Prime Minister Narendra Modi on March 23 last year announced a stringent lockdown in the country for 21 days to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Along with many countries around the world, India is also witnessing a surge in the daily Covid-19 cases. Covid-19 situation nowToday, there are more than 2,400 laboratories in the country that conduct Covid-19 testing through multiple mediums. Until March 16 last year, India tested 9,100 samples for Covid-19. India has two vaccines—Covishield developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca and being manufactured by the Serum Institute of India and Bharat Biotech's Covaxin.

Source: Hindustan Times March 23, 2021 03:33 UTC