COVID-19: India is second after the United States in terms of total infections (File)
New Delhi:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday warned the nation against any lax vigilance against the coronavirus ahead of the holidays, saying all safety measures must be observed until a vaccine against the contagion is found.
In a special address to the nation as the festival season begins, Prime Minister Modi said: “Until the moment we get a vaccine, we absolutely cannot be satisfied with the pandemic.”
India, he said, is working on two or three possible vaccines and “we are doing our best to get a vaccine, like the rest of the world.”
“I want to let you know that once we receive a vaccine, everyone will receive it in a planned, gradual and rapid manner,” he added.
“Until the moment we don’t get the vaccine, if we behave even a little bit irresponsibly, we can hurt ourselves and everyone around us. and only venture out if absolutely necessary, ”he added.
Union Health Minister Dr Harshvardhan said on Sunday that two companies – the Serum Institute of India and Bharat Biotech – are expected to start clinical trials of their late stage vaccines after receiving their approval.
Here are the updates on the coronavirus (COVID-19) cases:
European champions Bayern Munich announced their first case of coronavirus on Tuesday as German winger Serge Gnabry tested positive for COVID-19.
The 25-year-old “is doing well” and is in quarantine at home, the German giants said in a brief statement.
The United States has recorded about 300,000 more deaths than usual since the end of January, with two-thirds attributable to Covid-19 and the rest to other causes, a government study said on Tuesday.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report states that overall, an estimated 299,028 excess deaths occurred from late January to October 3, 2020, of which 198,081 (66%) are due to Covid-19.
Excessive deaths are defined as the number of people dying from all causes, exceeding the expected number of deaths for a given place and time, AFP reported.
