India Cases Slow; Singapore Has First School Link: Virus Update msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he remains confident that England’s lockdown will end on June 21 as planned, despite the rapid rise in cases of a variant first detected in India.
Lifting of restrictions by German authorities sabotages vaccine progress
The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed an average of about 200 lives per day over the past two months in Germany. After the seven-day incidence rate of cases per 100,000 people was brought below 100 due to the rollout of the first vaccine dose and the population’s efforts, the federal and state governments are seeking to outdo each other with reopening proposals. The effect will be to drive up the death toll. The basis for this is the new Federal Infection Protection Act.
In Lower Saxony, hotels are being reopened for residents of the state, and in Schleswig-Holstein and Bavaria, tourists from across the country have been permitted to travel since last Saturday and today, respectively.
Moderna Eyes Asia Production; India Calls Epidemic: Virus Update Bloomberg 1 hr ago Bloomberg News
(Bloomberg) Moderna said it’s considering making Covid-19 vaccines in Asia. India said a deadly fungal infection considered a secondary ailment of the virus should be designated an epidemic.
Singapore stepped up testing after finding 30 new cases, the latest tally in a recent increase. Thailand extended a state of emergency by two months while Australia accelerated its vaccination drive.
The European Union moved forward with a plan for EU-wide vaccination certificates, boosting chances of a summer tourism rebound. The number of U.K. cases of a worrying virus variant from India more than doubled for a second week, adding fresh doubt to plans to fully unlock the economy.