According to the Union Health Ministry data updated in September, India saw a one-day increase of 28,591 coronavirus infections, taking the overall tally to 3,32,36,921, while active cases declined by nearly 6,600 in a day and It became 3,84,921. 12.
According to the data released at 8 am, the death toll rose to 4,42,655 with 338 deaths reported daily on September 12.
The health ministry said the active cases have come down to 3,84,921, accounting for 1.16% of the total infections, while the recovery rate of COVID-19 has been recorded at 97.51%. The number of active cases has dropped by 6,595 within 24 hours.
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Here are the latest developments:
China
Chinese city with coronavirus outbreak halts buses, trains
A city in southern China trying to contain an outbreak of the coronavirus told the public on Sunday not to suspend bus and train service and to close cinemas, bars and other facilities.
The city government announced that anyone who needs to leave for an essential trip to Putin, a city of 2.9 million people in Fujian province south of Shanghai, must have proof of a negative coronavirus test within the past 48 hours . – AP
Japan
Japan passes 50% vaccination rate, may lower limits in November
Japan’s government says more than 50% of the population has been fully vaccinated.
Japan’s vaccine rollouts began in mid-February, after months from many wealthy countries because of its lengthy clinical trial requirement and approval process. Vaccination for elderly patients, which began in April, was also slow due to shortages in the supply of imported vaccines, but picked up pace in late May and has since received 1 million doses per day.
Economy Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura, who is in charge of COVID-19 measures, told NHK public television’s weekly talk show Sunday that about 60% of the population is expected to be fully vaccinated by the end of September, at par with current levels in Europe. – AP
Orissa
20% of people who are fully vaccinated in Odisha fail to develop antibodies: ILS
Bhubaneswar-based Institute of Life Science (ILS) said that around 20% of the fully vaccinated people in Odisha have failed to develop antibodies against SARS-CoV2 and may require a booster dose.
Although Odisha has so far vaccinated over 61.32 lakh people with both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, including over 10 lakh people in Bhubaneswar, about 20% of them failed to develop antibodies against SARS-CoV2. and may require a booster dose. ILS Director Dr. Ajay Parida.
The ILS director said, “Although the antibody level is 30,000 to 40,000 in some COVID-infected people, it is below 50 in a significant number of vaccinated individuals. If the antibody level is 60 to 100, we can say that the person has antibodies.” positive,” the ILS director said.
He said the effectiveness of the Covishield and Covaxin vaccines is only 70 to 80%. – PTI
India
Vaccination is medicine to boost economy: FM
Asserting that 73 crore people of the country’s population have received vaccination, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said that vaccination is the only medicine to boost the economy as it helps people to do regular business or farmers to do agricultural activity. allows to do.
“Vaccination program is running smoothly in the country and till now 73 crore people have got free jobs. Today, through vaccination program, people were able to do business, traders were able to buy products to run business. Were able, (thereby) to boost the economy, or farmers were able to take up farming… Therefore, vaccination is the only medicine (to fight the virus, to boost the economy)…,” he said.
Ms Sitharaman made the remarks while delivering her address at the centenary celebrations of Tamil Nadu Mercantile Bank here on Sunday. – PTI
Delhi
No new COVID-19 deaths reported in Delhi for the fourth consecutive day
According to the bulletin issued by the Delhi government on September 11, Delhi did not report any new COVID-19 death in 24 hours for the fourth consecutive day and the total number of deaths stood at 25,083.
Also 35 new cases were reported, taking the total cases to 14,38,211. A total of 74,540 tests were conducted in a day and that test positivity rate (TPR) was 0.05%.
Out of the total cases, 14,12,716 people have been cured and only 412 are active cases.
Andra Pradesh
AP. In total recovery close to 20 lakhs
The state reported 17 more deaths due to COVID and 1,145 infections in the 24 hours ended Saturday morning. This was the highest single day death toll in the last 11 days.
Cumulative tally and toll increased 20,28,795 and 13,987 respectively. The number of active cases has again crossed the fifteen thousand mark and has reached 15,157.
The total recovery is 19,99,651 including the recovery of 1,090 in the previous days. The recovery rate is 98.56 percent. On the previous day, 49,581 tests were conducted with a positivity rate of 2.31%, while the total positivity rate of 2.72 crore samples tested stood at 7.44%. – Reuters
New Zealand
New Zealand buys 500,000 COVID-19 vaccines as cluster grows
New Zealand has bought 500,000 doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine from Denmark, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on September 12, as the country battles a cluster of infections in its largest city.
New Zealand, which reported 20 locally acquired COVID-19 cases in Auckland on 12 September, said vaccines would arrive within days. The latest outbreak now totals 599 infections since the first case was reported in late August.
Ms Ardern said: “The country now has more than enough vaccine to cover the world over what we were hitting earlier in the month, and I encourage every New Zealander to do so as soon as possible.” An emailed statement. – Reuters
Greece
Anti COVID vaccine protesters clash with police in Greece
Greek police fired tear gas and water cannons on September 11 to break up a demonstration of thousands of people protesting against mandatory coronavirus vaccination.
Officials said demonstrators opened fire on police in Greece’s second largest city, Thessaloniki, who prevented them from trying to reach the area where Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was to deliver his annual economic speech. The annual speech usually draws crowds of demonstrators, and police estimate that more than 15,000 people, including labor unions, took part in demonstrations on issues ranging from economic policy to COVID-19 vaccines.
Protests against COVID-19 vaccination began in July after the government announced mandatory vaccination of health care workers and nursing home workers. Officials have suggested that vaccines may also be mandatory for other groups, such as teachers. – Reuters
Australia
Australia’s third most populous state escapes COVID-19 lockdown
Australia’s third most populous state, Queensland, said on 12 September that it did not need to order a lockdown after zero COVID-19 infections were detected in the past 24 hours. On 11 September the state reported five cases of COVID-19, with state premier Annastasia Palaszczuk warning that a lockdown may be needed to contain the spread of the virus.
The state, however, said that the trial is yet to detect any more cases to avoid the need for such a measure.
“We are not out of the woods yet, but this is the best result we could have hoped for at the moment,” Queensland Deputy Premier Steven Miles told reporters in Brisbane. – Reuters
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