As daily Covid-19 cases fall, govt says second wave on the wane

Cops stop a man cycling during a complete lockdown in Amravati on Tuesday. Pic/PTI

An early trend of decline in daily new Covid-19 cases and deaths has been noted in the country, the Centre said on Tuesday, indicating that the second wave is on the wane.

According to the government, Maharashtra, UP, Delhi and Chhattisgarh were among 18 states and Union territories showing continued plateauing or decrease in daily new Covid-19 cases. A senior official, however, said Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Punjab were among 16 states and UTs showing continued increasing trend in daily new Covid-19 cases. New cases in India fell to 3.29 lakh after 14 days.

Meanwhile, amid shortage of vaccines in the country, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday suggested that the Centre share the anti-Covid-19 vaccine formula of the two manufacturers with other companies to scale up production. He said the Centre should ensure that all the vaccine manufacturing plants in the country start producing Covid-19 doses.

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