While concluding a discussion on management of Covid-19 during the one-day special session of Delhi assembly, chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said that the highest tests per day per million in the world were currently being conducted in Delhi.
Vietnam has registered to buy a Russian COVID-19 vaccine, state television reported on Friday, as it fights a new outbreak after going several months with no local cases.
This is one of the largest ever assistance from a multilateral agency for the country’s health sector and is expected to significantly bolster the government’s efforts to ramp up its fight against the ravaging virus outbreak.
The health ministry on Monday said it has placed orders for 21 lakh personal protection equipment (PPEs) coveralls for medical staff dealing with Covid-19 patients with 11 domestic manufacturers, whereas around 60,000 PPE kits have already been procured and supplied to hospitals and healthcare workers across the country.
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