India has suspended all flights from Britain until the end of the month but about 33,000 passengers had flown in from late November, before the ban, the ministry said. With 10.22 million confirmed infections, India has the second-highest case load in the world, behind only the United States. But on Tuesday it reported 16,432 new cases, the lowest daily rise since June 25, the ministry said in another statement. More than 148,150 people have died of Covid-19 in India, according to ministry data. Health authorities expect to start a vaccination drive for some 300 million people early next month, with the Serum Institute of India, which is making the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus shot, expecting its emergency approval within days.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 29, 2020 07:07 UTC