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Hong Kong Test Record; U.S. to Start WTO Talks: Virus Update Bloomberg 1 hr ago (Bloomberg) -- Talks starting this week between the U.S. and the World Trade Organization over expanding access to vaccines will focus on how to get them “widely distributed, more widely licensed, more widely shared,” according to White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain. U.S. cases dropped to 45,236, the fewest on a Saturday since late September. India’s deepening Covid-19 crisis cost Prime Minister Narendra M...

India Covid Cases Slow; Singapore Sees Flareup: Virus Update Bloomberg 1 hr ago (Bloomberg) -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi has lost a crucial election as India’s Covid crisis deepens, with an official in his Bharatiya Janata Party conceding defeat in the populous state of West Bengal. Modi had been widely criticized for continuing to hold mass rallies in the state in as infections rose. Talks starting this week between the U.S. and the World Trade Organization over expanding access to vac...

India Covid Cases Slow; Thai Death Toll at Record: Virus Update Bloomberg 50 mins ago (Bloomberg) -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi has lost a crucial election as India’s Covid crisis deepens, with an official in his Bharatiya Janata Party conceding defeat in the populous state of West Bengal. Modi had been widely criticized for continuing to hold mass rallies in the state as infections rose. Talks starting this week between the U.S. and the World Trade Organization over expanding access to ...

EU May Ease Restrictions for Vaccinated Tourists: Virus Update Bloomberg 2 hrs ago (Bloomberg) -- The European Commission proposed easing restrictions on business and leisure travel for those who have been fully inoculated against Covid-19, adding to signs of a gradual return to normalcy as vaccinations gather pace. The European Union’s executive arm recommended welcoming tourists from countries with relatively low infection rates as well as those who are fully vaccinated. In the U.S., cas...

U.S. Infections Rise at Slowest Pace of Pandemic: Virus Update Bloomberg 1 hr ago (Bloomberg) -- Confirmed coronavirus cases in the U.S. rose at the slowest pace since the pandemic began in the week ended Sunday, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University and Bloomberg. Florida banned the use of so-called vaccine passports. The European Commission proposed easing restrictions on business and leisure travel for those who have been fully inoculated against Covid-19, adding to signs...

The European Commission proposed easing restrictions on business and leisure travel for those who have been fully inoculated against Covid-19, adding to signs of a gradual return to normalcy as vaccinations gather pace. Separately, Germany plans to exempt fully vaccinated people from pandemic restrictions by next week. Bavaria’s Oktoberfest celebration was canceled for a second year.

EU Plans to Ease Restrictions; U.S. Cases Slow: Virus Update Bloomberg 5/3/2021 The European Commission proposed easing restrictions on business and leisure travel for those who have been fully inoculated against Covid-19, adding to signs of a gradual return to normalcy as vaccinations gather pace. Separately, Germany plans to exempt fully vaccinated people from pandemic restrictions by next week. Bavaria’s Oktoberfest celebration was canceled for a second year. Confirmed coronavirus cases ...

U.S. Seeks Expanded Access in Global Vaccine Talks: Virus Update Bloomberg 1 hr ago (Bloomberg) -- Talks starting this week between the U.S. and World Trade Organization over expanding access to vaccines will focus on how to get them “widely distributed, more widely licensed, more widely shared,” according to White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain. U.S. cases dropped to 45,236, the fewest on a Saturday since late September. India’s deepening Covid-19 crisis cost Prime Minister Narendra M...

India Crisis Worsens; N.Y. Deaths at 5-Month Low: Virus Update Bloomberg 1 hr ago The number of daily coronavirus cases in India crossed the 400,000 mark for the first time, the highest for any nation, as countries rush supplies of oxygen and medical goods to the world’s second-most populous nation. New Delhi extended its lockdown, and a fire killed 18 patients in a Covid-19 ward in western India. President Joe Biden banned most travel from India to the U.S., while offering more medical sup...

India Infections Near Record High; U.S. Sees Drop: Virus Update Bloomberg 1 hr ago (Bloomberg) -- The number of daily coronavirus cases in India slipped slightly on Sunday, a day after becoming the first in the world to cross the 400,000 mark. That offered little respite for the nation’s health care system, which is stretched to its limit and is struggling with shortages of oxygen and medical goods. President Joe Biden banned most travel from India to the U.S., while offering more medical ...