, claims the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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Covid-19 Nepal: India hands over 150 ICU beds

The Embassy of India has handed over 150 ICU beds to the government of Nepal to support the country's Covid-19 response.

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Security tightened along the Nepal-India border

Security has been tightened along the Nepal-India border here in view of the Covid-19 outbreak.

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Nepal buying 2 million Vero Cell Covid-19 vaccines from China

After failing to receive one million doses of the purchased Covishield Covid-19 vaccines from India on time, Nepal has launched another initiative to buy two million Vero Cell Covid-19 vaccines from China.

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Health Minister Tripathi denies corruption allegations in Covid-19 vaccine purchase

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Nepal seeks alternative to India for Covid-19 vaccines

As the Indian Serum Institute did not send on time one million doses of the Covishield Covid-19 vaccines that Nepal has already paid the price for, the government has launched efforts to seek alternative suppliers.

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56 home returnees antigen-tested, positive for Covid-19

As many as 56 Nepali people, who have returned home from various cities of neighbouring India, have been antigen-tested and found positive for Covid-19 on Friday and Saturday alone. Thirty two cases of infection were from antigen tests of 767 Nepali people, who returned home from India via Trinagar transit on Saturday alone, said Superintendent, Armed Police Force Birendra Bahadur Air. All the infected ones, who are between 14 to 60 year age group, have been kept in isolation set up by Dhangadhi Sub-Metropolitan City, he said. The infected include 15 from Kailali district, two from Surkhet, seven from Achham, one from Kanchanpur, three from Doti, one from Jumla, one from Bajhang and two from Dadeldhura. In view of the increasing infection case in neighbouring India, health desks were set up at Nepal-India border to conduct antigen tests of the people crossing the border. Nepal shares open border with India allowing easy passage of people. However, lack of health workers at the health desks has created difficulties, it has been reported. Lately, three Nepali people who returned home from India via Trinagar and Gaddachauki transits were detected with Covid-19 variants. The infected are reported to be in home isolation. Lately, the influx of Nepali migrant workers in neighbouring India has increased in a bid to collect winter harvests and celebrate Chaite festival. As a result, there is a large mobility of people at the border, thereby increasing risks to catch infection.

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