The European Union plans to roll them out to all member states by July 1, and to eventually make them available to travelers from outside the bloc.
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Covid Has Killed Over 5 Percent of Congo’s Parliament
The rising toll comes as the country struggles with a difficult vaccine rollout, the presence of other deadly diseases and eruption of one of the world’s most dangerous volcanoes.
Israel Lifts Most of Its Covid Restrictions
About 81 percent of Israel’s adult population has been fully vaccinated. People must still wear masks in closed, public spaces.
Australians Are Among the First to Reach Japan for the Olympics
The team will be confined to one floor of a hotel as it prepares for the Tokyo Games, which are scheduled to begin July 23 despite a coronavirus outbreak and growing public opposition.
Peru Revises Covid-19 Death Total to Triple Official Figures
The country has struggled to contain the coronavirus since the pandemic began, and its official rate before the revised estimate was already the ninth highest in the world.
Several Automakers Halt Work at India Plants, Citing Pandemic
Renault-Nissan, Ford India and Hyundai Motor India, which are among more than a dozen major automakers in Chennai, cited the pandemic in suspending factory operations.
Vietnam, Facing Covid Surge and New Variant, Tightens Restrictions
New social distancing requirements go into effect at midnight for the nine million residents of Ho Chi Minh City.
U.S. on Pace to Reach Biden’s Covid Vaccination Goal
Some 62 percent of the country’s adults Americans have had at least one shot of a vaccine, and the U.S. is on pace to bring the number to 70 by July 4.