TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is planning to pledge an additional US$800 million (S$1.05 billion) to the World Health Organisation's Covax programme, which provides Covid-19 vaccines to countries in need, the Mainichi newspaper reported on Wednesday (June 2). Japan has already pledged US$200 million to Covax, and the country is expected to announce donations of vaccine doses to.
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COVID-19 situation in India nothing short of heartbreaking : US VP Kamala Harris
COVID-19 situation in India nothing short of heartbreaking : US VP Kamala Harris
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United States Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday said the COVID-19 situation in India is nothing short of heartbreaking . The surge of COVID-19 infections & deaths in India is nothing short of heartbreaking. To those of you who have lost loved ones, I send my deepest condolences, she said.
Harris said as soon as the dire nature of the situation in India became apparent, the US administration took action. Already, we ve delivered refillable oxygen cylinders, with more to come. We ve delivered oxygen concentrators, with more to come. We ve delivered N95 masks, and have more ready to send. We have delivered doses of Remdesivir to treat COVID-19 patients, she said.
NHEC welcomes Vice President Kamala Harris
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, left, held a listening session April 23 at New Hampshire Electric Cooperative headquarters in Plymouth, where NHEC President/CEO Steve Camerino, right, detailed the company s efforts to expand access to high-speed internet. (Courtesy Photo) (
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April 28, 2021PLYMOUTH On Friday afternoon, April 23, United States Vice President Kamala Harris visited the Plymouth headquarters of New Hampshire Electric Cooperative (NHEC) to discuss the Co-op s efforts to expand high-speed internet access to rural New Hampshire and highlight federal funding opportunities in the American Jobs Plan to support future investments.
Harris was joined by U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan, and met with NHEC representatives and Lempster Select Board Chair Phil Tirrell.