Muslims marked Eid al-Fitr with dawn prayers but many of the traditional feasts, home visits and family gatherings have been discouraged because of the spreading number of cases.
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(Bloomberg) New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy said he is considering cash incentives to lure people to get vaccinated. Starting today, the state is allowing people to sit at indoor bars, eat at buffets and dance at weddings.
China’s Sinopharm won the backing of the World Health Organization for its vaccine, paving the way for a wider rollout of the shot in countries scrambling for immunizations. Two thirds of adults in the U.K. have now had their first dose of a coronavirus vaccine.