Global Cases Decline; Taiwan to Get Vaccines: Virus Update
Bloomberg 1 hr ago
New coronavirus cases continued to decline globally, with the share of beds filled by Covid patients in the U.S. at the lowest level since March 2020. But rising cases in places from Fiji to the U.K. are a reminder that the pandemic isn’t disappearing anytime soon.
Taiwan was promised 750,000 vaccine doses from the U.S., as it battles a viral surge and what it says are China’s efforts to block a deal for the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine. Japan plans to start issuing vaccine passports as soon as this summer to those traveling overseas, the Nikkei reported.
New infections continued to decline globally, with the share of beds filled by Covid patients in the U.S. at the lowest level since March 2020. But rising cases from Fiji to the U.K. are a reminder that the pandemic isn’t disappearing anytime soon.
Global infections are falling dramatically, with the U.S. reporting the lowest number of daily cases since March 2020. Worldwide infections for the week ended Sunday were the least in almost three months.