Curfew, Lockdown Should Not Hamper Vaccination Efforts: Centre To States

With restrictions returning to many parts of the country to check the spread of coronavirus as cases continue to soar, the government today told the states to make sure that vaccination efforts are not hampered. While tough restrictions were announced in Maharashtra earlier this week for 15 days as the state government stopped short of announcing a lockdown, Bihar, Tamil Nadu and other states have also announced fresh curbs to break the chain of transmission.  However, cases are still on a rise. This morning, India recorded the biggest-ever daily spike as 2.61 lakh cases were recorded in the previous 24 hours, taking the caseload to 1.47 crore infections. Even as many states have flagged vaccine shortage, the Health Ministry today asserted that over 12 crore doses have been administered in three months after India began "the world's largest COVID-19 drive"