India’s new Covid-19 cases fell below 40,000 today. Meanwhile, new cases in Karnataka have fallen to the lowest levels in three-and-a-half months. India’s recovery rate increases to 97.11%. Reports suggest that Moderna could be available in India as early as July 15. PM Modi will address the CoWIN Enclave today. Stay tuned on DH for latest updates.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson will on Monday unveil a plan to lift most if not all of England’s pandemic restrictions from July 19, as he urged the public to “learn to live with” the coronavirus.
Johnson had initially aimed for a full reopening on June 21, but was forced to push back the date because of a surge in the highly contagious Delta variant.
That variant now accounts for nearly all new Covid-19 cases in Britain, and infection rates have soared — but mass vaccinations have stopped a resultant surge in hospitalisations or deaths.
The prime minister is set to outline the planned easing for England at an afternoon news conference. The UK’s other nations — Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland — are moving at a slower pace.
