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Coronavirus live updates: Oxford Covid vaccine 'safe and well-tolerated' in older age groups

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Nov 19, 2020, 23:15:51 IST

Coronavirus live updates: Oxford Covid vaccine 'safe and well-tolerated' in older age groups

With 45,576 more coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours on Thursday, India witnessed a jump of over 50 per cent in such cases reported on Tuesday, pushing its cumulative tally to 89,58,483. As per Health Ministry data, the total death toll rose to 1,31,578 with 585 more fatalities in the last 24 hours, a jump of 24 per cent over the previous day's figure. Stay with TOI for latest updates

19:08 (IST) Nov 18

The country reported less than 50,000 new daily cases for 11th continuous day, says ministry of health (ANI)

44,739 Covid-19 patients recovered in last 24 hours against just 38,617 newly detected cases. Recovery Rate has improved to 93.52% today, says the ministry.

18:58 (IST) Nov 18

People above 60 years and pregnant women along with health workers will get priority in Covid vaccine distribution in Odisha, says CM Naveen Patnaik

18:57 (IST) Nov 18

Yesterday, a total of 66 people including 8 teachers and 11 school students were detected positive for Covid-19 in Jind. Our health teams are visiting schools daily for sampling. We will soon complete sampling at all schools here.

Health department official, Jind, Haryana (As reported by ANI)

18:49 (IST) Nov 18

We've directed all civil surgeons to increase Covid-19 testing. Authorities asked to visit schools to check whether COVID19 guidelines are being followed or not, appropriate action to be taken.

Haryana home minister on 72 students of 12 government schools, Rewari testing positive for Covid-19 (As reported by ANI)

18:40 (IST) Nov 18

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18:24 (IST) Nov 18

Kerala records 6,419 new Covid-19 cases today; active cases in the state at 69,394. Total 4,68,460 recoveries have been reported so far, says state government (ANI)

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18:20 (IST) Nov 18

Andhra Pradesh reports 1,236 new Covid- 19 cases taking the total positive cases in the state to 8,57,395, reports ANI

There are 16,516 active cases and 8,33,980 recovered cases in the State; the death toll is at 6,899 as per the state health department.

18:18 (IST) Nov 18

The schools where Covid-19 cases were reported have been closed for two weeks. Wearing of masks and social distancing norms to be strictly followed. The whole system cannot remain shut due to Covid-19.

Haryana education minister (As reported by ANI)

17:48 (IST) Nov 18

Read: Pfizer ends Covid-19 trial with 95% efficacy, to seek emergency-use authorization

Pfizer Inc said on Wednesday that final results from the late-stage trial of its Covid-19 vaccine show it was 95% effective, adding it had the required two-months of safety data and would apply for emergency US authorization within days.The drugmaker said efficacy of the vaccine developed with German partner BioNTech SE was consistent across age and ethnicity demographics, and that there were no major side effects, a sign that the immunization could be employed broadly around the world.

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17:34 (IST) Nov 18

Pfizer says plan to file for US emergency use authorization of Covid-19 vaccine within days, reports Reuters

17:33 (IST) Nov 18

Pfizer says observed efficacy of Covid-19 vaccine in adults over 65 was over 94% (Reuters)

17:32 (IST) Nov 18

Pfizer says still expects to make up to 50 million vaccine doses this year, 1.3 billion in 2021 (Reuters)

17:28 (IST) Nov 18

I believe in the next few days, more than 600 ICU beds will be added in the hospitals of Delhi. Central government has assured to provide 750 beds more beds at the DRDO facility.

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal (As reported by ANI)

17:20 (IST) Nov 18

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal calls all-party meeting at 11am tomorrow to discuss the Covid-19 situation in the national capital (ANI)

17:19 (IST) Nov 18

Haryana: 72 students of 12 Government schools in Rewari tested positive for Covid

Haryana: 72 students of 12 Government schools in Rewari tested positive for #COVID19. "Due to the festive season,… https://t.co/psQaJXG07b
— ANI (@ANI) 1605697808000

16:52 (IST) Nov 18

Haryana health minister Anil Vij offers to be 'first volunteer' for Phase-III trial of Covaxin in Haryana, reports ANI

16:38 (IST) Nov 18

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal arrives at Guru Teg Bahadur (GTB) Hospital in the national capital

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal arrives at Guru Teg Bahadur (GTB) Hospital in the national capital. Delhi re… https://t.co/TAbkN12BjZ
— ANI (@ANI) 1605697063000

16:25 (IST) Nov 18

Read: Protein-based Covid vaccine candidates more suitable for India, scientists say

The decision on procuring the right Covid-19 vaccine depends on multiple factors, including safety, price and ease of deployment, the scientists added, pitching for a preventive like the one being developed by US firm Novavax that can be stored at higher temperatures rather than those developed from mRNA or viral vectors.

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16:03 (IST) Nov 18

Lockdown at night lifted in Puducherry, reports PTI

15:53 (IST) Nov 18

Covid-19: India reports less than 50 k daily new cases for eleventh consecutive day

India on Wednesday reported less than 50,000 new Covid-19 cases for the eleventh consecutive day with 38,617 new cases in the last 24 hours, as per the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW). With 44,739 new recoveries, the number of new recoveries has exceeded daily new cases for the last month and a half. The recovery rate has improved to 93.52 per cent, while the total recovered cases stand at 83,35,109. "74.98 per cent of the new recoveries are contributed by ten states/Union Territories (UTs). With 6,620 persons recovering from the infection, Kerala witnessed the most number of recoveries, followed by Maharashtra with 5,123 recoveries and Delhi with 4,421.

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