Coronavirus live updates: India reported on Monday 35,499 new Covid-19 cases and 447 deaths from the disease in the last 24 hours, according to the health ministry.
Mumbai’s local trains will be open from August 15 to fully vaccinated people 14 days after their second jab, said Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday, easing more Covid-19 restrictions.
Also, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday chaired a high-level United Nations Security Council open debate on enhancing maritime security and the need for international cooperation in this field.
Modi is the first Indian prime minister to preside over a UN Security Council Open Debate, according to the Prime Minister’s Office.
The prime minister chaired the open debate on “Enhancing Maritime Security – A Case for International Cooperation” via video conferencing.
