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India’s Covid surge to peak in coming days
Predicts Modi’s advisers; WHO gives approval to Sinopharm’s vaccine
Lilaben Gautambhai Modi, 80, wearing an oxygen mask, sits inside an ambulance as she waits to enter a Covid-19 hospital for treatment, amidst the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), in Ahmedabad, India, May 5, 2021. Photo: Reuters
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A mathematical model prepared by advisers to Prime Minister Narendra Modi suggests India s coronavirus outbreak could peak in the coming days, but the group s projections have been changing and were wrong last month.
The projection comes as the World Health Organization yesterday approved China s state-owned drugmaker Sinopharm s vaccine for emergency use, a boost to Beijing s push for a big role in inoculating the world.
Covid-19: Record jump in cases signals impending crisis in Nepal
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A Covid-19 patient arrives at a hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal. AP
Massive surge in cases as infections spill over from neighbouring India’s deadly second wave
Health workers and authorities in Nepal are struggling to contain a massive surge of Covid-19 cases as infections spill over from neighbouring India’s deadly second wave.
In the last three weeks, Nepal’s daily case trajectory has shot up with two out of five people tested now returning positive. On Thursday, Nepal reported 9,023 cases, the highest single day increase.
More than 3,500 people have died since the pandemic began, 400 of them in the last two weeks alone, according to official figures.
Travel news latest: Popular European holiday destinations miss out on ‘green list’ Hugh Morris, Lucy Aspden
Grant Shapps has confirmed that international travel will resume on May 17 as he revealed the long-awaited ‘green list’.
British holidaymakers will have to wait until later in the summer to visit some of Europe’s most popular holiday destinations, after the Government revealed its “green” list.
The USA was a shock omission from the UK’s quarantine-free holiday system, with just 12 countries or territories making the cut, including Portugal, Iceland, Gibraltar and Israel – you can read the full list below.
Spain, France and Italy are among the most popular destinations to miss out on a “green slot”. The three traditional summer destinations will join the likes of Croatia, Greece and Malta on the “amber” list, meaning a quarantine of up to 10 days on return, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced this evening.