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“As many as 2,11,298 people tested positive for Covid-19 across the country in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative caseload to 2,73,69,093,” the Union Health Ministry data showed on Thursday.
US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has said that is likely to supply 50 million COVID-19 vaccines to India in 2021, albeit with a few conditions. However, the US drugmaker has asked for relaxations in some clauses, including indemnification for its shots, sources informed.
Punjab on Thursday extended the coronavirus restrictions in the state till June 10 after a review meeting chaired by Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, as per a government statement.
Lockdown in West Bengal extended upto June 15.
In a fresh directive, MHA without giving any directions for lockdown, said the states and union territories should go for intensive and local containment measures in districts with a high number of cases to check the spread of the deadly disease. Earlier, MHA had asked for identification of districts where either the COVID positivity rate was more than 10 per cent or the bed occupancy was over 60 per cent and for such areas "intensive and local containment measures" should be considered. The statement said that the districts fulfilling any of the above two criteria should be considered for t...