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'*-+*89 n a case of serious concern " #$ Ion the Covid-19 front, the overall daily cases on Thursday surged past 17,000 — the high- '*-+*89 Researchers, including est in eight weeks — with just those from London School of six States accounting for 88.76 mid cases of new variants Hygiene and Tropical per cent of the new deaths Aof mutated SARS-CoV-2 Medicine estimate that the pushing India’s death toll to emerging in India, a new novel variant has a 43-90 per 1,57,435 and cases to modelling study has found cent higher reproduction 1,11,56,923. that a variant of the virus that number than pre-existing vari- As many as 89 fatalities causes Covid-19 in the UK in ants of SARS-CoV-2 in were recorded in the last 24 November 2020 is more trans- England. hours with Maharashtra missible than pre-existing vari- Reproduction number reporting maximum 42, Kerala ants and will lead to a large indicates the average number 15 deaths and Punjab reported resurgence of Covid-19 cases. of people who will contract a 12 deaths. The study should come as contagious disease from one However, 23 States and a warning to India where infected person. UTs have not reported any number of infections with the After emerging in deaths due to infections in the mutant UK, South Africa, and November last year, evidence last 24 hours. The rise in new Brazil variants of SARS-CoV- began to emerge in December cases of this magnitude was last 2 jumped to 242 on Thursday. that VOC 202012/01 was reported in the early week of '*-+*89 “We are not utilising it The new Covid-19 UK strain rapidly outcompeting pre- January, pointed out experts. fully. We are either donating it is more contagious and spread existing variants in southeast The rate of active cases has he Delhi High Court to foreign countries or selling faster, and vaccines could be England, the researchers said. also been rising gradually, Governments, the recent surge Rajasthan, J&K (UT), Odisha, of the population in the city has TThursday asked the Centre it to them and are not vacci- less effective on these patients, They noted that as of pushing it to 1.55 per cent. As is due to the rise in marriage Uttar Pradesh, Himachal been exposed to the virus and to explain the rationale behind nating our own people. So according to a new modelling February 15, the variant com- per the Ministry’s data, there ceremonies and State and local Pradesh, Goa, Uttarakhand, developed antibodies against it. keeping strict control over class there has to be that sense of study published in the journal prises roughly 95 per cent of are 1,73,413 active cases at bodies elections. In mid- Jharkhand, Puducherry, The study was jointly con- of persons who can be vacci- responsibility and urgency,” a Science. new SARS-CoV-2 infections present after 14,031 patients February, officials had said the Assam, Lakshadweep, ducted by the Centre for nated against Covid-19 cur- bench of Justices Vipin Sanghi However, the study has its in the UK, and has now been were discharged in a day. average daily new infections Nagaland, Sikkim, Ladakh Cellular and Molecular Biology rently as under the present sys- and Rekha Palli said. limitation as it was based on a identified in at least 82 coun- The experts have pointed oscillated between 9,000 and (UT), Tripura, A&N Islands, (CCMB), the ICMR-National tem those above the age of 60 The high court directed the relatively smaller number of tries, including India. out that number of possibilities 12,000 while the deaths were Manipur, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Institute of Nutrition (NIN) years or with comorbidities two institutes to file separate intervention and vaccination India is taking all steps to could be due to the stride between 78 and 120 while on Daman & Diu, Dadar & Nagar and the pharmaceutical com- can receive vaccination. affidavits on their capacity to scenarios. speed up vaccination pace ranging from the lax attitude of February 9, India had report- Haveli and Arunachal Pradesh. pany Bharat Biotech. The high court said the two manufacture the vaccines on The research noted that and hopes to inoculate around people towards following ed 9,110 new cases, the lowest So far, 1,66,16,048 doses of “The data indicate that the institutes which have developed per day/ week/ month basis and without stringent control mea- 30 crore people by August this Covid protocols to the like- this year so far. Last year, the vaccine have been adminis- population of Hyderabad the vaccines COVISHIELD also the current optic of the sures such as limited closure of year in the second phase. ability of “mutations and new lowest 9,633 cases were record- tered in the country since the might be slowly moving and COVAXIN — Serum vaccines and how much educational institutions and a Estimates of its growth strains” causing the surge, as ed on June 3. drive began on January 16. towards herd immunity, which Institute of India and Bharat unused capacity is lying. greatly accelerated vaccine rate, disease severity and has been studied by the labo- The 23 States/UTs which Meanwhile, the latest will be certainly accelerated by Biotech — have more capacity They also have to indicate roll-out, Covid-19 hospitali- impact are crucial for inform- ratories involved in the Covid have not reported any Covid- round of seroprevalence survey the ongoing vaccination effort,” to provide the vaccines but it if they can scale up their pro- sations and deaths across ing policy responses, accord- detection across the country. 19 deaths in the last 24 hours conducted in Hyderabad has said Doctor Rakesh Mishra, the seems that their full capacity is duction capacities, it said. England in 2021 will exceed ing to the researchers. According to State are: Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, showed that about 54 per cent CCMB director. not being exploited. Continued on Page 2 those in 2020. Continued on Page 2 % & ' & ( & O '*-+*89 The International North- for connectivity in the region, !" South Transport Corridor is a the Minister said. ,-- #$ ith India underlining the 7,200-km-long multi-mode Noting that in the modern ! Wneed for enhancing con- transport project for moving age, the correlation between . nectivity for development, freight among India, Iran, connectivity and economic External Affairs Minister S Afghanistan, Armenia, growth has got even more pro- !" # Jaishankar on Thursday pro- Azerbaijan, Russia, Central nounced, Jaishankar said & posed the inclusion of Asia and Europe. growth in trade, commerce, # ')*+ Chabahar port in the “We also welcome the industrial development and '*-+*89 ,O- International North-South interest of Uzbekistan and technological advancement has '*-+*89 #$ Transport Corridor (INSTC). Afghanistan to join the multi- gone hand in hand with ease of he Supreme Court on The port is in Iran and lateral corridor project. connecting. TThursday said that a few mid concerns among some #$ % India helped in its construc- Establishing an eastern corri- Maritime connectivity, in over-the-top (OTT) platforms AOTT (Over-the-Top) play- &'& tion. The location of the dor through Afghanistan particular, has played a signif- show some kind of porno- ers about the new digital media ('(" +. Chabahar port has the strate- would maximise its potential,” icant role in creating regional graphic content at times, and rules, Information and !&" gic advantage and potential to he said. corridors for trade and eco- there should be a mechanism Broadcasting Minister Prakash provide connectivity among “I am hopeful that during nomic linkages, as indeed for to screen such programmes. als on their platforms,” the Javadekar on Thursday said his . ) / #" India, Iran, Afghanistan, the INSTC Coordination cultural and intellectual A Bench headed by Justice bench, also comprising Justice Ministry will partner with the Uzbekistan and other region. Council meeting, member exchanges over the centuries, Ashok Bhushan asked Solicitor RS Reddy, said. industry to make the audience " Commonwealth of Highlighting these points states would agree to the he pointed out and added that General Tushar Mehta to place Senior advocate Mukul experience better and asserted OL Independent States countries, here on “Chabahar Day” at the expansion of the INSTC route they too assume a new promi- before it the recent guidelines Rohatgi, appearing for Purohit, the guidelines focus on self- M$ and boost trade. Maritime India Summit 2021, to include the Chabahar Port nence in contemporary times, of the Government to regulate termed the case against her as classification of content instead Located in the Sistan- the Minister expressed hope and also agree on expanding for being more competitive social media platforms on “shocking” saying this woman of any form of censorship. O ' % Balochistan province on the that member states involved the membership of this pro- and seamless. Friday, when it would hear the is an employee of Amazon Javadekar, after a meeting '$ *+P energy-rich Iran’s southern with the INSTC will agree on ject,” Jaishankar said. The access of land-locked plea of Amazon Prime Video’s and she is neither a producer with representatives of OTT -./ 2 coast, the port can be easily expanding membership of this He also said as the world economies to maritime move- India head Aparna Purohit nor an actor but still she has platforms such as Netflix, 34 accessed from India’s western project.

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