Coronavirus highlights: Karnataka reports 4,867 new Covid-19 cases and 142 deaths

The decision on reopening of schools for offline classes will be taken only after the department of primary and secondary education receives the report submitted by the committee headed by Dr Devi Shetty about the Covid third wave.

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. When India started its Covid-19 vaccination drive in January, not many would have imagined that a jab could not just protect them against the deadly disease but also get them a discount on their favourite food, ensure extra savings on groceries and even a higher rate of interest on bank deposits.

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. The Karnataka government, however, submitted before a bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari that no final decision has yet been taken on Class X board examinations.

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. Mumbai reports 521 new Covid-19 cases, 685 recoveries and 7 deaths in the past 24 hours.

Active cases: 14,637 Total recoveries: 6,89,675 Death toll: 15,305

. India on Monday crossed the important milestone of a Covid positivity rate of less than 5 per cent for 14 consecutive days, conforming to the WHO’s recommended requirement for a region to reopen, but experts were wary of declaring the devastating second wave over.

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. Maharashtra reports 6,270 new Covid-19 cases, 13,758 discharges, and 94 deaths in the past 24 hours.

Active cases: 1,24,398 Total discharges: 57,33,215 Death toll: 1,18,313

. The spread of Coronavirus among tea garden workers in Assam continues to be a concern with 508 out of 800 big tea gardens already affected and 102 deaths reported so far.

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. Karnataka reports 4,867 new Covid-19 cases, 8404 discharges and 142 deaths today.

Active cases: 1,23,134 Total recoveries: 26,54,139 Death toll: 34,025

. Tamil Nadu reports 7,427 new Covid-19 cases, 15,281 recoveries and 189 deaths today.

Active cases: 61,329 Total recoveries: 23,37,209 Death toll: 31,386

. A 51-year-old man in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district was administrated two doses of the Covid-19 vaccine within only 30 minutes, official sources said.

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. As the state entered into another phase of relaxation of lockdown measures, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Monday told people not to be under the "illusion" that the Covid-19 pandemic is gone and asked them to be vigilant and follow all the precautionary preventive measures.

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. An unverified message, spreading misconceptions regarding meat consumption after Covid-19 jabs, has hit vaccination efforts in the city of Tiruchy in Tamil Nadu.

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. The CPI(M) on Monday criticised the Narendra Modi government on its stand that Rs 4 lakh ex-gratia payment to families of Covid-19 victims will strain its finances, saying its "fiscal fundamentalism in this catastrophe makes no sense".

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. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Centre, submitted before a bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan and M R Shah that it was not the case that government did not have funds to pay ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakh to kin of Covid victims, but the focus of expenditure was holistic, to make funds available for rehabilitation, mitigation and preparedness.

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. India will have 257 crore Covid vaccine doses by December to take up double-dose vaccination of people in full swing, BJP national president J P Nadda said on Monday.

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. The B S Yediyurappa administration on Monday added six more districts, including Bengaluru Rural, under Unlock 2.0 that is valid till July 5.

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. Delhi reports 89 new Covid-19 cases, 173 recoveries and 11 deaths in the last 24 hours.

Active cases: 1,996 Total recoveries: 14,05,460 Death toll: 24,925

. When we were hanging out for a Covid-19 vaccine in 2020, it was a bit like a horse race. We asked ourselves which vaccine would get over the line to win, and how quickly. Then, as multiple vaccines began reporting results from clinical trials, the race turned to which could offer superior efficacy and safety.

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. Health and consumer protection agencies have repeatedly warned that several of these treatments, as well as vitamin infusions and expensive injections of “peptide therapies” sold at alternative wellness clinics for more than $1,000, are not supported by reliable scientific evidence.

. Hotels have begun services, gyms have reopened and public transport buses and Metro have resumed operations with riders on Monday as the state government's guidelines further relaxing Covid-19 curbs in 17 districts of Karnataka, including Bengaluru city have come into effect.

. The total number of confirmedCovid-19 cases in mainland China reached 91,604 by the end of June 20, with the death toll unchanged at 4,636. (Reuters)

. Australian states and territories will get more doses of Covid-19 vaccines soon, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday, as authorities look to avoid further delays in an immunisation drive that has hit several roadblocks.

. A few years ago, while inaugurating a cooperative hospital in Kerala, the chief minister said that like cooperative hospitals, private hospitals should treat patients with a human face as they were giving priority to commercial considerations. This proved true to some extent in the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic at a time when the hospitals in many parts of the country were reeling under oxygen and bed shortage.

. A day before the BMTC bus services restart after two months, gaps in the vaccination of drivers and conductors have emerged as a big concern.

Coronavirus highlights: Karnataka reports 4,867 new Covid-19 cases and 142 deaths

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In Pic | Traffic Jam is seen in the KR Market circle due to Covid-19 unlock in Bengaluru. Credit: DH Photo

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