Around 250 children have tested positive for Covid-19 in Bengaluru in the last five days, amid a spike in infections across the state. This has alarmed experts as fears of a third wave loom large.
Meanwhile, the government announced that permission to study the mixing of vaccine doses — Covishield and Covaxin — has been granted by the Drugs Controller General of India.
The government has expressed concern about the low uptake of vaccines among women especially in states like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh.
In New Zealand, prime minister Jacinda Ardern announced that the country plans to allow quarantine-free entry to fully vaccinated travellers from low-risk countries from early next year.
And in France, the health authorities reported more than 30,000 new daily Covid-19 infections on Wednesday for the first time since April.
