Highlights: Delhi logs 703 new cases, 28 deaths
On Monday, India reported 20,021 new Covid-19 cases and 279 fatalities, as per the Union health ministry.
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Puducherry reports 42 new cases, two deaths
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Symptomatic international passengers to undergo genome sequencing: Health Ministry
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Aviation Ministry to formulate SOPs for Covid vaccine transportation
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Epidemiologist urges tighter UK restrictions
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Four states conduct successful coronavirus vaccination dry runs
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HS Puri predicts short extension on UK flights suspension
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Dubai to inoculate 70% of population by end of 2021
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Three people in K'taka test positive for UK variant of coronavirus
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Odisha reports 263 new cases, four deaths
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Indonesia to sign deal with Pfizer, AstraZeneca for Covid vaccines
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ICPA demands information on new Covid variant from Air India Director
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Beneficiaries receive dummy vaccination during Covid vaccine dry run in Gujarat
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Puducherry records 42 new coronavirus cases
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MoS for health Ashwini Kumar Choubey tests Covid positive
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Telangana records 397 new Covid-19 cases
India has been showing a declining trend in the number of active coronavirus cases reported everyday. On Monday, the country reported 20,021 new Covid-19 cases and 279 fatalities, as per the Union health ministry. The active caseload of coronavirus remained below 3 lakh on Monday too. While the number of new cases in the country are declining, the Union home ministry on Monday extended the guidelines for surveillance, containment and caution against the virus till January 2021.
The extension of the existing guidelines against the coronavirus comes in the backdrop of the recently discovered new variant of the virus in the UK. Many who have returned from the UK have been reported to be coronavirus positive hence raising alarms.
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More than 80 million people have been infected by the coronavirus worldwide. The surge in the number of coronavirus cases in Georgia, US has exhausted the healthcare facilities with more than 4,000 hospitalization. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data on Monday also showed that more than 2 million people have been administered with the coronavirus vaccine in the US, reported ANI.
Puducherry reports 42 new cases, two deaths
Puducherry reported 42 new coronavirus infections, taking the Union Territory's tally to 38,070. The death toll after two new fatalities stands at 633.
42 new COVID19 cases, 34 recovered cases & 2 deaths reported in Puducherry today.
— ANI (@ANI) December 29, 2020
Total number of cases: 38,070
Total active cases: 363
Total recovered cases: 37,074
Death toll: 633 pic.twitter.com/QMxOpeCMIS
Symptomatic international passengers to undergo genome sequencing: Health Ministry
The Union Health Ministry said that all international passengers that have arrived in India in the last 14 days would be subject to genome sequencing, if they test positive and are symptomatic.
Aviation Ministry to formulate SOPs for Covid vaccine transportation
The Union Civil Aviation Ministry's Secretary said that they will formulate SOPs with the Ministry of Health and the Department of Pharmaceuticals when exact details of the vaccine are known.
Epidemiologist urges tighter UK restrictions
Leading epidemiologist and government advisor Andrew Hayward said that the UK needed tighter coronavirus restrictions in order to prevent 'catastrophe'.
Four states conduct successful coronavirus vaccination dry runs
Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat and Punjab have conducted successful coronavirus vaccination dry runs on December 28 and 29 as per the Union Health Ministry.
HS Puri predicts short extension on UK flights suspension
Union Civil Aviation Minsiter HS Puri said that he foresaw a short extension on the temporary suspension of flights from the UK over hears of the new coronavirus variant.
Dubai to inoculate 70% of population by end of 2021
Dubai is planning to inoculate 70% of its population by the end of 2021 with the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine.
Three people in K'taka test positive for UK variant of coronavirus
Three people in Karnataka have tested positive for the new UK coronavirus strain. Primary and secondary contacts of the infected have been identified and kept in isolation with their conditioned being monitored, as per state Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar.
Odisha reports 263 new cases, four deaths
Odisha reported 263 new coronavirus infections, taking the state's tally to 3,29,001 including 2,688 active cases. The death toll after four new fatalities stands at 1,868.
Indonesia to sign deal with Pfizer, AstraZeneca for Covid vaccines
Indonesia will sign vaccine procurement deals with Pfizer Inc. and AstraZeneca Plc as it braces for a flare-up in Covid-19 infections after the year-end holiday, reports Bloomberg.
ICPA demands information on new Covid variant from Air India Director
Indian Commercial Pilots' Association writes to Air India Director (Operations), demanding that 'the company procure info from labs & promptly inform all pilots who have tested Covid positive and pilots who may test positive in future if they're infected with this deadlier variant', reports ANI.
Beneficiaries receive dummy vaccination during Covid vaccine dry run in Gujarat
Identified 'beneficiaries' are undergoing dummy vaccination at various centres in Gandhinagar and Rajkot districts of Gujarat on the second day of the Covid-19 vaccination dry run on Tuesday, officials said, reports PTI.
Puducherry records 42 new coronavirus cases
Puducherry posted 42 fresh cases of Covid-19 on Tuesday taking the total number of those infected by the virus to 38,070, while two related deaths pushed the toll to 633, reports PTI.
First published: Dec 29, 2020 05:50 IST