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The country has now been split into six regions for a massive molecular hunt for the new UK variant of the coronavirus in positive samples. The search has expanded to include everyone, not just those recently back from foreign countries.

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A two-day dry run was conducted by the government over December 28 and 29 in Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, and Gujarat. These drills are being conducted in an effort to ensure that the mega drive is carried out smoothly once a vaccine is approved for use.

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Around 96,000 vaccinators have been trained for the Covid vaccination programme that the government plans to roll out in January itself once a vaccine is approved.

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The decision would pave the way for the vaccine's rollout in the world's second-most populous country which, after the United States, has the highest number of Covid-19 infections in the world.

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In the wake of an increase in the number of UK returned people and their contacts testing positive for Covid, the Delhi government has asked four private hospitals to create isolation wards to accommodate those willing to shift to a paid facility.

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Union health minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Saturday stated that Covid-19 vaccine will be provided free of cost across the country.

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An expert panel of India's drug authority on Saturday recommended restricted emergency use of Bharat Biotech's Covaxin. The development comes a day after the panel recommended emergency use authorisation for the Serum Institute of India's (SII) Covishield.

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As India gears up for the world's largest vaccination programme, the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) on Sunday quelled rumours surrounding the Covid-19 vaccines regarding impotency, rubbishing such speculations as "complete nonsense".

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India recorded less than 2,000 deaths from Covid-19 over the past seven days, the first time in 30 weeks that the weekly toll has fallen below that mark. There were 1,748 deaths recorded during the current week (December 28-January 3), a drop of 16% from the previous week’s toll of 2,087.

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Its CEO Adar Poonawalla told that the company will start selling the Covishield to the Indian government and GAVI countries in the first stage, followed by the private market.

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