Political crisis in Italy, African Union buys 270 million doses of vaccine & other Covid news
As the Covid-19 pandemic shows no signs of letting up, ThePrint highlights the most important stories on the crisis from across the globe.
Shubhangi Misra 14 January, 2021 3:04 pm IST Text Size:
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New Delhi: The novel coronavirus pandemic continues to devastate countries across the world the latest count being over 9.2 crore cases and more than 19 lakh deaths.
The Italian government is in a crisis after former prime minister Matteo Renzi withdrew support from the ruling coalition because of disagreement over how the country should spend its European Union aid to recover from the pandemic. A Human Rights Watch report has accused Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro of blocking anti-Covid measures and attempting to sabotage the country’s fight against the pandemic.
GENEVA • U.S. President-elect Joe Biden should bring “fundamental change” to U.S. policy on human rights and allow criminal investigations of President Donald Trump, the head of Human Rights Watch
Covishield will reach Brazil next week. Modi govt had earlier this month authorised a deal between Brazilian govt & Serum Institute to supply the vaccine at a ‘special rate’.
Following a request to New Delhi, coronavirus vaccination campaign in Brazil will begin with vaccines delivered from India. Meanwhile, Pope Francis and his predecessor have received Covid-19 jabs. Russian President Vladimir Putin's critic Alexei Navalny risks being jailed for three and a half years, his lawyer said. China has opposed the US's move of banning imports of cotton and tomato from Xinjiang over the forced labour issue.
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