PIB’S BULLETIN ON COVID-19
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India
continues its streak of decline in active caseload; at 2.14 lakh after
197 days,15,968 daily new cases registered in the last 24 hours
India’s active caseload has fallen to 2.14 lakh (2,14,507) today. The share of Active Cases in the total Positive Cases has further shrunk to 2.04%. This is lowest after 197 days. The total active cases were 2,15,125 on 30th June, 2020. A net decline of 2051 cases
has been recorded in the total active cases in last 24 hours. The daily
cases in India are registering a consistent decline on a daily basis.
Less than 16,000 daily new cases (15,968) were added to the national tally in the last 24 hours. On the other hand, 17,817
recoveries were registered in the last 24 hours. Recoveries
outnumbering new cases have ensured a steady fall in the Active Cases.
The total recovered cases stand at 10,129,111 which translates to a Recovery Rate of 95.51%. The gap between Recovered cases and Active cases continues to grow and presently stands at 99,14,604. 81.83%
of the new recovered cases are observed to be concentrated in 10
States/UTs. Kerala has reported the maximum number of single day
recoveries with 4,270 recoveries. Maharashtra follows with 3,282 new
recoveries. Chhattisgarh recorded another 1,207 daily recoveries. 74.82%
of the new cases are concentrated in 7 States and UTs. Kerala reported
the maximum daily new cases numbering 5,507 in the last 24 hours.
Maharashtra recorded 2,936 new cases while Karnataka reported 751 new
cases yesterday. Seven States/UTs account for 70.30% of the 202 case
fatalities reported in the past 24 hours. Maharashtra reported 50
deaths. Kerala and West Bengal follow with 25 and 18 new deaths,
respectively. The total number of persons found to be positive with the
new UK variant genome stands at 102 today.The COVID-19 vaccination drive is scheduled to kick start from 16th January, 2021.
The roll-out of COVID-19 vaccine will provide priority to the
healthcare workers and the frontline workers who are estimated to be
around 3 cr, followed by those above 50 years of age and the under-50 population groups with co-morbidities numbering around 27 cr.
For details :
COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout, As India gears up for COVID19 Vaccine roll out, Centre guides States/UTs on Co-WIN management
The
Centre has been proactively carrying activities towards preparing for
the nationwide roll-out of COVID-19 vaccine in close collaboration with
States/UTs and all stakeholders. The Union Ministry of Health &
Family Welfare (MoHFW) on Sunday held a VC with administrators from
States and UTs on the CoWIN software which forms the backbone of the
last mile vaccine administration.The meeting was chaired by Shri Ram
Sewak Sharma, Chairman of Empowered Group on Technology and Data
Management to combat COVID-19 and member, National Expert Group on
Vaccine Administration of COVID-19. The meeting was attended by the
State Principal Secretaries, NHM Mission Directors, and State
Immunisation officers and senior officers of the Health Ministry. During
the meeting the feedback of the States/UTs on the Co-WIN software and
its operational use, emanating from the dry runs, was discussed in
detail.Shri R. S. Sharma gave an overall view of the Co-WIN software and
the principles that shall underpin the technology back-up for the
vaccination exercise. He said that robust, dependable and agile
technology shall form both the foundation and the back-up for the
country’s COVID-19 vaccination which shall be the world’s largest
immunisation exercise.
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COVID-19
Vaccine Rollout, Dr Harsh Vardhan interacts with Health Ministers of
States/UTs to review preparedness and seek their personal leadership in
glitch-free Dry Run of 8th Jan,
Dr.
Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare on Thursday
interacted with the Health Ministers and Principal Secretaries/
Additional Chief Secretaries of the States/UTs to review the
preparedness for the nationwide Mock Drill on the COVID vaccination
scheduled for 8th January, through video
conference. He also urged for their keen overview and personal
indulgence to lead the whole exercise. The second nationwide mock drill
on the Covid19 vaccination will be held at three session sites of 736 districts across 33 States/UTs.The
objective of the mock drill on COVID19 vaccination is to simulate the
actual vaccine administration event. The entire planning of the
vaccination drive including beneficiary registration, microplanning and
vaccination at the planned session site, will be tested under the
leadership of District Collector/District Magistrate. The dry run will
also familiarize the State, District, Block and Hospital level officers
on all aspects of COVID-19 roll out. This activity will help
administrators in strengthening the linkages between planning,
implementation and reporting mechanisms, identification of any residual
challenges prior to the actual implementation and to provide confidence
to the programme managers at all levels to carry out a smooth
implementation of the vaccination drive.
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In
a massive country-wide exercise, another Mock Drill on COVID19 Vaccine
administration to be conducted in all States and UTs on 8th January 2021
The
Central Government is gearing up for the roll out of COVID19 vaccine
across the country. Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
(MoHFW) has been pro-actively carrying out the preparations for roll-out
of COVID-19 vaccine, in collaboration with States/UTs and all
stakeholders, over the past couple of months to ensure that the
preparations for roll-out of COVID-19 vaccine are on track. Two COVID
vaccines have been given emergency use authorisation by the Drugs
Controller General of India (DCGI) recently. The roll out of COVID-19
vaccine is expected to begin in the near future. This milestone entails
the need for testing of all planned mechanisms for conducting the
vaccination drive in the country. As a simulation of actual execution,
another round of dry run/mock drill in all 700+ districts of all
States/UTs (except UP and Haryana who have already conducted/ will be
conducting the dry run in all districts on 5th January and 7th January
respectively) is planned on 8th January 2021 to ensure efficient
planning and management for vaccine delivery in each district of all
States/UTs. Each district will identify three types of session sites,
similar to the previous dry run including a public health facility
(District Hospital/Medical College), private health facility and rural
or urban outreach sites.
For details :
PM chairs meeting with CMs on COVID-19 vaccination
Prime
Minister Shri Narendra Modi chaired a high level meeting with Chief
Ministers and Administrators of all States and Union Territories to
review the status and preparedness for COVID-19 vaccination on 11th
January, 2021, via video conferencing. He lauded the constant
coordination and communication between the Centre and the States, and
timely decision making, which has played a big role in the fight against
the virus. As a result, the spread of the virus has been contained
vis-a-vis several other countries. Prime Minister noted that the fear
and apprehensions that citizens had at the start of the pandemic have
now ebbed, and the growing confidence has reflected positively on the
economic activities also. He also appreciated the State governments for
working zealously in this battle. Prime Minister said that the country
is in a decisive phase of this fight, with the start of the world’s
biggest vaccination campaign from 16th January. He underlined that it's a
matter of pride that both the vaccines for which Emergency Use
Authorization has been given are made in India. He highlighted that both
the approved vaccines are highly cost effective in comparison to other
vaccines from across the world, adding that India would have faced great
difficulty if it would have had to depend on foreign vaccines.The
Chief Ministers expressed happiness at the rollout of vaccination. They
discussed some issues and concerns about vaccines, which were clarified
in the meeting.
For details :
Text of PM's closing remarks at meeting with CMs on Covid-19 situation and vaccination rollout
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Prime Minister reviews status of COVID-19 and preparedness for COVID19 vaccination
The
Prime Minister chaired a high-level meeting to review the status of
COVID-19 in the country along with the preparedness of the State/UTs for
COVID vaccination, on Saturday. Meeting was attended by Cabinet
Secretary, Principal Secretary to PM, Health Secretary, and other senior
officials concerned. The Prime Minister took a detailed and
comprehensive review of status of COVID management covering various
issues. Emergency Use Authorisation or Accelerated Approval has been
granted by the National Regulator for two vaccines (Covishield and
Covaxin) which have established safety & immunogenicity. The Hon’ble
PM was also briefed about the preparedness status of the Centre in
close collaboration with the State and UT governments for roll out of
the vaccine in the near future. The vaccination exercise in underpinned
by the principles of people’s participation (Jan Bhagidari); utilizing
experience of elections (booth strategy) and Universal Immunization
Program (UIP); no compromise of existing healthcare services, especially
national programs and primary health care; no compromise on scientific
and regulatory norms, other SOPs; and an orderly and smooth
implementation driven by technology. The roll-out of COVID-19 vaccine
will provide priority to the healthcare workers and the frontline
workers who are estimated to be around 3 cr, followed by those above 50
years of age and the under-50 population groups with co-morbidities
numbering around 27 cr.
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India-Germany Leaders’ Video-Teleconference
Prime
Minister Shri Narendra Modi held a video-teleconference with his German
counterpart, Federal Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel on Wednesday. The
Prime Minister appreciated the long-standing role of Chancellor Merkel
in providing stable and strong leadership at the European and global
stage, and thanked her for guiding the growth of the India-Germany
Strategic Partnership. The two leaders discussed key issues of mutual
importance including the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, bilateral
ties, regional and global issues, particularly India-EU relations. The
Prime Minister briefed Chancellor Merkel on the developments in India
with regard to vaccine development and assured Chancellor Merkel of
India’s commitment to deploy its capacities for the benefit of the
world. He conveyed his best wishes for early containment of the new wave
of infections in Germany and other European countries. The Prime
Minister welcomed Germany’s decision to join the International Solar
Alliance (ISA), and expressed his desire to further strengthen
cooperation with Germany under the platform of Coalition for Disaster
Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI).
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Ministry of Education issues guidelines for identification, admission and continued education of migrant children
In
order to mitigate the impact of challenges thrown by the COVID-19
pandemic for out of school children, it was felt necessary for every
State/UT to devise a proper strategy for preventing increased drop outs,
lower enrolments, loss of learning and deterioration in the gains made
in providing universal access, quality and equity in the recent
years.Thus the Ministry of Education had issued guidelines for
identification, admission and continued education of migrant children.In
order to ensure that school going children have access to education
with quality and equity and to minimize the impact of the pandemic on
school education across the country, the Ministry of Education has
prepared and issued detailed guidelines on steps to be taken by the
States and UTs during school closure and when the school re-open.The
main features of the Guidelines are: Continued Education for Out of School Children
(OoSC) and Children with Special Needs (CWSN), Identifying Out of
School Children, Enrolment Drives and Awareness Generation, Student
Support while Schools are closed, Student Support on School Reopening,
Teacher Capacity Building.
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Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh said Corona took India back to its original ethos
Union
Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern
Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic
Energy and Space Dr Jitendra Singh said that Corona has enabled us to go
back to our original Indian ethos and practices like hand wash and
Namaste have come into vogue with greater vigour. He said, Covid has
awakened us all on the importance of healthcare as a national priority
and also made the world aware of the virtues of social distancing
hygiene, cleanliness, yoga, Ayurveda and traditional medicine, etc. Now
they have come to trust this much more than earlier on and there is a
renewed interest in yoga, Ayurveda etc. which have always been thrust
areas for PM Narendra Modi. He was addressing a session with Sadhguru on
“Inner Engineering-Technologies for Well Being” at the Indian Institute
of Public Administration (IIPA) on Saturday
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CBIC introduces flagship LiberalisedAuthorised Economic Operator Package for MSMEs
Recognising
their critical contribution in supporting the economy especially during
the present difficult times of COVID-19 pandemic, Central Board of
Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC) has taken a new initiative to
introduce its flagship “Liberalised MSME AEO Package” for Micro Small
and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).
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Health Ministry deploys multi-disciplinary teams to Avian Influenza affected districts in Kerala and Haryana
The
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has deployed multi-disciplinary
teams to Avian Influenza affected Alappuzha and Kottayam districts in
Kerala, and Panchkula District, Haryana. The Department of Animal
Husbandry on 4th January 2021 notified detection of Avian Influenza
(H5N8) in samples of dead ducks from Alappuzha and Kottayam districts in
Kerala. A similar reports of Avian Influenza has also been received
from poultry samples from Panchkula District of Haryana. The two
multi-disciplinary teams comprising of experts from National Center for
Disease Control, National Institute of Virology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, Dr.
RML Hospital, New Delhi and Lady Hardinge Medical College. New Delhi
have been deployed to the affected districts by Ministry of Health &
Family Welfare on 4th January 2021 to assist the State Health
Departments in implementation Ministry of Health & Family Welfare’s
Avian Influenza containment plan. Additionally, a high level team
comprising Director, NCDC and Joint Secretary & COVID-19 nodal
officer, Ministry of Food Processing Industries has been deployed to
Kerala on 6th January 2021 (today) to oversee the implementation of
Avian Influenza containment operations and guide State Health
Departments in mounting appropriate public health interventions for the
same. In addition, this high level team will also review the COVID-19
situation in the State.
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INPUTS FROM PIB FIELD OFFICES
- Arunachal Pradesh:In Arunachal Pradesh, 5 new COVID-19 cases detected on Tuesday. There are 61 active cases in the State.
- Assam:
In Assam, total COVID-19 cases rise to 2,16,690 with 55 new cases,
total discharged patients 2,12,632 and 1,064 total death.
- Nagaland: In Nagaland, 10 new COVID-19 cases detected on Tuesday. Total cases rise to 11,997.
- Sikkim:In
Sikkim, total COVID-19 cases rise to 5,996 with 7 new cases on Tuesday,
total discharged patients 5,459, active case 313 and 129 total death.
- Kerala:
The first flight carrying COVID vaccines for the first phase of
vaccination in Kerala, the first state in the country to report the
disease caused by the novel coronavirus, has arrived at Cochin
International airport this morning. Kerala will get 4,33,500 doses of
Covishield vaccine manufactured by the Pune-based Serum Institute of
India. The first flight from Pune carried the vaccine doses for
Ernakulam and Kozhikode districts. The vaccine for Thiruvananthapuram
will arrive later today. These vaccines will be stored in Regional
Vaccine stores in the three districts. While Thiruvananthapuram will
receive 1,34,000 doses of the vaccine, Ernakulam and Kozhikode will
receive 1,80,000 and 1,19,500 doses respectively. So far, 3,62,870
people have registered themselves for the vaccination, which will
commence from January 16. A total of 133 Centres has been set up across
the state. 100 doses will be provided a day in each centres. State
Health Minister K.K. Shylaja has stated that depending on the
availability of the vaccine, the number of shots and centers will be
increased.
- Tamil Nadu: As on date, Tamil Nadu recorded 8,27,614 total cases, 12,236 deaths, 6,807 Active cases and 8,08,571 discharges.
- Karnataka: As on date, Karnataka recorded 9,28,806 total cases, 12,149 deaths, 8,909 Active cases and 9,07,729 discharges.
- Andhra
Pradesh: Andhra Pradesh received its first consignment of coronavirus
vaccine on Tuesday, the same day when Pune-based Serum Institute of
India dispatched first batches of Covishield—one of the two vaccines
approved for emergency use in India. Around 4.77 lakh doses were
received as the nation readies to begin the ‘biggest vaccination drive’
this Saturday. The vials were taken to the State Cold Storage Centre at
Gannavaram Community Health Centre under high security. A total of
4,97,000 vials have been sanctioned to the state for the first phase. As
many as 3.8 lakh health workers—including Integrated Child Development
Services staff—are set to get immunised at 332 session sites in the
first phase.Later, the process will be followed for nine lakh frontline
workers such as state and Central government employees, Armed forces
personnel, home guards, prison staff, disaster management volunteers,
civil defence staff, municipal workers and revenue employees. Then, 90
lakh people above the age of 50 years and with co-morbidities will be
inoculated against Covid-19. Village volunteers have been instructed to
conduct a door-to-door survey for preparation of a database of co-morbid
persons. State has one state and four regional cold storage centre (one
each at Kurnool, Kadapa, Guntur and Visakhapatnam), 13 district vaccine
storage units and 1,659 cold chain points. Meanwhile, Covid-19 cases in
the Andhra Pradesh went up to 8,85,234 as on Tuesday. The total
recoveries have touched 8,75,690 and deaths 7,133, leaving 2,411 active
cases. The overall positivity rate in the state dropped to 7.14 per
cent after a total of 1.23 crore sample tests.
- Telangana:
All arrangements have been made in Telangana for the ensuring the
proper implementation of Covid vaccination programme which it to begin
on 16th of this month. Chief Minister Shri K.Chandrasekhar Rao
participated in the video conference of PM with all states’ CMs on 11th
of this month and held a review meeting with the all Ministers and
District Collectors on the same day and took stock of the ground
situation. A total of 3.64 lakh doses of COVISHIELD vaccine have reached
Hyderabad from Serum Institute of India, Pune on Tuesday and they will
be sent to 866 Cold Chain Units in the state by Thursday evening. On the
first day i.e. on 16th of this month – vaccination will begin in 139
selected centres and as many as 30 people will be vaccinated in these
centres on the first day and number of beneficiaries and centres will be
increased gradually. Two Vaccination Centres – i.e. Gandhi Hospital,
Hyderabad and Narsingi Primary Health Centre in Ranga Reddy district -
have been selected for PM’s interaction with health staff through video
conferencing slated on the 16th. The state Health Department has kept
ready 1200 beds in 235 hospitals (57 Govt and 178 Private hospitals) and
720 ambulances in the state to treat the people in case of adverse
events following immunization. Health Minister Shri EetalaRajender has
written a letter to all Sarpanches (Gram Panchayat Presidents) in the
state urging them to actively involve themselves in vaccination
programme and ensure that the registered persons reach the Vaccination
Centre as per schedule so that the vaccination programme goes off
smoothly. Chief Secretary held a teleconference with all District
Collectors on Tuesday to review the arrangements done for vaccination
programme. Total number of Covid cases in the state stands at 2,90,640
and number of fatalities at 1,571. Number of recoveries reached
2,84,611. While number of active cases in the state is 4,458 out of
which 2,461 are in home isolation.
- Maharashtra:
9.63 lakh doses of Covishield vaccine have been received in the state.
The first consignment of Covishield vaccine arrived in Mumbai today. In
all, 1,39,500 doses of the vaccine were received. The consignment of the
vaccines is stored at the storage facility at F/South Ward Office
situated in Parel and it will be delivered across the Mumbai at
designated Vaccination Centres for national inoculation drive set on
16th January. Health Minister Rajesh Tope has said that the preparations
for the launching of the drive are in full swing and all arrangements
have been done for the drive. He said more than seven lakh 84 thousand
health workers are registered on COWIN portal and the doses will be
administered to those workers who have been registered till last
midnight. Vaccination will be done across 511 centres in the next three
months. Maharashtra’s Health Secretary Pradeep Vyas has said that a
minimum of 100 people will be vaccinated at each of these centres which
have been set up at primary healthcare units, district and civic
hospitals across the state. At 72, Mumbai has the largest number of
vaccinationcentres followed by Pune which has 55 centres while Thane has
42, Nashik 23 and Ahmednagar 21 centres. 17,749 people from Maharashtra
have registered as vaccinators on the COWIN app.Maharashtra recorded
2,936 new cases of coronavirus on Tuesday, taking the state’s tally of
total cases to 19,74,488. According to the state’s public health
department,3,282 patients were discharged on the same day, taking the
total number of recoveries to 18,71,270. With 50 fatalities, the state's
death toll has risen to 50,151. The number of active cases in the state
stand at 51,892. Maharashtra’s recovery rate stands at 94.77 percent
while the case fatality rate stands at 2.54 percent. Maharashtra has
conducted 1.35 crore tests so far and the positivity rate stands at
14.63 percent. With 473 new cases, Mumbai’s caseload has increased to
2,99,799. The city reported 441 recoveries and seven deaths during the
day.
- Gujarat:
In Gujarat, the first batch of vaccine with two lakh 76 thousand doses
reached Ahmedabad airport Tuesday morning from Pune. State Deputy Chief
Minister Nitin Patel along with senior officials of the Health
Department received the first batch of vaccines. The first batch of
vaccine received from Pune Institute have been preserved at the Regional
Storage Centre in Gandhinagar. Apart from Gandhinagar, similar Regional
Storage Centres have been set up at Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Rajkot, Surat
and Bhavnagar. Each Regional Centre has a capacity to preserve and store
eight to ten lakh vaccine doses. First Phase of vaccination will begin
at 256 booths across the state on Saturday. Health workers and frontline
Corona Warriors will be vaccinated during the First Phase. Meanwhile,
Gujarat has recorded 602 new cases of Covid 19 during the last 24 hours.
According to the state health department, the recovery rate has further
improved to 95.34 percent. The total number of Covid 19 cases detected
so far in Gujarat has reached up to 2 lakh 53 thousand 161. Out of
these, 2 lakh 41 thousand 372 patients recovered. 855 patients recovered
during the last 24 hours. Maximum 133 new cases reported from
Ahmedabad, while Surat recorded 121 new cases. At present total active
cases in the state are 7439.
- Madhya
Pradesh: Madhya Pradesh is all set to launch Covid Vaccination from
January 16 along with the rest of the country. 5.06 lakh doses of
vaccine have been received in the state today, which will be kept in
1,200 storage systems at state level. The vaccine will go to 8 zillas
after the quantity has been decided, said Dr Santosh Shukla, State
immunisation officer, Madhya Pradesh. Meanwhile the state reported 471
corona-positive cases on Tuesday. In the first phase of Covid
vaccination, 4 lakh 16 thousand health workers have been registered
including 85 thousand private health workers along with all government
health workers. The work of registration for Covid vaccination of
frontline workers, including police personnel, security personnel, home
guards and sanitation workers is underway. The last date of registration
is January 25. Meanwhile the Covid positive rate has gone down below 2
per cent on Tuesday. The Covid positive rate was 1.9 per cent.
Consistently, the number of corona-positive cases is declining in the
state. The two major cities Bhopal and Indore reported below 100 covid
cases on Tuesday. Indore reported 76 covid -positive cases, while Bhopal
reported 97 covid-positive cases.
- Chhattisgarh
- Chhattisgarh reported 729 positive cases on Tuesday, which takes the
tally of positive cases to 2,90,813. On the same day, 1039 patients
recovered from the infection, which takes the total recoveries to
2,79,236. While 10 deaths also occurred on Tuesday, the total active
cases at present are 8060. Raipur reported the maximum number, that is,
121 cases, followed by Durg at 102 cases.
- Rajasthan:
Rajasthan received its first consignment of 20,000 Covid-19 doses today
afternoon. The vaccine was packed in three boxes which were transported
to the state level storage centre in Jaipur. Rajasthan reports 429 new
COVID-19 cases, 568 recoveries and 2 deaths on Tuesday. There are 6585
active cases at present. Total cases have touched 3,13,425, while total
recoveries stand at 3,04,104 now. Also, 2736 people have lost their
lives to COVID-19 in all.
- Goa:
The first lot of COVID 19 vaccine for Goa has reached today early
morning. The two boxes carrying 2350 vials with 10 doses each, totaling
23,500 shots of the vaccine has been handed over to the Health
Department officials.The vaccines are being stored appropriately by the
authorities, and would be distributed to all centres 24 hours prior to
vaccination day, stated Goa CM Pramod Sawant. With the report of 92 new
cases in Goa on Tuesday, the total cases have gone up to 51,983. This
apart, 94 recoveries and no death have also been reported on the same
day. With this, the number of recoveries has gone up to 50,437, while
the recovery rate in the state is 97.03%. There are 797 active cases at
present.
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