Global vaccine inequality has left poor countries vulnerable to COVID-19. It also increases the risk of a new vaccine-resistant variant arising. That would endanger people in developed countries too - no matter how many times they'd been vaccinated.
July 19 was Freedom Day in England. The day the country lifted almost all coronavirus restrictions there were no more masks and no more social distancing. Other parts of the UK soon followed. But did it happen too early?
COVID-19 has devastated Brazil killing more than 600,000 people in the country. A parliamentary committee has put part of the blame on President Jair Bolsonaro, accusing him of crimes against humanity. He says the move is politically motivated.
India's festive season is underway as millions of people come together for religious festivals, often without any protective measures against COVID-19. Health experts fear these mass gatherings could turn into superspreader events.