HONG KONG: Direct flights between Hong Kong and Phuket will resume on July 2 as Thailand seeks to restart its tourism industry amid an easing Covid-19 outbreak, the South China Morning Post has learned.
New infections in India held near the lowest level since early April, as the country ordered 300 million vaccine doses from local manufacturer Biological-E. Japan led contributions totaling $2.4 billion aimed at closing a funding gap that has hampered the distribution of doses to poorer nations.
Global vaccinations reached 2 billion, slightly more than six months into the campaign to stem Covid-19. The U.S. and the U.K. have led the way with vaccinations early, China has given the most doses, and the European Union has been catching up, according to Bloomberg’s Vaccine Tracker.
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(Bloomberg) U.S. infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci said it was possible the world would never find out the precise origin of the coronavirus pandemic, after President Joe Biden last month ordered a new 90-day review from the intelligence community about the possible origins of the virus.
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The European Union will encourage World Trade Organization members to phase out export restrictions for vaccines, but will stop short of supporting an American-backed proposal to suspend intellectual property rights meant to boost the supply of Covid shots.