Businesses in two of India's largest cities are reopening as part of a phased easing of lockdown measures in several states now that the number of new coronavirus infections in the country is on a steady decline. 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 per cent capacity. 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 2427 more people died in the past 24 hours, driving the overall toll to 349,186. India has administered just more than 222 million jabs so far and less than 5 per cent of the country has been fully vaccinated.

Source: Stuff June 07, 2021 07:24 UTC