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In the view of a huge footfall of tourists in Nainital, police intensify checking to strictly enforce Covid-related guidelines.

Five More Deaths in UP, 125 Fresh Cases | With five more COVID-19 deaths, the toll in Uttar Pradesh has risen to 22,698, while the tally of cases has climbed to 17,07,350 with 125 fresh coronavirus infections in the state, the government said on Sunday. Of the fresh deaths, two were reported from Gorakhpur, while one death each was reported from Jhansi, Mirzapur and Jaunpur, the Uttar Pradesh government said in a statement.

Fauci Says Americans Who Are Fully Vaccinated Do Not Need Booster Shots | Dr Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said Sunday that the US government is not yet telling Americans who are fully vaccinated that they need a booster dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, based on the current data, despite Pfizer saying it might be time for a third shot. Fauci told CNN that the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the US Food and Drug Administration is saying right now, “given the data and the information we have, we do not need to give people a third shot, a boost, superimposed upon the two doses you get with the mRNA (Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccine) and the one dose you get with (Johnson & Johnson)."

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The Uttar Pradesh government on Sunday extended the relaxation in the coronavirus curfew imposed in the state by two hours, a senior official said here.

South Africa Extends Covid-19 Restrictions with Certain Relaxations | South Africa on Sunday extended COVID-19 restrictions for a fortnight with certain relaxations amid rising infections. President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Sunday evening that restrictions under Level 4 of the country's five-level lockdown strategy would continue for another fortnight. The country, however, allowed restaurants, eateries, gyms and fitness centres to reopen with 50 per cent capacity and adherence to Covid protocols. Earlier, restaurants and eateries could only offer takeaway services.

Haryana Extends Lockdown Till July 19, but Allows Slew of Relaxations | The Haryana government on Sunday extended till July 19 the lockdown in the state to curb the spread of the coronavirus, but allowed a slew of relaxations, including for students. According to an order issued by Chief Secretary Vijai Vardhan, in exercise of powers under the provisions of the Disaster Management Act, 2005, "the Mahamari Alert-Surakshit Haryana is extended for another week, that is from July 12 (5 am onwards) to July 19 (till 5 am) in the state of Haryana."

Haryana Govt's 'Mahamari Alert - Surakshit Haryana' extended from 5 am of 12th July to 5 am of 19th July, with some relaxation.

Maximum 100 people allowed in gatherings for weddings & funerals; maximum 200 people in open spaces.

Spas allowed from 6 am to 8 pm with 50% capacity pic.twitter.com/9b2XUNc68K

— ANI (@ANI) July 11, 2021

Haryana reports 36 new positive cases, 62 recoveries, and 8 deaths today.

Active cases: 939
Total positive cases: 7,69,279

Assam reported 1,579 new Covid-19 cases, 2,793 recoveries and 16 deaths.

Active cases: 19,972
Total discharges: 5,07,516 
Death toll: 4,828

Part of Delhi's Sadar Bazar Closed for 3 Days for Covid Violation | The Delhi government on Sunday closed till July 13 a part of the Sadar Bazar, from Bara Tooti Chowk to Qutub Road, in view of violation of Covid-19 protocols at the market area. The Central district magistrate (DM) said in an official order that shopkeepers, street vendors and people were found not following Covid-appropriate behaviour on Saturday. This could cause "super spreading of the coronavirus", the official observed.

Centre Says No Case of Delta Plus Variant Reported in Tripura | No case of the Delta plus variant of SARS-CoV-2 has been reported from the samples sequenced in Tripura, the Union health ministry said on Sunday. The clarification by the ministry came amid some media reports claiming rising cases of the Delta plus variants in the northeastern state. The ministry in this regard informed that 152 samples were sent from Tripura to the National Institute of Biomedical Genomics (NIBMG) in Kalyani for Whole Genome Sequence (WGS).

Less Than 80,000 Vaccine Doses Administered in Delhi on Saturday | Delhi administered less than 80,000 Covid vaccine doses on Saturday while its vaccine stock depleted further, according to the city government’s vaccination bulletin on Sunday. A total of 79,635 vaccine doses — 52,436 first doses and 27,199 second doses — were administered on Saturday, data showed. Even though Delhi has a total of 2,39,850 Covaxin shots available, the city government said those are only to be used for the second dose.