Bollywood star Sunny Leone donned a floral mask and a t-shirt with the slogan #take pandemic off the menu as she handed out food packets to the waiting crowd in Mumbai, India, on Sunday.
States, UTs begin unlocking
Several states including Delhi, Jammu & Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh have begun the process of Covid Unlock, i.e., the re-opening of institutions and services (restaurants, malls, gyms etc.) that were temporarily closed because of coronavirus.
India has, as of June 5th, administered 24 crore doses in total. This includes both first and second doses, the fully vaccinated populace is much lower. Vaccine shortages are being reported throughout the country, despite exports of Russia’s Sputnik IV vaccine and the Indian vaccine manufacturers Bharat Biotech and Serum Institute stretching themselves to the breaking point to meet the vaccine demand.