A health worker testing for Covid-19 collects swab samples from children who live in a slum Kolkata Monday, Sept. 6, 2021. (PTI photo.)
Uttar Pradesh said on Saturday it had recorded 14 new cases of Covid-19 in 24 hours and no death, attributing vaccinations for the pandemic slowing down. About 48 per cent population of India’s largest state is vaccinated.
A person opting for India-made Covaxin after recovering from Covid-19 must take two doses of the vaccine to be fully vaccinated, the health ministry said.
Hundreds of people gathered in Istanbul to protest against the government’s vaccination campaign and other measures to contain the coronavirus pandemic, including the requirement to wear facemasks in all public areas.
Soccer’s international governing body cleared players from Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Paraguay to turn out for their Premier League clubs this weekend.
