COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS DAILY NEWSLETTER June 16 2021 | COVID-19 Coronavirus Situation Update in Numbers | | Total cases | New cases | New deaths | Global | 177,399,917 ↑0.2% | 371,764 ↑23.2% | 9,261↑37.2% | US | 34,352,185 0.0% | 12,580 ↑25.7% | 353 ↑72.2% | UK | 4,581,006 ↑0.2% | 7,673 ↓0.9% | 10 ↑233.3% | India | 29,632,261 ↑0.2% | 62,226 ↓0.6% | 1,470 ↑1.2% | | French health minister claims the Delta Covid variant currently represents 2-4% of confirmed Covid cases in the country. | EU plans to boost its early warning system, seeks faster vaccine production as it prepares for "the age of pandemics". | New York reaches vaccine milestone, joins California in dropping most of its Covid-19 restrictions that were in place. | US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says Delta variant of Coronavirus is a "variant of concern". | PM Boris confident that the July unlocking will go ahead in England, says measures must remain in place until then. | Public health boss says residents of Cornwall need to get vaccinated to cut the spread of Covid after rapid rise in cases. | Central government confirms first death, due to anaphylaxis, after the person was vaccinated against Covid. | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare confirms that Co-WIN registration for Covid vaccination is not mandatory. | Science and Research Updates on COVID-19 Coronavirus | Study finds that common diabetes drug - Metformin - can be effective in treating lung inflammation caused by Covid infection. | A Scottish study finds that the Delta Covid variant can double the risk of hospitalisation from the infection. | This newsletter is brought to you by Narrato.io - a content ordering platform with thousands of quality-vetted writers and smart matching algorithms. | | | | |