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With the Delhi capital area facing a severe oxygen shortage, Prime Minister Narendra Modi implored Indians to get vaccinated and to disregard rumors about dangerous side-effects.
In Baghdad, more than 80 people were killed when a fire tore through a hospital treating patients, including many with coronavirus.
Key Developments
Vaccine Tracker: More than 1 billion doses have been given around the world
India’s double-digit growth forecast in peril as virus hits hard
The end of U.S. mass vaccination is coming sooner than later
Vaccine shortage holds emerging markets back from global rally
Why coronavirus variants are so worrisome: QuickTake
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