Highlights: Puducherry reports over 1,200 new Covid-19 cases, 21 deaths
The Covid-19 numbers in India remained below record levels as the country added 186,364 fresh cases and 3,660, fatalities over 24 hours. The caseload has now pushed to 27,555,457, while the death toll stands at 318,895. On Thursday, the Centre confirmed that it is in talks with Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine makers and looking to approve vaccines cleared by World Health Organization and regulatory agencies in the West....Read More
Meanwhile, Germany has decided to inoculate children over the age of 12 from June 7. The European Medicines Agency is expected to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid jab for 12- to 15-year-olds on Friday. It is already authorised in the EU for those over 16.
UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock said it was too early to say whether England’s economy can fully reopen as planned on June 21, warning that the virus variant first identified in India continues to spread.
California will give $116.5 million in prizes for residents who are vaccinated, with draws on June 4 and 11 selecting 30 winners to receive $50,000 each. In the final draw on June 15, 10 residents will get $1.5 million each. In another push for vaccinations, Qantas Airways is considering giving away free flights.
Singapore will tighten border measures for travelers from Australia’s Victoria state due to the latest outbreak there. Japan is looking to extend its state of emergency to June 20, just five weeks before the Olympics.
Puducherry reports over 1,200 new Covid-19 cases, 21 deaths
Assam logs 5,436 new Covid-19 cases, 80 deaths
Chhattisgarh sees 2,840 Covid-19 cases, tally crosses 9.65 lakh mark
Chhattisgarh's Covid-19 tally reached 9,65,208 on Friday after 2,840 people tested positive for the infection, while 67 deaths took the toll to 12,915, a health official said.
Goa reports 1,055 new Covid-19 cases
Goa reports 1055 new Covid-19 cases, 1,396 recoveries, and 32 deaths in the last 24 hours.
Total cases 1,53,456
Total recoveries 1,35,560
Death toll 2570
Active cases 15,326
Telangana reports 3,527 new Covid-19 cases
Telangana reports 3527 new Covid-19 cases, 3982 recoveries, and 19 deaths in the last 24 hours.
Total cases 5,71,044
Total recoveries 5,30,025
Death toll 3226
Active cases 37,793
Haryana reports 2007 new Covid-19 cases
Haryana reports 2007 new Covid-19 cases, 5025 recoveries, and 96 deaths in the last 24 hours.
Total cases 7,52,069
Total recoveries 7,18,959
Death toll 8035
Active cases 25,075
Italy reports 126 coronavirus deaths on Friday, 3,738 new cases
Italy reported 126 coronavirus-related deaths on Friday against 171 the day before, the health ministry said, while the daily tally of new infections fell to 3,738 from 4,147.
Punjab has reported 3,724 new Covid-19 positive cases
Punjab has reported 3,724 new Covid-19 positive cases, 6,797 recoveries, and 148 deaths today.
Karnataka reports 22,823 new Covid-19 cases, 401 deaths
Karnataka reports 22,823 new Covid-19 cases, taking the total number of cases to 25,46,821. 401 deaths were also recorded, the death toll now stands at 27,806, according to the state health bulletin.
Maharashtra records 20,740 new Covid-19 cases, 424 deaths
Maharashtra recorded 20,740 new Covid-19 cases, taking the state’s tally to 5,692,920, according to the state health bulletin. 424 fatalities were also reported in the last 24 hours, which has taken Maharashtra’s death toll to 93,198.
Himachal Pradesh reports 1,523 new Covid-19 cases, 64 deaths
Tamil Nadu extends lockdown till 6am on June 7
The Tamil Nadu government extended the ongoing lockdown till 6 am of June 7. Delivery of essentials such as groceries will be allowed from 7am to 6 pm, reported ANI.
Nagpur records 365 new Covid-19 cases, 11 fatalities
Nagpur on Friday recorded 365 new Covid-19 cases after 16,451 samples were tested. 11 fatalities and 1,333 recoveries have also been recorded in the last 24 hours.
UK approves of single shot J&J Covid vaccine
The United Kingdom approved of the single shot Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine on Friday. Making it the fourth vaccine shot to be available in Britain, UK health ministry told Reuters.
Andhra Pradesh reports 14,429 new Covid-19 cases, 103 deaths
Andhra Pradesh reported 14,429 new Covid-19 cases on Friday, taking the total tally of cases to 16,57,986. 103 deaths were also recorded in the last 24 hours, the death toll now stands at 10,634.
Delhi's positivity rate at 1.59%, 1,141 new Covid-19 cases reported
Delhi recorded 1,141 new Covid-19 cases on Friday and 139 fatalities. The positivity rate in the national capital now stands at 1.59% after 71,853 samples were tested in the last 24 hours.
Tata Steel imports 3,000 oxygen cylinders from UAE for Jharkhand
Prakash Javadekar says India will vaccinate all citizens by 2021
Union minister Prakash Javadekar said on Friday that India will vaccinate all its eligible citizens against Covid-19 by December of 2021.
International passenger flights to remain suspended till June 30: DGCA
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said on Friday that international passenger flights will remain suspended till June 30, in wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
Philippines adds 8,748 new cases; highest single-day spike in 1 month
Philippines on Friday recorded 8,748 new Covid-19 cases and 187 more deaths, taking the country's caseload and death toll to over 1.2 million and 20,566 respectively. Friday's case count has been the highest in one month.
Neither PM Modi nor Centre understood Covid-19 pandemic: Rahul Gandhi
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday sharpened his attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the central government over the prevailing second wave of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic in India by saying that neither Modi nor the government has been able to understand the viral disease. Read more
Delhi to begin unlocking process as Covid-19 cases come down, says CM Kejriwal
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Friday that the ongoing lockdown in national capital will last till May 31, 5am and the unlocking process will begin after that. "Construction activities and factories will be reopened from Monday keeping the daily wage workers in mind," Kejriwal said while addressing a briefing, according to news agency ANI.
DRDO's anti-Covid drug to cost ₹990 per sachet
Officials in the central government told news agency ANI on Thursday that Defence Research and Development Organisation's 2DG anti-Covid-19 drug will cost ₹990 per sachet by Dr Reddy’s lab. "Govt hospitals, central and state govt would be provided the medicine at a discounted price," the officials added.
Japan to extend state of emergency in several areas ahead of Olympics
Japan is set to extend state of emergency in Tokyo and other areas till June 20 as there is no improvement in the overall Covid-19 situation less than two months before the Olympics.
South Asian regions accounts for 18% of global cases
Coronavirus infections in the South Asia region surpassed 30 million on Friday, according to a Reuters tally of official data. The South Asia region - India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Bhutan, Nepal, Maldives and Sri Lanka - accounts for 18% of global cases and almost 10% of deaths.
India's daily Covid-19 cases fall to 186,364; death toll reaches 318,895
India recorded 186,364 fresh cases of Covid-19 on Friday, lowest in last 44 days, according to the Union health ministry's dashboard on Friday. The death toll increased to 315,235 as 3,660 people succumbed to the viral disease over the last 24 hours. After Friday's additions, the overall nationwide tally now stands at 27,555,457. Read More
Colombia reports 513 fresh cases
Colombia reported 513 more deaths from Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, raising the nationwide death toll to 86,693, the health ministry said Thursday.
7 new cases in China takes overall tally to 91,045
China reported 7 new Covid-19 cases on the mainland for May 27, down from 19 cases a day earlier, the country's national health authority said on Friday.
