Vaccine will be available for all by December: Nadda
India conducts 20.55 lakh Coronavirus tests in single day, highest so far
Jaipur, May 19: BJP president J.P. Nadda said on Wednesday the coronavirus vaccine will be available for all in the country by December.
He also accused the Congress of spreading anarchy at the time of the pandemic.
Nadda was reviewing the Covid-19 situation in Rajasthan in a virtual interaction with BJP state president Satish Poonia and party MPs from the state, a party statement said.
Nadda said the prime minister had warned the chief ministers of the states in March itself and asked them to be prepared for the second wave of coronavirus.
“India developed two indigenous vaccines for the first time in just nine months, which have been administered to 18 crore
Indians so far. By the end of December, the vaccine will be available to all and its calendar has been set,” he said.
Nadda said the Modi government at the Center has ensured the availability and supply of oxygen and medicines to all the states.
He said that real face of the Congress has been exposes after revelation of its “tool kit''.
Even at the time of the pandemic, the Congress is trying to spread anarchy in the country and is working to destroy the morale of the people by spreading confusion among them, he alleged.
Meanwhile, more than
20.55 lakh Covid tests were conducted in a span of 24 hours, the highest-ever conducted in a single day in India, while the daily positivity rate stands at
13.44 per cent, the Union
Health Ministry said on Thursday.
Cumulatively, 20,55,010 tests were conducted on Wednesday in the country.
India’s daily Covid-19 recoveries outnumbered the daily new cases for the seventh consecutive day. A total of 3,69,077 patients recuperated in a span of 24 hours as against 2,76,110 infections being reported during the same period, the ministry said.
India’s cumulative recoveries have reached
2,23,55,440.
Besides India recorded less than 3 lakh new cases for four consecutive days now.
Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Odisha, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana reported
77.17 per cent of the
2,76,110 new cases registered in a span of 24 hours.
Tamil Nadu has reported the highest daily new cases at 34,875, followed by Karnataka with 34,281 new cases.
The ministry said India’s total active cases have decreased to 31,29,878 with a decline of 96,841 cases being registered in the total active caseload in a day. It now comprises 12.14 per cent of the country’s total cases.
Karnataka, Maha-rashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh cumulatively account for 69.23 per cent of India’s total active cases. The National Mortality Rate currently stands at 1.11 per cent, the ministry said.
A total of 3,874 deaths were reported in a span of 24 hours.
Ten states account for
72.25 per cent of the new deaths. Maharashtra saw the maximum casualties
(594). Karnataka follows with 468 daily deaths.
The ministry also said that the cumulative number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has reached 18.70 crore. A total of
18,70,09,792 vaccine doses have been administered through 27,31,435 sessions, according to the provisional report till 7 am.
These include 96,85,934 healthcare workers (HCWs) who have taken the first dose and 66,67,394 HCWs who have taken the second dose, 1,46,36,501 FLWs who have received the first dose, 82,56,381 FLWs who have taken the second dose and 70,17,189 beneficiaries in the 18-44 years age group who have received the first dose.