Brazil saw 197,442 COVID-19 infections and 1,308 deaths while the US mulled extending the interval between the first two COVID-19 shots to eight weeks.
Spain will lift its rule for people to wear masks outdoors next Thursday while S. Africa reported more cases of the BA.2 sub-variant of the Omicron variant.
A South African biotech firm said Thursday it has produced the first mRNA Covid vaccine made on the continent using Moderna's sequence and that it will be ready for clinical trials in November.
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