State media reported 21 new deaths and a huge jump in suspected cases on Saturday, but it was unclear how many had been definitively linked to the coronavirus.
Tag: Vaccination and Immunization
New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern Tests Positive for Coronavirus
The prime minister’s rules kept transmission at bay for two years, and by the time the highly infectious Omicron variant hit, the vast majority of New Zealand’s population had been vaccinated.
At Biden’s Summit, Other Nations Pledge Billions to Bolster Pandemic Response
The meeting was meant to reinvigorate the response as vaccination and testing lag. Many attendees said Covid fatigue had become nearly as big a danger as Covid itself.
Africa’s First Covid-19 Vaccine Factory Has Not Received a Single Order
Aspen Pharmacare, in South Africa, was licensed to produce the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. It was hailed as an answer to Africa’s struggle to get access to vaccines.
E.U. Will No Longer Recommend Masks for Air Travel
The decision came as countries across the bloc were loosening restrictions in response to the current rates of vaccination and naturally acquired immunity.
Former Heads of State Call on U.S. to Commit $5 Billion for Global Covid Aid
Activists are also pressing President Biden to take a more forceful leadership role in the response as he convenes world leaders for a Covid-19 summit on Thursday.
CBS Presidents George Cheeks Tests Positive for Coronavirus
The network’s leader sat between the president and first lady, all unmasked, at the event.
Covid-19 has been a leading cause of maternal deaths in Latin America, a W.H.O. official says.
Officials say pregnant women in the region face an elevated risk of developing severe disease from a coronavirus infection.
South Africa’s latest surge is a possible preview of the pandemic’s next chapter.
The spread of two newly discovered subvariants has doctors watching closely.
Beijing Closes Schools as It Tries to Contain an Outbreak
The city is heading into a long holiday weekend, and officials are discouraging travel and unnecessary gatherings.