Coronavirus updates: India’s health ministry recorded 45,083 new coronavirus infections on Sunday, owing to an increase in cases in Kerala.
Covid-19 cases were estimated to be at 32.7 million nationwide, with 437,830 deaths. According to Reuters, the state government of Kerala reported 31,265 new infections late on Saturday, accounting for roughly 70% of the country’s total new daily cases. From next week, Kerala will be under a curfew from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. to prevent the spread of infections.
People in Maharashtra should celebrate festivals at home as a “slight increase” in Covid-19 cases in the past few days is worrying, said a state minister. Maharashtra reported on Saturday 4,831 new coronavirus cases and 126 deaths, taking the infection tally to 64,52,273 and death toll to 1,37,026.
Delhi’s government said on Saturday it did not find a death due to Covid-19 for the third consecutive day, as it found 29 new cases of the disease.
World coronavirus updates: Thousands of demonstrators gathered in French cities for a seventh consecutive weekend to protest against the government’s health pass system, which makes access to restaurants, cafes and other venues conditional on proof of vaccination or a recent negative Covid-19 test.
Japan said it’s investigating the deaths of two people who had been administered Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccines.
Russia reported 19,492 new cases of Covid-19 in a day, according to the government’s virus response center. Total cases have reached 6.86 million, Bloomberg reported.
