Happy St. Patrick’s Day from President Biden, Prince William and the former Kate Middleton.
On Wednesday, the Irish Foreign Ministry shared a video of various world leaders sending their love to Ireland as the country celebrated its second St. Patrick’s Day amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Among the high-profile participants with the duke and duchess of Cambridge were Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg, and Hisako, Princess Takamado of Japan. Biden wished everyone a Happy St. Patrick’s Day on behalf of the United States.
Covid-19 cases rising significantly in 14 US states over past week
From CNN’s Brandon Miller
Covid-19 cases are rising by more than 10% in 14 states this week compared to last week, with half of those states rising by more than 20%.
While nationally the number of new cases has continued to decline – though at a much slower rate over the past three weeks compared to late January and February – the trend is not down for all states.
One month ago, on Feb. 17, there were only 3 states showing increases of 10% or more (North Dakota, South Dakota, and Nebraska).
Michigan cases are increasing the fastest, at more than 50% this week compared to last, with Delaware (39%), Montana (34%), Alabama (31%) and West Virginia (29%) in the Top 5.
Australia to donate Covid-19 vaccines to Papua New Guinea as cases surge
From CNN s Hilary Whitman in Brisbane and Akanksha Sharma in Hong Kong
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks to the media during a news conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on March 17 Lukas Coch/AAP Image/AP
Australia will donate 8,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine to Papua New Guinea (PNG) and seek approval for one million more doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to help the Pacific island nation contain its recent outbreak, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Wednesday.
The country will also send one million surgical masks, and 100,000 gowns, gloves and sanitizer along with 200 non-invasive ventilators and 20,000 face shields to PNG.
UK considers vaccine passports to allow summer travel, says minister
From CNN s Chloe Adams
UK Business Minister Kwasi Kwarteng arrives at Downing Street in London on March 16. Wiktor Szymanowicz/Barcroft Media/Getty Images
The UK is considering the implementation of vaccine passports to allow summer travel, says UK Business Minister Kwasi Kwarteng.
Kwarteng told the BBC on Wednesday that debates and discussions were taking place around the best way to proceed in terms of fairness and to maintain public confidence. “It s really important that people can travel safely, but I think we also have to be driven by the data, we ve got to see how the Coronavirus develops.”
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