India's known coronavirus cases are approaching 12 million, with more than 160,000 deaths
However, none of the fatalities have been attributed to the inoculation so far, Rajya Sabha was informed
The state governments and UT administrations should strictly enforce the test-track-treat protocol in all parts of the country, the guidelines said
Maharashtra continues to report the highest daily new cases at 27,126. It is followed by Punjab with 2,578 while Kerala reported 2,078 new cases
Irdai directed insurance companies to make special arrangements to facilitate inoculation of the eligible people at government or private hospitals
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced the number of people vaccinated in Delhi each day will be raised from around 40,000 to 1.25 lakh
The AstraZeneca/Oxford COVID-19 vaccine, which is being produced by Serum Institute of India, is part of the COVID-19 vaccination drive in India
Age-based restrictions on vaccinations should give way to first-come first-serve citizens across the population
Punjab reported around 17 fatalities in the last 24 hours and 496 recoveries
Pilots and cabin crew members will not fly in an aircraft for 48 hours after being vaccinated against coronavirus, the aviation regulator said