9.35 am: India records 34,703 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, taking its tally since the pandemic broke out in January 2020 to 3,06,19,932....
9.35 am: India records 34,703 new Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, taking its tally since the pandemic broke out in January 2020 to 3,06,19,932. This the lowest daily rise in cases in 111 days, according to ANI. India’s toll rises to 4,03,281 with 553 more deaths. Active cases stand at 4,64,357.
9.31 am: Covid-19 vaccines could be eight times less effective against the Delta variant, suggests a study by scientists in India in collaboration with those from the Cambridge Institute of Therapeutic Immunology and Infectious Diseases, India Today reports.
9.25 am: Eighteen children have died because of post-Covid complications in Rajasthan in the last two months, the Hindustan Times reports.
9.24 am: Here are the top updates from Monday:
India reported 39,796 daily new coronavirus cases, taking its tally since the pandemic broke out in January 2020 to 3,05,85,229. The toll rose to 4,02,728 with 723 more deaths – the lowest in around 88 days.
The Andhra Pradesh government allowed cinema halls, restaurants, gymnasiums and marriage halls to reopen with 50% capacity from July 8. Bihar allowed reopening of colleges and universities with 50% attendance from July 7.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation allowed domestic passenger flights to operate at 65% capacity amid rising demand. The domestic capacity was reduced to 50% on June 1.
Delhi recorded 54 new coronavirus cases,...
