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COVID vaccine may be ready in few weeks: PM Modi

December 4, 2020, 2:33 PM

Sneha Shah | New Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

In a virtual all-party meeting hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, PM Modi announced that in next few weeks Indian manufacturers would be able to produce COVID-19 vaccines.

He also asserted that healthcare workers involved in treating COVID-19 patients, frontline workers and old people suffering from serious conditions would be on top priority while vaccination process.

?Experts believe that COVID vaccine will be ready in the next few weeks. As soon as scientists give a green signal, vaccination will start in India. Healthcare, frontline workers and elderly person suffering from serious diseases will be given top priority in vaccination, he said during the virtual meet.

Public health would be on top priority as far as COVID-19 vaccine pricing is concerned and states would be fully involved in the process, he said.

Our scientists are very confident of succeeding in their endeavour of making COVID vaccine. The world is keeping a watch on cheapest and safe vaccine. That is why the world is keeping a keen attention on India, he added

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Speaking on vaccine distribution across the country, PM Modi said that India has a very big and experienced network for the same. Teams of Central and State governments are working together for vaccine distribution and fare better compared to other nations. We have a very big and experienced network in the field of vaccination, we will make full use of it, he said.

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Active COVID cases near 30,000 mark in Nagpur

Published

4 years ago

January 25, 2022

Radhika Dhawad | Nagpur

Nagpur’s COVID-19 tally, on Tuesday, January 25, reached 5,43,064 (till 5 pm) as 4028 (972 from rural and 2956 from city) new cases were recorded in a single day.

Also, active COVID cases, as on Tuesday, could be seen inching closer to 30,000 mark in the district.

Six people lost their lives (one from rural and five from city) on Tuesday. Till now, 10,183 people have lost their lives due to COVID-19 in the district. Total tests taken were 11,377.

While patients who recovered on Tuesday were 2519, the total number of recovered patients stood at 503729.

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Nagpur reports 90 COVID cases in past 24 hours

Published

4 years ago

January 2, 2022

Radhika Dhawad | Nagpur

Nagpur’s COVID-19 tally on Sunday, January 2 reached 4,94,193 (till 5 pm) as 90 (73 city, nine rural) more people tested positive for the virus.

Also, five patients recovered on Sunday taking the number of recoveries to 4,83,664.

Till now, 10123 people have lost their lives due to COVID in the district. As of now, there are 406 active COVID patients in the district.

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ALARMING! Nagpur reports 88 COVID cases in past 24 hours

Published

4 years ago

December 31, 2021

Radhika Dhawad | Nagpur

Nagpur registered 88 (81 from city) new COVID-19 positive cases on Friday, December 31. Nagpur previously had recorded as minimum as six cases on December 24.