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1. The centre will provide free coronavirus vaccines to states and union territories for inoculation of all above 18 from June 21, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said, announcing that the centre will take over the 25 per cent state procurement quota. Asserting that vaccine supply would be increased significantly in the coming days, PM Modi said the centre has now decided to buy 75 per cent of jabs from vaccine makers for free supply to states, while private sector hospitals will continue to procure 25 per cent of vaccines but they cannot charge more than Rs 150 per dose over the pre-fixed price. 2. Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi today: State Home Minister Dilip Walse Patil. 3. The COVID-induced lockdown in Kerala has been extended till June 16 with restrictions in place, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan announces. However, the shops selling essential items, raw materials for the industry (including packaging), and construction materials will be allowed to open. Banks will also be functional on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays in the state. 4. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has launched a door-to-door survey to vaccinate people above 45-years of age at their polling booths after the number of people to get the jab at vaccination centres plunged. Announcing an ambitious plan, Mr Kejriwal says that if there is no shortage of vaccines, everyone above 45 years of age will be vaccinated in the city within four weeks. 5. Black Fungus cases spiking in Bihar. The state government has not sent supplies of the anti-fungal injection for over 300 patients admitted in different hospitals of Patna for two straight days. With supplies for Saturday also being patchy, the hospitals in the state are running short of Liposomal Amphotericin B injection — the most effective treatment for Black Fungus or Mucormycosis. 6. Fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi’s bail plea to be heard in Dominica High Court today. 7. Apple introduces one of the biggest updates in the chequered history of its mapping service at its World Wide Developer Conference with iOS 15.
