India’s COVID19 ‘case zero’ or the first person to contract the Coronavirus infection has been reported to have tested positive again for the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The 21-year-old medical student was studying at China’s Wuhan University when infected for the first time. She is a resident of Kerala’s Thrissur district and did not receive a single dose of the COVID19 vaccine and is
Also, the country added 38,792 new coronavirus cases and 624 deaths in the last 24 hours, ending 8 am today, on July 14. With the latest daily case toll, overall caseload crossed 31 million, while the death toll now exceeds 411,000 .
Among the states that are registering the highest number of cases, Kerala reported 14,539 new cases, the highest in the last six days while Maharashtra reported 7,243.
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Here are the top developments in India’s COVID19 situation in the last 24 hours:
Supreme Court issues notice to Uttar Pradesh govt over Kanwar Yatra issue
With the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government allowing the Kanwar pilgrimage with the fears looming about a third wave of the pandemic, the Supreme Court today took suo motu cognisance of the issue.
A bench headed by Justice R F Nariman issued a notice to the state government and posted the matter for hearing on July 16.
It’s up to us to stop third wave, can’t compromise: PM Modi
In the wake of congested crowd gathering at the tourist hotspots in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated yesterday that ‘third wave will not come on its own’ and it is upto the citizens to stop it.
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“It is true that tourism and business have been greatly affected due to corona. But today, I will say very strongly that it is a matter of grave concern to see people without masks in the market and not following the protocol in hill stations. This is not right,” PM Modi was quoted as saying.
PM Modi asks for COVID19 vaccination in northeast to be accelerated as cases surge
Amid concerns over rising COVID19 cases in the northeastern states, Prime Minister Narendra Modi directed the officials to accelerate the vaccination process.
“Northeast too has the same importance and we need to keep accelerating the vaccination process,” PM Modi was quoted as saying in the press statement issued by the Press Information Bureau.
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