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New Delhi: The novel coronavirus pandemic continues to devastate countries across the world the latest count being over 8.3 crore cases and more than 18 lakh deaths.
The UK has changed its Covid-19 vaccination roll-out rules. South Korea enforces tough social distancing measures in its prisons and non-health workers look to enter Mexico’s priority list for vaccines unlawfully.
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UK changes vaccine strategy to maximise benefits
Changing its vaccine strategy, the UK Wednesday said that it would prioritise giving the first shot of vaccine over administering the second shot to those who have already received one, reports
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During a portion of the spring lockdown, group prayer was barred altogether. It was later permitted outdoors for limited numbers of people. The police policy on enforcement of the guidelines has not been entirely clear. The police refused to provide Menachem Stauber, a lawyer representing all of the worshippers from Modi’in Ilit, with the criteria that they use in deciding when to cancel a fine, saying that “the directives are currently being developed.”
Stauber, who represents nearly 100 clients who have been cited for coronavirus health regulation violations, said that in nearly every case in which citations have been issued to a group of people, some of them were later dropped.