Pregnant women in India are now entitled to get inoculated against Covid with the union health ministry Friday. The statement was released after  giving the approval based on recommendations of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (NTAGI).

The decision empowers pregnant women to make an informed option on taking the Covid vaccination, the ministry said, adding these women can now register on CoWIN or walk-in to the nearest Covid vaccination centre to get themselves inoculated. The decision has been conveyed to all the states and Union Territories (UTs) to implement it under the ongoing National Covid Vaccination Program, it said in a statement.

India's daily Covid-19 cases continue to see a downward curve. India on Friday reported 46,617 new Covid cases, pushing the total case tally to 3,04,58,251. 853 people succumbed to the virus and the current death toll stands at 4,00,312. Active caseload, reportedly, has declined to 5,09,637, which is 1.67 per cent of the total cases at present. A net dip of 13,620 cases has been recorded in the total number of active Covid-19 cases in a span of 24 hours.

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