Coronavirus HIGHLIGHTS: Despite Curfew In Place, Maharashtra Records Highest Single-Day Spike Of 63,729 Cases
Coronavirus HIGHLIGHTS, Friday, April 16, 2021: A weekend curfew will begin in Delhi from 10 pm today and continue till 6 am on Monday morning. According to the new directives, shopping malls, gyms, spas, auditoriums, assembly halls, entertainment parks and similar public places will be shut.
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Coronavirus HIGHLIGHTS, Friday, April 16, 2021: Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for allowing Maharashtra government-owned Haffkine Institute to manufacture Bharat Biotech's Covaxin, on the basis of transfer of technology.
The Maharashtra government made the announcement regarding the approval through their official Twitter handle.
"The Dept of Science and Technology, Government of India, has granted approval to Haffkine Institute to produce Bharat Biotech''s Covaxin vaccine on a transfer of technology basis," CMO Maharashtra tweeted.
A weekend curfew will begin in Delhi from 10 pm today and continue till 6 am on Monday morning. According to the new directives, shopping malls, gyms, spas, auditoriums, assembly halls, entertainment parks and similar public places will be shut.
Uttar Pradesh will see a night curfew in several cities including Lucknow, Prayagraj, Varanasi, Kanpur, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Ghaziabad, Meerut and Gorakhpur districts from 8 pm to 7 am. Rajasthan will also have a weekend curfew rom 6 pm today till Monday 5 am.
Maharashtra Reports Highest Single-Day Spike Of 63,729 Covid Cases
Maharashtra on Friday reported 63,729 fresh coronavirus cases, the highest single-day count so far, taking the tally past the 37-lakh mark, while 398 more patients succumbed to the infection.
With 63,729 COVID new cases, the tally increased to 37,03,584, while 398 fatalities pushed the toll to 59,551.
West Bengal Reports 6,910 New Covid Cases
West Bengal reported 6,910 new cases of Coronavirus, 2,818 recoveries and 26 fatalities in the last 24 hours
Total cases: 6,43,795
Death toll: 10,506
Active cases: 41,047
Total recoveries: 5,92,242
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