New Delhi | March 26, 2021 10:27 IST
Coronavirus LIVE Updates: As India sees an upsurge in coronavirus cases on a daily basis, several states are recording major spike in Covid-19 cases over the past few weeks with Maharashtra leading the charts. Maharashtra and Mumbai are recording the highest number of coronavirus cases since the pandemic began. Several states such as Punjab, Maharashtra, Gujarat and others have reimposed lockdown restrictions and night curfews. India has so far vaccinated over 5.45 crore people across the country. Meanwhile, reports have said Pfizer Inc and BioNTech have begun testing their Covid-19 vaccine on children under 12. With the trials, Pfizer hopes to expand vaccination among children as well by 2022. The first volunteers in the early-stage trial were given their first injections on Wednesday.
(Source: https://www.indiatoday.in/coronavirus-outbreak/story/coronavirus-live-updates-india-maharashtra-cases-spike-covid19-vaccine-news-1783787-2021-03-26)