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Telangana extends lockdown for 10 days till 10 June

The Telangana Chief Minister’s Office on Tuesday announced the extension of lockdown across the state for 10 days starting from 10 June, however, restrictions will be eased between 6 am to 6 pm. 

The state government said that that there will be no restrictions between 6 am to 5 pm, and an extra hour from 5 pm to 6 pm will be given to people to reach their homes or destinations.

The lockdown will apply even to those constituencies which have been zero cases, including Sathupalle, Mathira, Nalgonda, Nagarjuna Sagar, Devarakonda, Munugode, Miryalaguda constituencies, the CMO tweeted on Tuesday.

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Jammu and Kashmir records 1,184 new cases, 11 deaths

Jammu and Kashmir recorded 1,184 fresh cases, taking the infection tally to 3,02,671 on Tuesday, while 11 deaths pushed the toll to 4,101, officials said.  Out of the fresh cases, 421 were from the Jammu division and 763 from the Kashmir division, they said. Srinagar district recorded the highest of 245 cases, followed by 109 in Baramulla district. The number of active cases has dropped to 21,817 in the Union Territory, while 2,76,733 patients have recovered so far, the officials said. The toll due to the disease rose to 4,101 as 11 more patients died in the past 24 hours.

Meanwhile, the officials said there were 11 confirmed cases of mucormycosis (black fungus) in Jammu and Kashmir and one fresh case was reported since last evening.

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Centre accords CISF cover for Bharat Biotech campus in Hyderabad

The Centre has accorded a security cover of armed CISF commandos for the Hyderabad premises of Bharat Biotech, one of the major COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers in the country, official sources told news agency PTI on Tuesday.  They said the registered office and plant of the company located at Genome Valley in the Shameerpet area of Telangana’s capital city will be secured by a team of 64 armed personnel of the paramilitary force.

PTI

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Chandigarh admin allows opening of shops till 6 pm, restaurants, bars with 50 pc capacity

 As COVID-19 cases show a declining trend in the Union Territory, the Chandigarh administration on Tuesday eased restrictions, allowing all shops to remain open till 6 pm and reducing the night curfew timing. The administration also allowed all restaurants, bars, gyms, clubs and spas to open with 50 percent capacity. However, the cinema halls and theatres will continue to remain closed.

PTI

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Coronavirus variant causing increased disease severity identified in India by NIV scientists

 Scientists at Pune’s National Institute of Virology have isolated and characterised a coronavirus variant from two travellers — one who returned from the UK and the other from Brazil — that exhibits increased disease severity in hamsters but doesn’t pose a public health problem at the moment.  The two samples of the B.1.1.28.2 variant are the only ones of its kind isolated by Indian labs so far.

The finding is significant since the variant is classified as a variant of interest by the World Health Organization, said study lead author Pragya Yadav from ICMR-NIV Pune. We also observed an increased disease severity and neutralisation reduction in the study which point towards the need for screening the current vaccines for efficacy, Yadav told PTI.

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Maharashtra records 10,891new cases, 295 deaths in 24 hours

Maharashtra reports 10,891 new COVID-19  cases and 295 fatalities, taking the tally to 58,52,891 and the toll to 1,01,172. Total recoveries reach 55,80,925 with 16,577 patients discharged today.

Maharashtra reports 10,891 new #COVID19 cases, 16,577 recoveries and 295 deaths in the last 24 hours.

Total cases 58,52,891
Total recoveries 55,80,925
Death toll 1,01,172

Active cases 1,67,927 pic.twitter.com/RkeD9whtnR

— ANI (@ANI) June 8, 2021

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Chandigarh allows opening of shops till 6 pm, restaurants, bars with 50% capacity

As COVID-19 cases show a declining trend in the Union Territory, the Chandigarh administration on Tuesday eased restrictions, allowing all shops to remain open till 6 pm and reducing the night curfew timing. The administration also allowed all restaurants, bars, gyms, clubs and spas to open with 50 percent capacity.

However, the cinema halls and theatres will continue to remain closed. The city is witnessing a consistent drop in the daily number of infections. On Monday, Chandigarh had registered 48 new cases, taking the infection tally to 60,707.

In a COVID-19 review meeting here, the administration decided that all shops would remain open from 10 am till 6 pm. Earlier, the shops were allowed to remain open from 9 am till 4 pm

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Kerala reports 15,567 new cases, 124 deaths

Kerala on Tuesday reported 15,567 new COVID-19 cases and 124 deaths, taking the tally to 26.27 lakh and the toll to 10,281. Recoveries continued to outnumber fresh infections with 20,019 people testing negative, taking the total to 25,04,011, the state government said. Active cases stood at 1,43,254 and the Test Positivity Rate (TPR) was 14.15 percent.

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Mumbai’s Dharavi records six new COVID-19 cases

A day after the civic authorities relaxed certain curbs, the daily count of COVID-19 cases in Mumbai’s Dharavi rose to six on Tuesday, a senior official of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said.

With the addition of six new cases in the last 24- hours, the tally of infection in the slum-dominated area has reached 6,844, the official said. At least 6,465 patients have recovered from the infection so far, leaving the area with 20 active cases, he said. Dharavi has been seeing a daily count of one to three cases since May 31.

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Kerala govt to vaccinate bedridden residents

Kerala government says it will vaccinate bedridden and debilitated residents, who cannot be moved out and those for whom mobilising might worsen their present health condition, at their residence, reports ANI.

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 1,504 children lost one or both parents to COVID-19 in Marathwada

At least 1,504 children have lost one or both their parents to COVID-19 so far in Marathwada region of Maharashtra, an official said on Tuesday. The state government had ordered a survey to trace children orphaned in the pandemic. The survey was undertaken through Asha workers, local governing bodies, health department and other government agencies, which had the data of COVID-19 cases, the official said.

“As on June 7, 1,504 children up to the age of 18 have lost one or both their parents to the disease in Marathwada. Of these, 181 children have lost their mothers, while 1,296 have lost their fathers,” said Harsha Deshmukh, divisional deputy Commissioner of Woman and Child Development department.

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Meghalaya reports 379 new COVID-19 cases, 9 more deaths

Meghalaya on Tuesday recorded 379 new COVID-19 cases pushing the tally to 39,535, health officials said. With the state recording nine more fatalities due to the viral disease, the death toll has risen to 678, they said.

The number of active cases in the state now stands at 4,924, the health officials said. Health Services director Aman War said, 773 persons recovered from the infection during the day. The total number of recoveries is 33,933.

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Centre says door-to-door vaccination not possible, favours ’near-to-door’ system

The Centre told the Bombay High Court on Tuesday that a door-to-door COVID-19 vaccination programme for senior citizens, specially-abled, bed-ridden and wheelchair-bound people is currently not possible, but it has decided to start “near-to-door” inoculation centres.

The Union government in its affidavit filed in the HC said the National Expert Group on Vaccine Administration (NEGVAC) has considered the issue of door-to-door vaccination and opined that “near-to-door” vaccination would be an appropriate solution, and not door-to-door vaccination.

The court noted that almost 25 crore people have been vaccinated in India.

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Give info on anti-fungus drugs allocation: Bombay HC to Centre

The Bombay High Court on Tuesday directed the Union government to submit details of the quantity of anti-fungal drugs allocated to various states for treating Mucormycosis, a rare infection found in recovering or recovered COVID-19 patients.

A bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice GS Kulkarni said it wanted to ascertain whether the Union government was ensuring an “equitable distribution” of drugs based on the number of active cases of Mucormycosis in each state.

In the course of hearing on a plea, the bench suggested the allocation of more quantity of anti-fungal drugs to Maharashtra given the number of Mucormycosis cases reported in the state. The bench said that the central government must give wide publicity to its advisory on preventing and managing Mucormycosis, also called “black fungus”.

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Consignment of Sputnik V vaccine arrives at Chennai airport

A consignment of Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, said to be the first such one for Tamil Nadu, arrived here by a private airline from Hyderabad on Tuesday. The processing of the shipment at the Chennai airport was completed quickly and it was handed over to a transport agency, airportsources said.

It was taken to a private laboratory at Periyapanicheri in Chennai by vehicle. Later, one box of vaccines was disptached to Coimbatore, sources said.

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Centre places order for 25 cr doses of Covishield, 19 cr of Covaxin

The Centre on Tuesday said that it has placed an order to purchase 25 crores doses of Covishield and 19 crore doses of Covaxin. “Government of India has also placed an order to purchase 30 crore doses of Biological E’s vaccine, which will be available by September,” said Dr VK Paul, Member-Health, Niti Aayog.

These 44 crore doses of Covishield (25 crore doses) & Covaxin (19 crore doses) will be available till December 2021, starting now. Additionally, 30 percent of advance for procurement of both the vaccines has been released to Serum Institute of India & Bharat Biotech, said the Health Ministry.

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33% decline in overall reported cases, says Centre

The Centre on Tuesday said that 86,498 cases have been reported in last 24 hours. “Almost 79% decline in cases, since the highest reported peak in daily new cases. Last week, 33 percent decline was seen in overall reported cases. 322 districts have seen a decline in daily cases in last one month,” said Lav Agrawal, JS, Health Min

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Don’t think we’ll have serious infection in children in future, says Dr Randeep Guleria

“No data, global or Indian, has had any observations of children being affected more. Even in the 2nd wave kids who were infected had mild illness or co-morbidities. I don’t think we will have a serious infection in children in the future,” Dr Randeep Guleria, AIIMS Director said on Tuesday.

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Delhi records 316 new cases today

Delhi on Monday recorded 316 fresh Covid cases and 41 new deaths. According to a health bulletin, the positivity rate in the national capital is now at 0.44 percent.

🏥Delhi Health Bulletin - 8th June 2021🏥 #DelhiFightsCorona pic.twitter.com/2ix8Fz2uuO

— CMO Delhi (@CMODelhi) June 8, 2021

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Overall recovery increased to 94.3%, says health ministry

Overall recovery has increased to 94.3 percent (both home isolation +medical infrastructure); 6.3 percent overall decrease in positivity from 1 to 7 June. said Lav Aggarwal, Joint Secretary, Health Ministry.

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India see almost 79% decline in daily cases, says Centre

Health Ministry official Lav Agarwal on Tuesday in the briefing today that India reported a peak of Covid-19 cases on 7 May and has seen a decrease in cases since 8 June, and registered the lowest ever daily new cases since 3rd April. “Almost 79% decline in cases since the highest reported count in daily new cases,” he says.

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— #IndiaFightsCorona (@COVIDNewsByMIB) June 8, 2021

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Andhra to vaccinate mothers with children below 5 years

 Andhra Pradesh government says it will vaccinate mothers with children below five years of age, reports ANI.

It is decided to vaccinate all mothers having children below 5 yrs of age. All District Medical and Health officers requested to instruct the Medical officers to prepare a list of such mothers: Department of Public Health & Family Welfare, Government of Andhra Pradesh #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/c9EocIXk8X

— ANI (@ANI) June 8, 2021

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Odisha logs record 45 COVID-19 fatalities, 5,896 new cases

Odisha on Tuesday registered 5,896 new COVID-19 cases, pushing the caseload to 8,25,110, while 45 fatalities, the highest so far in a single day, raised the toll to 3,080, a health department official said. The case fatality ratio (CFR) stands at 0.37 per cent, which is one of the lowest in the country, he said.

Of the 5,896 new cases, 3,332 were recorded in quarantine centres, and the rest were detected during contact tracing, the official said. Odisha currently has 74,172 active cases, he said.

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Till 7 June, Maharashtra recorded 6287 mucormycosis cases, state govt tells Bombay HC

As of 7 June, Maharashtra had a total of 6287 diagnosed mucormycosis patient, out of which there are 518 deaths, 1695 discharged and 4033 under treatment. Total 41 patients left the hospital during treatment against medical advise, Maharashtra government informed the Bombay HC, according to  LiveLaw. 

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"As on 7/6/2021 total diagnosed patients of mucormycosis are 6287 out of which there are 518 deaths, 1695 discharged and 4033 under treatment.
Total 41 patients left the hospital during treatment against medical advise." - State's note to the Court#BombayHC #Mucormycosis

— Live Law (@LiveLawIndia) June 8, 2021

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Bihar to unlock from 9 June; night curfew to remain in place

 Lockdown in Bihar, clamped over a month ago in view of the spurt in COVID 19 cases, will be lifted from Wednesday, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said. “The lockdown has served the purpose of putting a check on coronavirus cases. Hence it would now be done away with, though a few restrictions will remain,” the chief minister said. He, however, clarified that night curfew will be in place from 7 pm to 5 am.

Kumar said private offices will be allowed to reopen and function with 50 percent staff. Government offices, which have so far been functioning with 25 percent staff strength, can do so with half of employees reporting on a day. Both government and private offices will be permitted to run till 4 pm. Shops, which had been allowed to remain open till 2 pm shall henceforth be required to down their shutters by 5 pm.

PTI

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Minimum of 80% vaccination coverage need to lower Covid-19 risk, says WHO

The World Health Organization said a minimum of 80 percent vaccination coverage is required to significantly lower the risk of coronavirus cases linked to new variants, like the delta variant first detected in India, the Associated Press reports.

Dr. Michael Ryan, WHO’s emergencies chief, told a news conference that ultimately, “high levels of vaccination coverage are the way out of this pandemic”. Many rich countries have been moving to vaccinate teenagers and children — who have lower risk of more dangerous cases of COVID-19 than the elderly or people with comorbidities — even as those same countries face pressure to share vaccines with poorer ones that lack them.

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317 new COVID-19 cases push Mizoram’s tally to 13,996

Mizoram on Tuesday reported 317 new COVID-19 cases, pushing the state’s tally to 13,996, an official statement said.

Of the fresh cases, Aizawl district reported the highest at 251, followed by Kolasib district (21) and Lawngtlai district (17). The remaining cases were from Lunglei, Serchhip, Saitual, Siaha, Mamit and Khawzawl districts, it said. More than 61 children, including a one-month-old baby, were among the newly infected people, the statement said.

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Why did govt use COVID-19 data as ‘propaganda tool’ rather than to stop virus: Priyanka Gandhi

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday slammed the Centre for allegedly not maintaining transparency on Covid-related data, and asked why the government used it as a “propaganda tool” rather than for stopping coronavirus spread.

As part of her “Zimmedaar Kaun” (who is responsible) campaign, in which she has been questioning the government over its handling of the pandemic, the Congress general secretary put out a video in which she attacked the central government over the data related to Covid put out by it.

In her posers to the Centre, she asked why there is such a massive deficit between official death data of Covid and unofficial data gathered from crematoriums, graveyards and other sources.

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Puducherry govt extends lockdown till 14 June, eases several curbs

The Puducherry administration has extended its ongoing lockdown by another week from June 7 midnight to June 14 and announced an easing of several restrictions. The announcement comes following a decline in coronavirus cases in the union territory.

An order issued late Monday night by the Secretary (Relief and Rehabilitation) and member Secretary of State Executive committee of Puducherry said the corona curfew adopted all along would continue to be in force from 10 pm to 5 am the next day.

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Over 1.19 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses still available with states: Centre

More than 1.19 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with the states and UTs to be administered, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday. Over 24 crore vaccine doses have been provided to states and UTs so far through Government of India (free of cost channel) and through direct state procurement category.

Of this, the total consumption, including wastages is 23,47,43,489 doses, the ministry said. “A total of 1,19,46,925 COVID-19 vaccine doses are still available with the states and UTs to be administered,” it said.

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22 patients ‘turned blue’ after oxygen supply cut off during mock drill

Uttar Pradesh government has ordered an investigation after the owner of a hospital in Agra was purportedly caught on video saying that the facility cut off the oxygen supply for patients for five minutes in April in a “mock drill”.

As per India Today,  Paras Hospital owner, Dr Arinjay Jain, also admitted that 22 patients started gasping for oxygen after the hospital snapped the oxygen supply for five minutes.

 Jain can be heard saying in the video that the mock drill was done to check who would survive if the hospital’s oxygen supply ran out. Firstpost has not independently verified the authenticity of the video.

NDTV reports that in a statement to the media, Agra District Magistrate Prabhu N Singh claimed there was no death due to lack of oxygen on that day the alleged video was recorded. However, he said a probe would be conducted.

Dr Arinjay Jain, owner of Paras hospital in Agra, caught on camera and accept if switching off oxygen supply for 5 minutes on April 26 following which 22 patients in critical condition succumbed.#Agra #oxygenshortage #murder pic.twitter.com/ZqDTA7yOqb

— Arvind Chauhan 💮🛡️ (@Arv_Ind_Chauhan) June 7, 2021

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Arunachal Pradesh logs 360 fresh COVID-19 cases, tally rises to 29,696

Arunachal Pradesh reported 360 fresh COVID-19 cases, pushing the coronavirus caseload to 29,696, a senior health official said on Tuesday. The COVID-19 death toll remained at 125 as no fresh fatality was reported in the state in the last 24 hours, State Surveillance Officer (SSO) Dr Lobsang Jampa said.

The Capital Complex region recorded the highest number of fresh cases at 74, followed by West Kameng and Upper Subansiri with 31 cases each, Changlang (30), Lower Subansiri and East Siang with 25 cases each, East Kameng (23), Lohit (18), Namsai (15) and Upper Siang (13), the official said.

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Pilots’ body seeks compensation for COVID-19 death, priority in vaccination

An association of Indian pilots has approached the Bombay High Court seeking schemes for adequate compensation for pilots who died of COVID-19 or got infected by it, priority in vaccination against the disease and insurance coverage for those working during the pandemic.

The petition, filed by the ‘‘Federation of Indian Pilots’’, said pilots are providing essential services, and sought a direction to the Union government to provide an ex-gratia amount of Rs 10 crore to the families of pilots who died due to COVID-19.

As per the public interest litigation (PIL), since February 2021, 13 pilots have succumbed to COVID-19.

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Cancelled order for 1 crore doses due to Centre’s restrictions: Kerala govt to HC

The Kerala government informed the Kerala High Court that it cancelled the order for 1 crore doses of vaccine after vaccine companies informed the state that they can’t provide these many doses under limits set by the Centre. Court directed the Centre to respond on the new vaccination policy by tomorrow.

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Wastage to affect vaccine allocation negatively, say new Centre guidelines

The Centre released revised guidelines for national COVID vaccination program, to be implemented from 21 June. “Vaccine doses will be allocated to States/UTs based on population, disease burden and vaccination progress. Wastage will affect allocation negatively,” guidelines said.

Price of vaccine doses for private hospitals will be declared by each vaccine manufacturer. Within population group of citizens over 18 years of age,
States/UTs may decide their own prioritisation factoring in vaccine supply schedule, according to the guidelines.

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Bihar to relax restrictions for a week

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced relaxations in COVID-19 restrictions, which will be applicable for the next one week.

The night curfew will continue from 7 pm to 5 am, while government and private offices will function till 4 pm with 50 percent strength. Shops will open till 5 pm and private vehicles will be permitted.

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Karnataka CET dates announced

The Karnataka Common Entrance Test (CET) examination has been scheduled for 28 and 29 August. Registration for the exam will begin from 15 June.

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Corona curfew extended in Madhya Pradesh till 15 June

Madhya Pradesh government extended the corona curfew till 15 June but with certain relaxations. The state  reported 535 new COVID19 cases and 1,376 recoveries in the last 24 hours. The number of active cases in the state is down to 7,983.

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Uttar Pradesh lifts curfew in all districts

The Uttar Pradesh government decided to lift the coronavirus curfew from 7 am to 7 pm in all districts. The night curfew and the weekend curfew will still be continued in all districts, an official spokesperson said.

“There will be relaxation in coronavirus curfew in all the districts of the state from Wednesday onwards, from 7 am to 7 pm, for five days as the active Covid cases have come below 600,” he said. The active caseload in the state stands at 14,000 with less than 600 active cases in each district.

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Navi Mumbai, Thane see further easing of restrictions from today

Maharashtra issued a fresh notification for Navi Mumbai and Thane’s unlocking process that will begin from today.

The notification, issued by Thane district collector Rajesh Narvekar, placed Kalyan Dombivali municipal limits in category 3.

Category 2 is for cities and districts where the positivity rate is five per cent and oxygen bed occupancy is 25 to 40 percent, while category 3 comprises areas where the positivity rate is five per cent to 10 percent and the oxygen bed occupancy is more than 40 percent.

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Centre issues SOPs to travel abroad for education, employment

The Union health ministry said that people who are seeking to travel abroad for education, employment or as a part of the Indian contingent to the Tokyo Olympics will be required to get their CoWin certificates linked to their passports. The facility is available till August 31 this year

These categories will also be allowed to take the second dose of Covishield before the mandated minimum interval of 84 days from the date of first dose. However, the second dose will only be given 28 days after taking the first dose. CoWin will soon provide the facility of administering the second dose in such cases.

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Jammu and Kashmir village first in India to achieve 100% vaccination of adults

A remote hamlet in Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir has become the first village in India to vaccinate all its adult population against COVID-19, officials said.

The credit goes to the healthcare workers whose strenuous efforts shot Weyan hamlet, with an adult population of 362, to national fame, they said. “The village is located only 28 kilometres away from Bandipora district headquarters, but a distance of 18 kilometres has to be covered by foot as there is no motorable road,” an official of the health department said.

He said the task of vaccinating all the residents was even more difficult as the village consists of nomadic families who go to higher reaches for grazing their livestock.

“There is no internet access in the village. So it was not possible for the residents to get appointments for vaccination like the way people in urban areas do,” Bashir Ahmed Khan, Chief Medical Officer, Bandipora said while explaining the difficulty faced by the healthcare workers.

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33.6 lakh doses administered in India on 7 June

More than 33.64 lakh COVID-19 vaccine doses were administered in India on 7 June, the Union Health Ministry’s latest provisional report suggested. The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country reached 23.61 crore. 30.38 lakh beneficiaries received their first shot and 3.26 lakh people were given their second dose.

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Rajasthan eases curbs; allows offices and shops to function

The Rajasthan government announced certain relaxations to the COVID-19 lockdown imposed in the state following a dip in the number of infections and the positivity rate.

Under the modified guidelines issued by the Home department to come into effect from Tuesday, government and private offices in the state can stay open till 4 pm with 50 percent of staff presence.

Parks will be open from 5 am to 8 am, and shops and commercial establishments of permitted categories will be open from 6 am to 4 pm from Monday to Friday, it said.

Passengers coming from outside the state will have to submit a negative RT-PCR report not older than 72 hours. However, those fully vaccinated will be allowed to enter Rajasthan without a test report, as per the fresh guidelines.

While dining in restaurants will not be allowed, takeaways will be available. The facility of home delivery from these establishments will be allowed till 10 pm. Gatherings of all kinds, public, social, political, sports, entertainment, educational, cultural and religious, processions and fairs will continue to be banned.

Cinema halls, theatres, multiplexes, auditoriums, swimming pools, gyms, amusement parks, picnic spots, sports grounds and similar places will remain closed in the state. Coaching institutions and libraries etc will remain closed too. Fully air-conditioned shopping complexes/malls will not be allowed to open.

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India reports lowest cases since 2 April

India reported the lowest number of COVID-19 cases in 66 days, while the number fell under 1 lakh after 63 days. Recovery rate rose to 94.29 percent, while the daily positivity rate stood at 4.62 percent, less than 10 percent for the 15th consecutive day.

Recoveries continued to outnumber the daily cases for the 26th consecutive day.

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Free vaccines for all adults from 21 June: Narendra Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday had announced the Centre will provide free coronavirus vaccines to states and union territories for inoculation of all above 18 from 21 June.

Asserting that vaccine supply would be increased significantly in the coming days, Modi said the centre has now decided to buy 75 percent of jabs from vaccine makers for free supply to states, while private sector hospitals will continue to procure 25 percent of vaccines but they cannot charge more than Rs 150 per dose over the pre-fixed price.

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India reports 86,498 cases, lowest since 2 April

India’s total tally of COVID-19 cases surged to 2,89,96,473 with 86,498 new infections being reported in a day, while the recoveries have crossed 2.73 crores, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The death count increased to 3,51,309 with 2,123 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am showed.