The court was hearing a plea seeking a direction to the govt to start a door-to-door vaccination programme for senior citizens above the age of 75 and specially-abled persons.
According to the Expression of Interest document, applications should be submitted before 17 June for the drug that aids faster recovery of hospitalised Covid patients.
CoWIN certificates are used to allow access to various premises and a 'blue shield' with a double tick appears for those who are fully vaccinated after 14 days of the second dose.
The number of active cases has reduced to 12,31,415, comprising 4.23% of the total infections, while the national Covid recovery rate has improved to 94.55%.
Doctors say self-medicating patients can end up with disastrous side-effects, and often keeps them from seeking critical hospital care at the right time.
'Near to home' vaccination sessions can be conducted in non-health facilities and will be linked to an existing Covid vaccination centre, said the affidavit submitted by Centre.
In a joint press briefing, Health Ministry Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal also said that almost 79% decline in daily new Covid cases has been noted since the peak on 7 May.
The court said it wanted to ascertain whether the Centre was ensuring an 'equitable distribution' of drugs based on the number of active cases of Mucormycosis in each state.
New York-based EcoHealth Alliance is providing technical assistance to animal husbandry dept through Gates Foundation grant, which officials say could be withdrawn soon.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has no intention of being drawn into another attritional war with Hezbollah. His commanders they are unlikely to win.
Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.
The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.
How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?
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