H.K.-Singapore Bubble to Start; India Gets Help: Virus Update
Bloomberg 43 mins ago
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The highly anticipated two-way travel bubble between Hong Kong and Singapore will open May 26, about six months after an initial plan for quarantine-free travel was shelved.
The U.S. has joined European countries in offering help to India as the South Asian nation fights to stem the world’s biggest surge in Covid-19 cases. President Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser said the U.S. will also consider offering India unused doses of AstraZeneca Plc’s vaccine with the Delhi capital area facing a a severe oxygen shortage.
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U.S. Cases at 6-Day Low; India Infections Surge: Virus Update Bloomberg 2 hrs ago
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson government defended his trip to India this month even as infections there surge. France imposed new quarantine measures for travelers in Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Frank-Walter Steinmeier attended memorials in Berlin to mourn the death of nearly 80,000 victims.
Pfizer Inc. will increase supplies of its Covid-19 vaccine for Japan by the end of September, the country’s vaccine czar said. South Africa’s health regulator asked the government to lift the pause on administering Johnson & Johnson vaccines provided certain conditions are met.
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Fauci Says U.S. ‘Precarious’; Turkey Breaks Record: Virus Update
Bloomberg 2 hrs ago
The U.S. is “in somewhat of a precarious position” with a seven-day average of more than 60,000 new Covid-19 infections per day, though vaccinations will bring the number down, said Anthony Fauci, President Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser. He also said a decision on how to resume vaccinating Americans with the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus shot will probably come by Friday.
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer said the outbreak in her hard-hit state may be easing, though she worries demand for the vaccine may also be slowing. France’s President Emmanuel Macron said U.S. citizens will be able to travel there again in the summer with a “special pass” for those who are vaccinated.