President Joe Biden will set a new target of 70% of US adults receiving at least one vaccine shot by 4 July. The White House also told governors that any unclaimed shots in their states will be redirected to a pool of doses available for distribution elsewhere, according to people familiar with the discussion.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the country is on course to scrap lockdown rules, and Denmark will ease curbs this week. Singapore is cracking down in response to a flare-up linked to the variant first identified in India, a setback for one of the most successful virus-containment regimes.
Where Can You Fly Right Now? India’s Outbreak Stalls Global Travel Rebound
Bloomberg 2 hrs ago Layan Odeh and Siddharth Philip
(Bloomberg) The ferocious surge in new coronavirus cases that has turned India into the global pandemic hotspot has also reversed one of the airline industry’s biggest travel comebacks.
Carriers in India had reached 87% of their pre-pandemic seat capacity through early April, based on a Bloomberg analysis of data from flight tracker OAG. That progress has now unraveled as the surge in infections led to a pullback in domestic flights, which make up the vast majority of the market.