The first case of
COVID-19
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. In January 2020, the disease spread worldwide, resulting in the COVID-19 pandemic.
The symptoms of COVID‑19 can vary but often include fever ...
on the Union Territory of
Lakshadweep
Lakshadweep () is a union territory of India. It is an archipelago of 36 islands divided into three island subgroups: the Amindivi Islands in the north, the Laccadive Islands (separated from Amindivi roughly by the 11th parallel north), and th ...
was recorded on 18 January 2021. Lakshadweep Islands, until then, was India's only COVID-free territory (state/UT), and life was fairly normal for the residents of the UT. As of 13 September 2021, there were 10,297 confirmed cases (5 active) and 51 deaths.
Timeline
* As on 19 January, total number of cases in Lakshadweep was 21. All of them are active cases.
* As on 25 January, total number of cases was 67. All of them are active cases.
* As on 3 February, total number of cases was 122, including 61 active cases and 61 recoveries.
* As on 10 February, total number of cases was 178, including 63 active cases and 115 recoveries.
* As of 12 August 2021, there are 40 active cases. jk
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* As of 13 September 2021, total number of cases was 10,297, including 5 active cases and 51 deaths.
COVID-19 vaccines with approval for emergency or conditional usage
Two vaccines -
University of Oxford
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’s
AZD1222 (marketed as Covishield in India) and
BBV152
Covaxin ( development name, BBV152) is a whole inactivated virus-based COVID-19 vaccine developed by Bharat Biotech in collaboration with the Indian Council of Medical Research - National Institute of Virology.
On 3 November 2021, the Wo ...
(marketed as Covaxin, developed in India by
Bharat Biotech
Bharat Biotech International Limited (BBIL) is an Indian multinational biotechnology company based in Hyderabad, which is engaged in drug discovery, drug development, and the manufacture of vaccines, biotherapeutics, pharmaceuticals and health ...
in association with the
ICMR and
NIV) were approved by the
Drug Controller General of India
A drug is any chemical substance other than a nutrient or an essential dietary ingredient, which, when administered to a living organism, produces a biological effect. Consumption of drugs can be via inhalation, injection, smoking, ingestion ...
on 1 and 2 January 2021.
Both can be stored, transpedorted and handled at normal refrigerated conditions (2-8 degrees
Celsius
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).
See also
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COVID-19 pandemic in India
The COVID-19 pandemic in India is a part of the COVID-19 pandemic, worldwide pandemic of COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). As of , according to Indian government ...
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COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...
References
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Lakshadweep
Lakshadweep () is a union territory of India. It is an archipelago of 36 islands divided into three island subgroups: the Amindivi Islands in the north, the Laccadive Islands (separated from Amindivi roughly by the 11th parallel north), and th ...
2020s in Lakshadweep