Covid update: India vaccine cost for common people; rail fare hike reason

From India allowing private facilities to participate in the vaccination of common citizens from March 1, to 19 states and Union Territories in the country not seeing any deaths in 24 hours - here are the top news updates on the Covid-19 pandemic. The Union government said that vaccination at govt facilities would be free, while it would be chargeable at private hospitals. The price would be decided in a few days. From March 1, India will begin vaccinating those aged above 60 years, and those aged above 45 with comorbidities. Meanwhile, more places in Maharashtra announced restrictions as daily new cases climbed higher. Watch the full video for the other updates on the spread of the Sars-CoV-2 coronavirus.