Vaccines the new currency in Middle East, cases surge in Africa & other global Covid news
As the Covid-19 pandemic shows no signs of letting up, ThePrint highlights the most important stories on the crisis from across the globe.
Angana Chakrabarti 22 February, 2021 3:33 pm IST Text Size:
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New Delhi: The novel coronavirus pandemic continues to devastate countries across the world the latest count being over 11.1 crore cases and more than 2.4 lakh deaths.
Coronavirus vaccines have become the currency of choice in the Middle East. Covid deaths in the US crosses the 5-lakh mark, the highest in the world. And the vaccine programme begins in Australia.
Roughly one year since the first known death by the coronavirus in the United States, an unfathomable toll is nearing the loss of half a million people.
CHICAGO (NYTIMES) - A nation numbed by misery and loss is confronting a number that still has the power to shock: 500,000.
Roughly one year since the first known death by the coronavirus in the United States, an unfathomable toll is nearing - the loss of a half-million people.
No other country has counted so many deaths in the pandemic. More Americans have perished from Covid-19 than on the battlefields of World War I, World War II and the Vietnam War combined.
The milestone comes at a hopeful moment: New virus cases are down sharply, deaths are slowing, and vaccines are steadily being administered.