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Coronavirus News Highlights: India is witnessing a second wave of COVID-19 pandemic. So far, the country has recorded over 2.95 crore confirmed COVID-19 cases, including 3,77,031 deaths. A total of 2,82,80,472 people have recuperated from COVID-19 so far. There are 9,13,378 active COVID-19 cases in the country, which comprises 3.09 percent of the total caseload, the data stated. India's recovery rate now stands at 95.64 percent. Globally, more than 17.61 crore people have been infected by the coronavirus and 38.08 lakh have died so far. India has begun the third phase of the vaccination drive in which everyone above 18 years of age will be able to get the COVID-19 vaccine. India's drug regulator has granted restricted emergency use approval for three vaccines - Covishield, Covaxin and Sputnik V. The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in India has crossed 25.90 crore, according to the Union Health Ministry.
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Madhya Pradesh reports 224 new cases, 27 deaths, and 528 recoveries in the last 24 hours.
Active cases 3610
Case tally 7,88,649
Jharkhand govt declares mucormycosis epidemic amid rising number of cases of the infection in state.
Assam govt extends ongoing restrictions till June 22, eases certain curbs in some districts.
Mumbai reports 575 new cases, 718 recoveries and 14 deaths in the last 24 hours.
Active cases: 15,390
Total recoveries: 6,84,825
Death toll: 15,216
Maharashtra reports 9,350 newcases, 15,176 discharges and 388 deaths in the last 24 hours.
Active cases: 1,38,361
Total recoveries: 56,69,179
Death toll: 1,14,154
Punjab reports 642 new cases, 38 deaths and 1,691 discharges today; the number of active cases in the State is 10,802
It is the first death linked to COVID vaccination due to anaphylaxis. It re-emphasises the need to wait for 30 minutes after receiving jab. Most of the anaphylactic reactions occur during this period. Timely treatment can prevent deaths.
Delta plus variant of Covid around since March. This isn't variant of concern yet and we have to track its progress, says Govt
Relaxation in lockdown will be allowed on basis of test positivity rate under local self-govt bodies. Local bodies with below 8% test positivity rate to function normally with restrictions, to be allowed to open shops.Govt offices to function with 25% employees, public transport to operate partially, shops selling essentials will be allowed to open on all days, bars to open from June 17. Complete lockdown to continue across the State on weekends.
At the Taj Mahal, which will reopen for visitors from Wednesday, only 650 people will be allowed to enter the premises at a time, officials said on Tuesday.All the centrally protected monuments, museums and sites closed for around two months due to the Covid pandemic will reopen on June 16, an Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) order issued on Monday said.While 650 tourists will be allowed inside the Taj Mahal premises at one point of time so that COVID-19 protocols are followed, such restrictions will not be in place for other monuments, District Magistrate, Agra Prabhu N Singh said.Superintending Archaeologist, ASI, Agra Circle, Vasant Kumar Swarnakar told PTI that the monument premiseswill be sanitisedthree times in a day."Masks will be mandatory for the tourists. Thermal screening of tourists would be done at gates and they would be sanitised before entering the monument premises," he added.
So far, 25.69 crore COVID vaccination certificates have been issued in the country:
As theCovidpositivity rate dropped to two per cent in Punjab, the state government on Tuesday eased restrictions, allowing restaurants, cinema halls and gyms to operate at 50 per cent capacity beginning Wednesday.According to an official statement, 50 people are allowed at weddings and cremations. Earlier, 20 persons were allowed for such gatherings.Under the fresh guidelines, which will remain in effect till June 25, daily night curfew will be in place from 8 pm to 5 am and weekend curfew will be imposed from 8 pm on Saturday up to 5 am on Monday across the state, the statement said.Earlier, the night curfew was from 7 pm to 6 am.Chairing a virtualCovidreview meeting, Chief MinisterAmarinderSingh ordered the reopening of all restaurants, cafes, coffee shops, fast food outlets, cinema halls, gyms at maximum 50 per cent capacity, subject to all their employees having received at least one dose of vaccination.Air conditioned buses can also ply with 50 per cent occupation.Bars, pubs and ''ahatas'' (tavern) shall, however, continue to remain closed, the statement said.All educational institutions will also continue to be closed.District authorities have been asked to determine opening timings of non-essential shops on the basis of the local situation, while ensuring that crowds are avoided.The authorities shall also continue to ensure strict implementation of all the extant directives of the government onCovid-appropriatebehaviour, the chief minister added.
