A healthcare worker takes swab from a man for a rapid antigen test in a market area, amidst the Covid-19 pandemic in Ahmedabad, India. India added fewer than 60,000 new cases for a fifth day Friday, with the 54,366 new cases taking the overall tally past 7.76 million. - Reuters
NEW DELHI, Oct 23 (AP): A promise of free Covif-19 vaccination has become an issue in key state elections in India.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman made the promise when releasing the ruling Hindu nationalist party’s manifesto for elections that begin in Bihar state next week.
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