Facing an anti-Covid vaccine "shortage", the Punjab government decided to join the global COVAX alliance for sourcing the immunisation shots at the best price.
Noted Indian mathematician Professor MS Narasimhan has passed away. Professor Narasimhan along with C. S. Seshadri were known for their proof of the Narasimhan-Seshadri theorem.
The World Health Organization has classified a coronavirus variant found in India as a global "variant of concern". This variant has been named B.1.617.