The country has reported less than 40,000 daily new cases after 102 days. With this, the total number of coronavirus cases in the country now stands at 3,03,16,897.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Centre to allocate food grains to states and union territories for distribution among migrant workers, free of cost, till the pandemic continues. It instructed the Centre to develop a portal by July 31 for registration of unorganised sector along with providing them with benefits. The apex court also directed states to set up community kitchens and run them to serve migrant workers amid the pandemic.
Serum Institute of India (SII) has applied for an emergency use authorization (EUA) for its covid-19 vaccine with the European Medicines Agency (EMA), following reports that those who were administered Covishield were not being allowed to enter the European Union (EU).
News Source : TOI
