- PTI165 lakh doses of vaccine procured at ₹350.25 crore: Health MinistryThe Central government did not enter into any pre-procurement agreement with either of the COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers in the country before starting the vaccination drive and it had so far procured 165 lakh doses at a cost of ₹350.25 crore (all inclusive), according to information submitted by the Health Ministry in Parliament. The government had procured 110 lakh doses of Covishield manufactured by the Serum Institute of India and 55 lakh doses of Covaxin manufactured by Bharat Biotech International Limited, it said. Japan will begin giving COVID vaccine next weekJapan will begin administering the COVID-19 vaccine next week, with medical experts at the pandemic's frontlines the first recipients. The number of people who have recuperated from the disease surged to 1,05,61,608 pushing the national COVID-19 recovery rate to 97.27%, while the COVID-19 case fatality rate stands at 1.43%. The last time the city witnessed no COVID-19 death was on May 11, 2020.

Source: The Hindu February 10, 2021 04:58 UTC