In India, where the new coronavirus continues to spread, the total number of confirmed infections has exceeded 10 million, following the United States.

In India, an emergency use authorization for the vaccine has been applied for, and the government plans to start vaccination from medical staff as soon as it is approved.

The Indian government announced on the 19th that it was confirmed that 25,152 people were newly infected with the new coronavirus, and the cumulative number of infected people was 104,599, exceeding 10 million after the United States. I did.



In addition, the number of deaths so far is 145,136, which is the third highest in the world after the United States and Brazil.



The number of new cases of infection in India per day approached 100,000 in mid-September, and the infection spread at the fastest pace in the world at one time, but the pace of increase has slowed since the beginning of this month. Is changing from 20,000 to 30,000 people a day.



As vaccinations begin in the United Kingdom and the United States, three companies, including a local pharmaceutical company working with British pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca, have applied for emergency use of the vaccine one after another in India this month, and regulators are rushing to review it. I'm out.



Regarding the vaccine, Prime Minister Modi said on the 4th of this month that "if experts permit it, vaccination will start immediately", and the Indian government will start vaccination from medical staff etc. as soon as emergency use of the vaccine is permitted. It is a policy.