India Driving Case Increase; Tokyo Emergency Seen: Virus Update Bloomberg 1 hr ago Bloomberg News
(Bloomberg) The World Health Organization said coronavirus cases are rising in all regions except Europe, with the largest increase last week seen in Southeast Asia as India battles its biggest wave of infections.
India’s prime minister, who last year imposed a strict lockdown on short notice, asked states to avoid shutting businesses. Singapore is reducing entry approvals for travelers from India. Tokyo and Osaka will ask the Japanese government to declare a state of emergency, looking to contain a surge in cases ahead of the Olympics.
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New Virus Wave Sparks Fresh Worker Exodus From India’s Cities Bloomberg 2 hrs ago Sudhi Ranjan Sen and Dhwani Pandya
(Bloomberg) India’s surging epidemic has forced both its financial and political capitals into lockdown, spurring a fresh exodus of migrant laborers fleeing the cities fearing vanishing jobs as panic rises over the ferocity of the country’s second Covid-19 wave.
The nation now has the world’s fastest-growing Covid-19 caseload, adding 259,170 new infections and 1,761 deaths on Tuesday, leaving it behind only the U.S. in terms of total numbers. As virus numbers have soared more state governments have announced localized shutdowns to try and tamp down on the surge.
There’s a New Virus Variant in India. How Worried Should We Be? Bloomberg 4 hrs ago Bhuma Shrivastava, Corinne Gretler and Bibhudatta Pradhan
(Bloomberg) With India’s daily tally of Covid-19 infections surging by records, public health experts worry that a new possibly more virulent coronavirus variant could be racing through the crowded nation of more than 1.3 billion people.
The new variant, which has a so-called double mutation, is thought to be fueling India’s deadlier new wave of cases that has made it the world’s second worst-hit country, surpassing Brazil again, and has already begun to overwhelm its hospitals and crematoriums. India has reported more than 14.5 million Covid cases so far and more than 175,600 fatalities.
Deaths Approach 3 Million; Moderna Faces Shortfall: Virus Update
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The U.S. has administered 200 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine as the rollout picks up pace. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is sticking to his call to start bringing city workers back to the office on May 3.
Global fatalities from Covid-19 are nearing 3 million. The relentless pace of death continues unabated despite vaccination efforts and is increasingly borne by the world’s poorest places.
Moderna Inc. said it will deliver fewer vaccines than planned to the U.K., Canada and other countries this quarter due to a shortfall in doses in its European supply chain. Ontario unveiled its strictest measures yet to restrict the movement of people, setting up checkpoints with neighboring provinces to control a third viral wave in Canada.