India registered 80,834 new Covid-19 cases and 3,303 deaths in the last 24 hours. Active cases declined by 54,531, bringing the active caseload to 10,26,159. Meanwhile, Karnataka will relax its Covid-19 lockdown from June 14 in all districts except 11 which are showing high positivity rate. Night curfew will be in effect from 7 pm to 5 am in all other districts along with a weekend curfew, which will be in place from 7 pm on Friday till 5 am Monday starting from June 14.
After battling a brutal second wave for weeks, fresh Covid cases came down below the three lakh-mark for the first time on May 17 after touching record high of 4,14,188 on May 7.
An international team of scientists have analysed the role of the DNA segment in determining Covid-19 outcomes among the South Asian population, revealing that the genetic variants responsible for Covid severity in Europeans may not play a role in Covid susceptibility among South Asians.
During the Covid pandemic, people with lung problems have been at the most risk of getting infected. The virus attacks the lungs first and then spreads to the other parts of the body. Keep measuring your oxygen and blood sugar level and seek a doctor s advice if you witness the symptoms.
By the end of this year, India is likely to have about half a dozen vaccines. US biotechnology company Novovax, Gennova Biopharmaceuticals, Zydus Cadila and other pharma companies are expected to roll out their vaccines in India by the end of 2021. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that vaccine wastage numbers are still on a higher side which needs to be brought down.