India’s capital allowed businesses and shops to reopen with limited hours, and the Delhi Metro, which serves New Delhi and adjoining areas, also resumed operations at 50% capacity. Expand Close A man sanitises the premises of a shopping centre before reopening in New Delhi (Ishant Chauhan/AP) / FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsapp A man sanitises the premises of a shopping centre before reopening in New Delhi (Ishant Chauhan/AP)“Now the corona situation is under control. The 100,636 cases added in the past 24 hours pushed India’s total to nearly 29 million, second only behind the United States. The Health Ministry said 2,427 more people died in the past 24 hours, driving the overall toll to 349,186. India has administered just over 222 million jabs so far and less than 5% of the country has been fully vaccinated.

Source: Irish Independent June 07, 2021 07:18 UTC