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S Korea to send medical items to help India S Korea to send medical items to help India Seoul, Apr 28:South Korea says it will provide India with oxygen concentrators, COVID-19 diagnostic kits and other aid items to help the South Asian nation with the world’s worst surge in coronavirus infections. Health official Yoon Taeho said Wednesday the government will also allow irregular flights to bring back South Korean nationals from India. He says those returning will undergo virus tests three times and be placed under a quarantine. Yoon didn’t elaborate on the amount of aid items South Korea will send to India. The country’s Foreign Ministry said Tuesday that the amount of material it was considering sending to India would be “considerable.” ....
The Latest: Pakistan counts 201 dead in highest 1-day toll By The Associated PressApril 28, 2021 GMT ISLAMABAD Pakistani authorities on Wednesday reported 201 deaths from coronavirus, the country’s highest single-day toll of the pandemic. According to National Command and Control Center, 5,292 new cases of infection were reported in the past 24 hours. Since last year, Pakistan has reported 17,530 deaths from COVID-19 among 810,231 cases. The current surge has forced the government of Prime Minister Imran Khan to deploy troops to help ensure people follow social distancing rules in cities hard hit by coronavirus cases. Pakistan is planning a lockdown in the worst-hit cities in the first week of May. Khan has resisted demands for a nationwide lockdown, citing its economic impact, but he has also warned that he will be forced to impose a lockdown if people do not stop violating social distancing rules. ....
BRUSSELS The European Union’s executive branch says the first hearing in its legal case against coronavirus vaccine-maker AstraZeneca will take place in a Brussels court on May 26. The European Commission says it’s taking the British-Swedish firm to court for failing to respect the vaccine delivery commitments in its contract with the 27-nation bloc. AstraZeneca’s contract with the EU, which the Commission signed on behalf of the member countries last August, foresaw an initial 300 million doses for distribution among member countries. ....
â Chinese companies consider mixing vaccines, booster shots â BioNTech boss: Europe will reach herd immunity this summer â Vaccination teams in Italy visit homebound to give vaccine shots âââ âââ HEREâS WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. â Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Wednesday said she expects New Mexico to open by the end of June as long as the state reaches its goal of having at least 60% of residents fully vaccinated by then. She made the announcement during a virtual briefing, proclaiming that the state was âconquering COVID.â The governor and state health officials said the pace of vaccinations has been as an overwhelming driver for the progress seen in recent months, as more than 60 people are vaccinated for every new case of COVID-19 that is reported. The latest state data shows more than 41% of residents 16 and older are fully vaccinated. ....
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