Officials say the U.S. is trying to help India deal with its coronavirus surge, which is straining that country s health care system amid a record number of infections.
Allan Ansdell Jr., owner and president of Adventure City amusement park, carries a sign displaying COVID-19 safety measures while getting ready to reopen the park in Anaheim, Calif., Thursday, April 15, 2021. The family-run amusement park that had been shut since March last year because of the coronavirus pandemic reopened on April 16. It s mixed emotions, he said, recalling the day he let go of most of his 150 employees, including his wife. Only a handful remained at the park. Parks are seasonal. Sometimes you have a rainy month. We always have enough in our reserves for three or four months of who knows what. But nobody has a reserve for a year, Ansdell Jr. said. It s been hard for all of us. I m glad that we are getting through it. I m glad we are reaching the end.
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1of24FILE - In this Wednesday, April 14, 2021 file photo, a box with vials of AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19 were taken out of a fridge for a few seconds during a vaccination campaign in Amsterdam, Netherlands, . The European Medicines Agency is expected to provide updated guidance Friday April 23, 2021, on how countries across Europe should use the coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca.Peter Dejong/APShow MoreShow Less
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WASHINGTON â Officials say the U.S. is trying to help India deal with its coronavirus surge, which is straining that countryâs health care system amid a record number of infections.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the Biden administrationâs top medical adviser on the pandemic, says the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is working with its counterpart agency in India to provide technical support and assistance.
India set another global record of daily infections for a second straight day with 332,730 cases. Hospitals officials are using social media, pleading with the Indian government to replenish their oxygen supplies.
âIt is a dire situation that weâre trying to help in any way we can,â Fauci said at the White House coronavirus briefing. âThey have a situation there where there are variants that have arisen. We have not yet fully characterized the variants and the relationship between the ability of the vaccines to protect. But weâre assu
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