# US Vaccine exports

• India expects to secure the biggest chunk of the 60 million Astrazeneca covid-19 vaccine doses that the US will share globally.

• On monday the white house said 10 million doses could be cleared for export in coming weeks and the rest by june.

• The Biden administration has said the government of India did not request it ready to use vaccines.

# Delhi oxygen crisis

• Delhi CM Arvind kejriwal on tuesday said that the Delhi government will import 21 ready to use oxygen plants from France and 18 oxygen tankers from Bangkok.

• Delhi government is also importing 18 tankers from Thailand, which will help in transportation of oxygen.

• Kejriwal said that central government will install 8 plants by april 30.

# Covid-19 doses

• A day ahead of opening vaccine registration for all over 18 in the country, health ministry data shows that 1 crore vaccine doses are available with the states.

• Tamil nadu reported a high percentage of vaccine wastage at nearly 8.83%, only lakshadweep had a higher wastage ratio of 9.76%.

• UP has the most available doses, about 1 million followed by Maharashtra with 9 lakh and Bihar which has 7.5 lakh.

# Covid-19 cases

• Covid-19 death tally crossed the 2 lakh mark with 3300 new deaths in last 24 hours.

• Only the US with 5.7 lakh, Brazil (3.9 lakh), and mexico (2.15 lakh) have registered a higher toll.

• As many as 16.58 lakh covid tests were conducted on tuesday with a positivity rate of almost 20%.

# Asian development bank

• The ADB has raised its forecast for India’s growth in in 2021-22 to 11% from 8% earlier.

• A stimulus fuelled surge in the US, India’s largest export market, will support the revival.

• The projections are based on data and information upto march 31.