India on Sunday reported 80,834 fresh infections, the lowest in 71 days, and 3,303 deaths in the last 24 hours. As per the data released by the Union health ministry, 25,31,95,048 people have been vaccinated so far in the country, with 34,84,239 taking the jab in the last 24 hours. The total active cases have dropped by 54,531 and now stand at 10,26,159.
Top 10 Developments:
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday sought the Group of Seven (G7) developed nations’ support for the proposal moved by India and South Africa for a temporary global waiver on patent protection for COVID-19 vaccines.
- Aam Admi Party’s (AAP) Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Malviya Nagar Somnath Bharti organized a Blood Donation Camp, in association with Red Cross Society on Saturday, to honour the memory of those who lost their lives to Covid-19.
- The Goa government on Saturday decided to extend the statewide curfew till 7 am on June 21 to prevent the spread of COVID-19, announced Chief Minister Pramod Sawant.
- Bangladesh has signed a deal with China to buy the Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine, said the country’s Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Saturday without disclosing the price or quantity of doses.
- Malenadu Mathadishara Parishat, the union of seers of the Malnad region, on Saturday extended support to Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa and said any leadership change in the state would be more dangerous than the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
- Knowing the importance of vaccines to combat the spread of COVID-19, people from the tribal community in North Bengal are participating in large numbers in the inoculation drive to get themselves vaccinated.
- Army dedicates 50-bed COVID hospital set up in Srinagar to J-K people
- Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin announced new restrictions to fight the COVID-19 pandemic in the Russian capital, temporarily closing food and entertainment facilities from 11 pm to 6 am.
- In view of the surge in COVID-19 cases in Karnataka’s Shivamogga, Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa chaired a high-level meeting on Saturday to discuss the situation.
- The administration of Andhra Pradesh’s Krishna district administration is gearing up to confront the challenge of a likely third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.