Coronavirus HIGHLIGHTS: Kerala Govt Allows Shops In Malls To Reopen From Aug 11 While Ensuring COVID Arrangements
Coronavirus LIVE Updates, 7 August, Thursday: The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has surpassed 50 crore with more than 43.29 lakh doses given on Friday.
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Coronavirus HIGHLIGHTS, 7 August, Thursday: The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has surpassed 50 crore with more than 43.29 lakh doses given on Friday.
According the the Union health ministry, 22,93,781 beneficiaries in the age group of 18-44 years were administered the first dose, while 4,32,281 received the second dose of the vaccine on Friday.
Five states — Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh — have administered more than one crore cumulative doses of the COVID-19 vaccine each to beneficiaries in the 18-44 age group, the ministry said.
Also, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Haryana, Jharkhand, Kerala, Telangana, Himachal Pradesh, Odisha, Punjab, Uttarakhand and West Bengal have administered the first dose of the vaccine to more than 10 lakh beneficiaries each in the 18-44 age group.
On the 203rd day of the vaccination drive (August 6), a total of 43,29,673 vaccine doses were given — 32,10,613 beneficiaries vaccinated for the first dose and 11,19,060 for the second dose — according to the provisional report.
Kerala Govt Allows Shops In Malls To Reopen From Aug 11 While Ensuring COVID Arrangements
Shops in malls will be allowed to open on the same conditions stipulated for opening other shops from 11th August onwards, after making all required precautionary arrangements: Kerala Government
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Delhi's Weekly Markets To Re-Open From Monday, CM Arvind Kejriwal Urges To Follow COVID Norms
New Delhi: Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday that weekly markets in the national capital will be allowed to reopen from Monday stating that his government is concerned about the livelihoods of people.
At the same time, he urged people to follow appropriate COVID guidelines once the markets open.
"Weekly markets are being opened from Monday. These r poor people. Govt is quite concerned about their livelihoods. However, everyone's health and lives are also imp. I urge everyone to follow Covid appropriate behaviour after these mkts are opened." CM Arvind Kejriwal tweeted.
The national capital was under a Covid-19 induced lockdown from April 19 to May 30, as the country battled a devastating second wave of the coronavirus pandemic. Delhi recorded 72 new COIVD-19 cases and one death over the last 24 hours, according to the Delhi health department bulletin on Saturday, which said 22 people had recovered from the infection. The cumulative count of cases has gone up to 14,36,695 including 565 active cases according to the bulletin. (ANI)
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