India has expanded its coronavirus vaccination drive to the 45-60 age group as the country tries to tackle a surge in new infections.
Public and private centres offering jabs would be open every day throughout April including on public holidays in a “significant step to exponentially expand the countrywide vaccination drive”, the health ministry said.
The increased urgency follows a rise in cases since early February — when new daily infections dropped below 9,000 — to more than 72,000 today, the highest level since October.
