The Latest: Spain keeps immunization goal despite J&J delay
FILE - In this April 9, 2021, file photo, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, next to the mascots of Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, speaks to the media after a government task force meeting for the new virus measures, at the prime minister s office in Tokyo. Japan said that it will raise the coronavirus alert level in Tokyo to allow tougher measures to curb the rapid spread of a more contagious variant ahead of the Summer Olympics. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, Pool, File) April 14, 2021 - 1:33 AM
MADRID â Spainâs prime minister says his government is maintaining its goal of immunizing 70% of the nationâs adult population, some 33 million people, by the end of the summer despite the delay in the European rollout of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
The Latest: South Korea reports highest jump in 3 months
By The Associated PressApril 14, 2021 GMT
SEOUL, South Korea South Korea has recorded its highest daily jump in new COVID-19 infections in about three months, as officials urge the public to maintain vigilance.
The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said Wednesday it’s confirmed 731 new cases over the past 24 hours. They brought the country’s total to 111,419 with 1,782 deaths.
The spike comes amid criticism of a slow vaccine rollout while people are increasingly venturing outdoors to take advantage of good weather.
Senior health official Yoon Taeho says an increased mobility last weekend was proof that South Korea’s public vigilance has loosened, and that elevating social distancing rules will be discussed in the next few days.
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