The Covid-19 numbers in India remained below record levels as the country added 186,364 fresh cases and 3,660, fatalities over 24 hours. On Thursday, the Centre confirmed that it is in talks with Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine makers and looking to approve vaccines cleared by World Health Organization and regulatory agencies in the West. The European Medicines Agency is expected to approve the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid jab for 12- to 15-year-olds on Friday. In the final draw on June 15, 10 residents will get $1.5 million each. Japan is looking to extend its state of emergency to June 20, just five weeks before the Olympics.

Source: Hindustan Times May 28, 2021 01:15 UTC