Updated 0403 GMT (1203 HKT) May 5, 2021
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India surpassed 20 million Covid-19 cases Tuesday as a second wave of infections continues to paralyze the world s second-most populous country.
Multiple states in India will go into complete lockdown in the coming days.
Countries in South Asia are taking precautions as Covid-19 cases rise around the region.
In the US, Pfizer said it expects to submit for FDA emergency use authorization for its Covid-19 vaccine for children ages 2 to 11 in September.
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Fauci says vaccinations for children of any age may be possible by late 2021 or early 2022
Updated 12:03 AM ET, Wed May 5, 2021
What you need to know
India surpassed 20 million Covid-19 cases Tuesday as a second wave of infections continues to paralyze the world s second-most populous country.
Multiple states in India will go into complete lockdown in the coming days.
Countries in South Asia are taking precautions as Covid-19 cases rise around the region.
In the US, Pfizer said it expects to submit for FDA emergency use authorization for its Covid-19 vaccine for children ages 2 to 11 in September.
Our live coverage has ended for the day. Follow the latest on the pandemic
6:49 p.m. ET, May 4, 2021
Fauci says vaccinations for children of any age may be possible by late 2021 or early 2022
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(CNN) Since this year began, one third of all people who ve died in Brazil were victims of COVID-19.
According to data from Brazil s National Civil Registry, 615,329 deaths were reported in the country between January 1 and April 30. Of those, 208,370 were related to COVID-19, according to Brazil s health ministry 33.9% of the nation s total.
The coronavirus has surged with a vengeance in the South American giant in recent months fueled in part by a disregard for social distancing precautions and the emergence of extra-contagious new variants and has claimed more lives in the past four months than in all of 2020. More than 78,000 people in Brazil were killed by the virus last month alone.
Covid-19 caused one in three deaths in Brazil so far this year msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.