Several Indian cities and rural districts that have been coronavirus hotspots over the past three months, including the federal capital New Delhi and the country’s financial hub Mumbai, are easing lockdown restrictions as infections continue to decline. India on Wednesday reported 92,596 new Covid-19 cases, its lowest tally in nine weeks, pushing the country’s overall virus numbers to over 29 million – the world’s second highest tally after the US. Shops have reopened in Delhi and Mumbai, but are permitted to function on alternate days only. Delhi’s chief minister Arvind Kejriwal warned city residents to continue taking precautions against the virus. India has so far vaccinated about 230 million people, or less than 4 per cent of its adult population.

Source: The Irish Times June 09, 2021 16:30 UTC