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The civic body began vaccinating children aged 15-18 against Covid-19 at its nine jumbo centres across the city from January 3. Over nine lakh people born in 2007 or earlier will start receiving free vaccines in nine jumbo centres and paid shots in private facilities. Pics/Satej Shinde, Pradeep Dhivar
03 January,2022 04:31 PM IST
Just like the previous year, 2021 too was a tumultuous year for India. The country’s woes were far from over as it was ravaged by the second wave of the pandemic, and was marred by violence on various occasions. Amid the gloom, there were sparks of hope though as the nation began the world’s largest vaccination drive and registered record wins at the Olympics. We look back pictorially at what defined 2021.
01 January,2022 03:07 PM IST
Sometimes statistics speak louder than words. From registering the highest-ever Covid-19 infections in any country to hitting a milestone of administering a billion vaccine doses, from recording the highest medal tally at the Olympics to carrying out one the largest drug seizures in the world to date, here’s a look-back at the year that was for India, in numbers
22 December,2021 04:17 PM IST
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As India gets ready to tackle the Omicron variant of Covid-19, the country has reached an important milestone regarding vaccinations. According to Union Health Ministry, over 50 per cent of India's eligible population is fully vaccinated against Covid-19. After being in a dire situation during the first and second waves of Covid-19, India's vaccination drive has gathered momentum since it was launched on January 16, 2021. But with Omicron cases rising by the day across the country (21 cases detected at the time of writing), people can't afford to let their guard down. Pics/mid-day photographers
05 December,2021 09:14 PM IST
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After facing the worst of coronavirus during the first and second waves, India has now administered over 120.96 crore of Covid-19 vaccine doses, claimed Union Health Ministry. On November 26, more than 65 lakh vaccine doses were administered till 7 pm. However, with a new heavily mutant novel coronavirus variant B.1.1.529 reported in South Africa, Hong Kong and Botswana triggering alarms in India, the country's top health experts have urged for stringent surveillance at the government level. According to experts, the newly found variant may bypass existing immunity either acquired through a vaccine or natural infection. Pics/mid-day photographers
27 November,2021 11:33 AM IST
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On October 22, Maharashtra government decided to ease restrictions for malls, theatres, restaurants and other public places, inspite of that the state is registering a continual decline in fresh Covid-19 cases in the recent past. However, health minister Rajesh Tope on November 24, said that Maharashtra could witness the third wave of coronavirus in December but its impact will be a mild. However, a day before Tope's assertions the Centre chided the state for a drastic fall in the testing rates - from 2.69 lakhs per day in May to barely 98,000 now in November. Pics/mid-day photographers
25 November,2021 07:45 AM IST
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Mumbai was the epicentre of Covid-19 when the first wave struck in March 2020 but the situation has improved drastically. On October 26, Maharashtra fully vaccinated 3 crore citizens. The situation further improved over the past seven days with a number of cases and fatalities coming down across the state. On November 2, Mumbai reported less than 300 Covid-19 cases for the second day in a row. Meanwhile, Maharashtra reported 1,078 cases on November 2. Pics/Sameer Abedi and mid-day photographers
02 November,2021 09:33 PM IST | Mumbai
On October 21, PM Narendra Modi visited the Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital to express gratitude to doctors, nurses and others who helped India cross the 100 crore Covid-19 vaccination mark. Modi visited the vaccination centre at the hospital and interacted with the health workers. Pics/PTI
21 October,2021 08:50 PM ISTADVERTISEMENT
