A health worker collects sample for Covid-19 test
NEW DELHI: The single-day rise in Covid-19 cases in India fell below the 2-lakh mark for the second time this month, while the recoveries continue to outnumber daily cases for the 15th consecutive day.
Active cases have decreased since its last peak on May 10. A total of 1,86,364 new coronavirus infections were reported in a day, the lowest in around 44 days, taking the total tally of Covid-19 cases to 2,75,55,457.
Here s a roundup of the latest Covid-related developments:
Ban on international flights extended till June 30, DGCA says The government on Friday extended the suspension of scheduled international flights till June 30, 2021.
Coronavirus LIVE updates May 28: India recorded 1.86 lakh new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the lowest daily spike in nearly 40 days. The country's active caseload has further declined to 23,43,152, while the recovery rate increased to 90.34 per cent, as per the Union health ministry's data released on Friday morning. Amid this, the government said the second Covid-19 wave in India is on the "downswing", but also highlighted that the.
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Indian Immunological Limited plans to start production of the drug substance of indigenously developed Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin from June 15 and send the first batch to Bharat Biotech by July.
In order to ramp up vaccine production as the country battles the second wave of coronavirus, the Centre has decided to support some PSU companies with grants under Mission COVID Suraksha .