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(Bloomberg) -- South Africa’s Afrigen Biologics & Vaccines Ltd. said it has made a vaccine that matches the one by Moderna Inc. after that company rebuffed it in its request for a partnership. Hong Kong will propose tightened social distancing rules on Tuesday, Chief Executive Carrie Lam said at a briefing, without giving details of the measures. Spain’s government will suspend the obligation to wear face masks outdoors as soon as next week, Cadena Ser reported. Germany declared a third cons...

(Bloomberg) -- New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the country is managing to slow the spread of omicron, winning time to administer booster shots. South Korea will extend limits on social gatherings and dining out for two weeks after record new infections, Yonhap News reported.

(Bloomberg) -- Spain’s government will suspend the obligation to wear face masks outdoors as soon as next week, Cadena Ser reported. Germany declared a third consecutive day of record cases. South Korea will extend limits on gatherings and dining out for two weeks after unprecedented case numbers. Japan will unveil relaxed border controls as soon as next week, broadcaster TBS said, after some of the toughest curbs in the developed world failed to contain the omicron variant. In South Africa, o...

(Bloomberg) -- Covid-19 vaccinations among U.S. children ages 5-11 have fallen to the lowest levels since the shots were first approved, a sign that parental enthusiasm for the shots may be running low even as authorities consider expanding the shots to even younger children. American Express Co. is encouraging staffers in New York and the U.K. to start returning to the office early next month as Covid-19 cases recede globally. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau downplayed the idea of deploying Canad...

Limbaugh Truism: Liberals Indoctrinate Through Fear May 13, 2021 TODD: As I read this headline I’m about to read to you and the data that corresponds to it, I remember listening to Rush talk about never in American history has our response to things been “hide inside,” and I will tell you — and I warned Team EIB — I am so obsessive about the response to this covid flu. It’s the biggest, most destructive swindle I’ve ever seen, the lives taken by these lockdowns. It’s just, one d...

India to Get Help; Companies Rethink Office Use: Virus Update Bloomberg 2 hrs ago Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) -- Countries from the U.S. to Australia pledged help for India, with many also restricting travel from the South Asian nation as it combats the world’s largest surge in Covid-19 cases. The U.S. said it will export 60 million doses of AstraZeneca Plc’s vaccine, and President Joe Biden promised his full support to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. India’s new inf...

U.S. Probes New Clot Cases; Barcelona Concert Test: Virus Update Bloomberg 30 mins ago Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) -- Fully vaccinated Americans don’t have to wear masks when exercising, dining and socializing outdoors in small groups, federal health officials said. It’s one of the most significant relaxations of guidelines since the pandemic began. Two new cases of blood clots linked to Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine are being investigated by U.S. health officials....

N.Y. Opens Sites to Walk-Ins; U.S. Probes Clots: Virus Update Bloomberg 30 mins ago Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) -- Fully vaccinated Americans don’t have to wear masks when exercising, dining and socializing outdoors in small groups, federal health officials said. It’s one of the most significant relaxations of guidelines since the pandemic began. Two new cases of blood clots linked to Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine are being investigated by U.S. health officials. Fr...