Coronavirus pandemic continues wreaking havoc worldwide. According to worldometer.com, so far 166,534,035 COVID-19 cases reported. Of these, 147,323,534 people have been cured, while 3,459,294 people have died.
India has been witnessing a gradual decrease in daily coronavirus cases. In the last two weeks, the infection rate has dipped by about 10 percent. According to the latest data from the Union Health Ministry, India reported 2,57,299 new coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours taking the cumulative count of the cases to 2,62,89,290. With 4,194 deaths in the last 24 hours, the death toll has increased to 2,95,525.
The country also witnessed 3,57,630 recoveries in the last 24 hours taking the cumulative recoveries to 2,30,70,365. The total doses of the COVID-19 vaccine administered stand at over 19,33,72,819 crore, informed the health ministry.
The Canadian Government on Friday extended the ban on direct flights from India and Pakistan till June 21. The government has taken this decision to contain the spread of new variants of the COVID-19. According to an official announcement, Cargo flights will be permitted in order to maintain shipments of essential supplies, such as vaccines and personal protective equipment. The Federal Department of Canada has said in a notice that this prohibition will remain applicable on private and chartered aircraft as well as scheduled passenger planes from these two countries.
On the other hand, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Chief Advisor to US President Joe Biden and Director of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), said the vaccines available in the United States shown efficiency against the deadly variant-first detected in India.
