9.55 am: Federal prosecutors have begun an investigation into alleged irregularities in the Brazil government’s contract with Bharat Biot...
9.55 am: Federal prosecutors have begun an investigation into alleged irregularities in the Brazil government’s contract with Bharat Biotech to buy 20 million or 2 crore doses of Covaxin, The Washington Post reports.
9.52 am: Australia’s capital city Sydney will enforce new restrictions, including making masks at all indoor venues compulsory, amid an outbreak Delta variant cases, Bloomberg reports.
9.39 am: The Kerala government eases more curbs, but warns people about the dangers of a possible third wave of Covid-19, PTI reports.
“All government institutions and banks in Category A and B areas will be allowed to operate with up to 50% employees and all government institutions in category C, with up to 25%, the government said. “Places of worship can open, subject to a maximum of 15 persons at a time.”
Kerala follows a triple lockdown strategy in Malappuram, Thrissur, Ernakulam and Thiruvananthapuram districts, under which restrictions are imposed at three levels.
9.36 am: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot directs officials to prioritise giving the second dose of Covid-19 vaccine to beneficiaries on time, PTI reports.
9.08 am: India reports 50,848 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, taking its tally of infections to 3,00,28,709 since the pandemic broke out in January 2020. The country’s toll rises by 1,358 to 3,90,660.
The country’s count of...
