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India Cases Jump by Global Record; Vaccine Debate: Virus Update
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(Bloomberg) India posted the world’s biggest one-day jump in coronavirus cases, with the number surging beyond 300,000 as a deadlier second wave shows no signs of abating in the South Asian country and leaves hospitals crammed with patients and short of oxygen.
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Singapore and Hong Kong called off plans to announce an air travel bubble, people familiar said, while Singapore’s Channelnewsasia reported that the city state is putting more than 1,100 migrant workers into quarantine as more virus cases were discovered there.
Singapore-Hong Kong Statement Delayed; IP Debate: Virus Update
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(Bloomberg) Singapore and Hong Kong called off a planned announcement on an air travel bubble, people familiar said. Singapore is also moving hundreds of migrant workers into quarantine after identifying infections at a dormitory, the Straits Times reported.
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Tokyo’s governor asked the Japanese government to declare a state of emergency in the capital, which is preparing to host the Olympics this year. France and Greece plan to ease some curbs, while Germany’s lower house of parliament backed a controversial lockdown law.
The Biden administration is weighing whether to accelerate global access to Covid-19 vaccines by supporting a waiver of intellectual-property protections. The move is backed by India, which reported a record death toll Wednesday, and dozens of other countries.
U.S. Weighs IP Waiver, Singapore Has Dorm Outbreak: Virus Update
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(Bloomberg) The Biden administration is weighing whether to accelerate global access to Covid-19 vaccines by supporting a waiver of intellectual-property protections. The move is backed by India, which had a record death toll Wednesday, and dozens of other countries.
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Singapore plans to move hundreds of migrant workers into a quarantine facility after identifying infections at a dormitory, the Straits Times reported. Japan may decide as early as this week on whether to declare a state of emergency in Tokyo, Osaka and other areas, to contain a surge ahead of the Olympics.