Covid-19: Global Cases Fall but the Virus Is Surging in Countries That Lack Vaccines

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Covid-19: Global Cases Fall but the Virus Is Surging in Countries That Lack Vaccines

Here’s what you need to know: Buddhist monks were tested at a temple in Bangkok after a monk there died of Covid-19.Credit…Rungroj Yongrit/EPA, via Shutterstock After a record-breaking tear, global…

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Why African countries back China against the West on human rights

African countries have not signed up to UN rebukes of China’s human rights violations in Xinjiang, Hong Kong or Tibet African countries are not among those calling out China for…

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India and poorer countries may wait years for Covid-19 vaccines as rich countries hoard them

High-income countries have purchased more than half of the Covid-19 vaccine supply to date, and low-income countries, just 9 percent, according to Duke University’s Global Health Innovation Center. This is…

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France restricting travel from 4 countries to curb variants

PARIS (AP) – France is imposing entry restrictions on travelers from four countries – Argentina, Chile, South Africa and Brazil – in hopes of keeping out especially contagious coronavirus variants,…

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Countries worldwide hit new records for virus cases, deaths :: WRAL.com

By MICHELLE R. SMITH, Associated Press Nations around the world set new records Thursday for COVID-19 deaths and new coronavirus infections, and the disease surged even in some countries that…

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AstraZeneca Covid vaccine suspended in some countries over blood clot fears

A health worker holds a box of the AstraZeneneca vaccine at the Bamrasnaradura Infectious Diseases Institute in Nonthaburi province on the outskirts of Bangkok. Chaiwat Subprasom | SOPA Images |…

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Rich countries like the US are hoarding Covid-19 vaccines

More than 80 million Covid-19 vaccine doses have been distributed around the world so far. Only 55 — 55! — have gone to people in low-income countries. In fact, just…

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Rich Countries Are Buying Up All The COVID Vaccines

MEXICO CITY — In the past few weeks, Britain and the US have watched with relief as their citizens began getting vaccinated against COVID-19 — but across much of Latin…

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A Growing Number of Countries Find Cases of the New Virus Variant

Here’s what you need to know: The discovery of the virus variant in Japan prompted the country to close its borders to all new entry by nonresident foreigners. Credit…Kyodo News…

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Poor countries face long wait for vaccines despite promises

NEW DELHI (AP) – With Americans, Britons and Canadians rolling up their sleeves to receive coronavirus vaccines, the route out of the pandemic now seems clear to many in the…

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