India has reported the highest single-day spike of 24,850 new COVID-19 cases and 613 deaths in the last 24 hours, taking the case tally to 6,73,165 and death tally at 19,268 on Sunday, 5 June, according to Health Ministry. While 2,44,814 cases are active, 4,09,083 are cured/discharged/migrated.
Meanwhile, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) maintained its earlier claim about 15 August being the target launch date for the COVID-19 vaccine.
As India sees an increasing rise in the number of COVID-19 cases every day, the state of Kerala has now decided to put in place regulations that will last till July 2021. In the new regulations, the fine for not wearing a mask has been raised from Rs 2,000 to Rs 10,000 in Kerala.
- ICMR has made a claim of aiming to launch India’s indigenous COVID-19 vaccine by 15 August
- The Centre on Saturday said that the recovery rate for COVID-19 in India has further improved to 60.80 percent
- With 7,074 new cases, Maharashtra crossed the two lakh-mark on Saturday
- Kerala has decided to put in place coronavirus safety regulations that will last till July 2021
- West Bengal has decided that no flights shall operate to Kolkata from Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Chennai and Ahmedabad from 6 to 19 July 2020 or till further orders, whichever is earlier
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Triple Lockdown From 6 AM Monday For a Week in Thiruvananthapuram Corporation Area
The Kerala Chief Minister's Office on Sunday announced that triple lockdown (with more restrictions) will remain in force in Thiruvananthapuram Corporation area from 6 am on Monday for a period of a week. During this time, all medical shops and shops selling essential items will remain open, but major roads leading to the city, except for an entry and exit road, will remain closed. The Secretariat will also not function during the triple lockdown, ANI reported.
Bengal Registers Highest Single-Day Spike of 895 COVID Cases
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Delhi Reports 63 Deaths, Over 2000 New Positive Cases
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