U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he remains confident that England’s lockdown will end on June 21 as planned, despite the rapid rise in cases of a variant first detected in India.
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(Bloomberg) Moderna said it’s considering making Covid-19 vaccines in Asia. India said a deadly fungal infection considered a secondary ailment of the virus should be designated an epidemic.
Singapore stepped up testing after finding 30 new cases, the latest tally in a recent increase. Thailand extended a state of emergency by two months while Australia accelerated its vaccination drive.
The European Union moved forward with a plan for EU-wide vaccination certificates, boosting chances of a summer tourism rebound. The number of U.K. cases of a worrying virus variant from India more than doubled for a second week, adding fresh doubt to plans to fully unlock the economy.