Covid-19 Vaccine Registration in India Live, Coronavirus Cases in India Live Tracker, Covid-19 India June 23 Live Update: It seems the Covid-19 second wave is behind us now as India has been witnessing below 1 lakh new Covid-19 cases for the past 15 days. On Tuesday, India reported below 50,000 new coronavirus infections after 91 days. The Covid-19 situation has improved but the emergence of new variants could pose serious threats in the coming days.
The Union Health Ministry has categorised the Delta Plus variant of the novel coronavirus as a ‘variant of concern’. India is amongst the 10 nations (USA, UK, Portugal, Switzerland, Japan, Poland, Nepal, China, and Russia) exactly where the Delta Plus variant has been detected. It has been identified in 3 states— Maharashtra, Kerala, and Madhya Pradesh— so far. The Health Ministry has currently issued alerts and directed states to take quick containment measures exactly where the variant has been identified. According to Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan, the Delta Plus variant has been detected in 22 samples across six districts in the nation. “Sixteen of them have found in Jalgaon and Ratnagiri districts in Maharashtra; the remaining have been detected in Kerala (Palakkad and Pathanamthitta) and Madhya Pradesh (Bhopal and Shivpuri)… But we don’t want this to assume significant proportions,” Bhushan stated at a Covid-19 briefing of the ministry of well being and family welfare on Tuesday.
In the meanwhile, the ongoing vaccination drive has picked up the pace. According to the reports, on Day 2 of the new vaccination policy more than 50 lakh doses obtaining been administered till late evening. In the 2 days of the new program, 1.39 crore individuals get vaccinated. On Monday, India saw 88.09 lakh doses getting administered. With the threat of the Delta Plus variant and India unlocking, the government wants to enhance the pace of vaccination to guard itself from a further deadly wave. Several states/UTs like Delhi, Gujarat, West Bengal, Telangana, and Kerala have currently began preparation for a probable third wave by strengthening well being infrastructure.
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