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Coronavirus live updates: ICMR will conduct a national sero survey to assess the spread of Covid-19. Stay tuned for coronavirus related news

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	<strong>Coronavirus live updates:&nbsp;</strong>India&#39;s daily Covid-19 cases remained below the 100,000 for the fifth consecutive day today. The country reported 80,834 new infections on Sunday and 3,303 new deaths, taking the total number of confirmed infections in India to&nbsp;29,439,989 and deaths to 370,407, according to the Health Ministry.<br />
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	ICMR will conduct a national sero survey to assess the spread of Covid-19.<br />
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	The six most affected states by total cases are Maharashtra (5,887,853), Karnataka (2,747,539), Kerala (2,702,823), Tamil Nadu (2,324,597), and Andhra Pradesh (1,796,122).<br />
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			<strong>World coronavirus update</strong>: Covid-19 is continuing to spread around the world, with more than 176.3 million confirmed cases and 3,810,045 deaths across nearly 200 countries recorded since China reported its first cases to the World Health Organization (WHO) in December 2019. The US remains the worst-hit country with 34,315,873, followed by India, Brazil, France and Turkey.<br />
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Delhi govt sets up vaccination centre for teachers, their family members

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	The Delhi government has set up a dedicated vaccination centre for its teachers and their family members as a &quot;token of appreciation&quot; for the work done by them during the coronavirus pandemic.</div>
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	Almost 10 days back, the Directorate of Education (DoE) had said that Delhi government school teachers who had been working as frontline workers during the COVID-19 pandemic should be vaccinated on an immediate basis.</div>
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	In a letter to district education officers and school principals, DoE Director Udit Prakash Rai had said that arrangements for vaccinating teachers be made at the earliest. <a href="https://mybs.in/2Zf8VP2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><strong>READ MORE...</strong></a></div>

Goa extends Covid-induced curfew with some relaxations till June 21

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	The Goa government on Saturday extended the ongoing Covid-induced curfew till June 21.</div>
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	&quot;The Goa government has decided to extend the state level curfew till 7 am of June 21. Shops, including panchayat and municipal markets, may open between 7 am to 3 pm.</div>
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	Besides, only 50 guests are allowed in a marriage function,&quot; Chief Minister Pramod Sawant tweeted. He also added that a detailed order would be issued by the district administration soon. The state first imposed the curfew on May 9 following surge in Covid cases and deaths. <a href="https://mybs.in/2Zf8VP4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><strong>READ ON...</strong></a></div>

India crosses a major landmark with cumulative vaccine coverage of 25 crore

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		India crosses a major landmark with cumulative vaccine coverage of 25 cr.<br />
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		The cumulative vaccination coverage of 25,28,78,702 vaccine doses is segregated based on population priority groups.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/We4Vaccine?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#We4Vaccine</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LargestVaccinationDrive?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LargestVaccinationDrive</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Unite2FightCorona?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Unite2FightCorona</a> <a href="https://t.co/5Rgr0L55Qq">pic.twitter.com/5Rgr0L55Qq</a></p>
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	Canada reported 1,115 new daily cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, bringing the cumulative total to 1,400,827, including 25,910 deaths, according to CTV.</div>
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	With the considerable decline in infection rates nationally, the overall number of people experiencing severe and critical illness is also steadily declining.</div>
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	Several provinces in the country are enjoying relaxed pandemic restrictions this weekend as the country&#39;s drive to fully vaccinate Canadians against COVID-19 is &quot;accelerating fast.&quot; More than 28.5 million COVID-19 vaccine doses had been administered so far across the country.</div>

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