U.S. Cases and Fatalities Continue to Decline: Virus Update
Bloomberg
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U.S. cases and deaths continue to plunge and are back to the levels just after state restrictions began in March 2020, despite the still-decreasing pace of vaccinations.
The U.K. will accelerate its vaccination program in a bid to stay on its path out of lockdown, the Telegraph reported. Meanwhile, civil servants are drawing up contingency plans to delay the June 21 easing of virus restrictions, the Financial Times reported.
China authorized the emergency use of Sinovac Biotech Ltd.’s coronavirus vaccine for children, becoming the first major country to grant approval for those as young as three. Singapore canceled its Formula One race for a second year because of the pandemic.