Coronavirus India Live Updates: Ensure individuals comply with COVID-appropriate behaviour, Centre tells states

The Serum Institute of India in Pune. (Express photograph: Ashish Kale)
Centre asks Serum Institute for 100 million doses of Covishield because it plans to ramp up vaccination
The Centre has requested Serum Institute of India (SII) to fabricate one other 100 million doses of the Covishield vaccine for it because it plans to ramp up vaccination throughout the nation.
Officials from SII stated to this point, the institute had despatched 66 million doses of Covishield to the federal government. They added that sixty million doses had been despatched to different nations by way of Covax.
Punjab shuts all academic establishments until month-end, tightens curbs on mall, cinemas
A day after warning that he gained’t “go easy on people” in the event that they don’t comply with Covid applicable behaviour, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday ordered a slew of restrictions which embrace closing of all academic establishments until month-end, curbs on cinema and mall capacities and a ban on social gatherings in 11 districts worst affected by the recent surge in instances.
While curbs throughout state shall be enforced from Saturday, the ban on social gatherings, apart from funerals and weddings, which shall be allowed with solely 20 individuals in attendance within the 11 worst affected districts, will are available power from Sunday.
Maharashtra points new Covid-19 pointers: Private workplaces to operate at 50% capability, govt ones to stagger timings
Amid the rising Covid instances, the Maharashtra authorities on Friday issued new orders placing restrictions on the capability of personal workplaces, drama theatres and auditoriums until March 31.
The order stated that non-public workplaces, apart from well being and important companies, ought to operate at 50 per cent capability whereas authorities and semi-government workplaces have been requested to determine on staggering workplace timings or earn a living from home. The order additionally stated that that each one drama theatres and auditoriums ought to function at 50% capability with restrictions akin to no entry with out masks, ample hand sanitisers, temperature measuring gadgets. The authorities has additionally put a ban on utilizing drama halls/auditoriums for any spiritual/ social/ political/ cultural gatherings.