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The European Commission proposed easing restrictions on business and leisure travel for those who have been fully inoculated against Covid-19, adding to signs of a gradual return to normalcy as vaccinations gather pace. Separately, Germany plans to exempt fully vaccinated people from pandemic restrictions by next week. Bavaria’s Oktoberfest celebration was canceled for a second year.
EU Plans to Ease Restrictions; U.S. Cases Slow: Virus Update Bloomberg 5/3/2021 The European Commission proposed easing restrictions on business and leisure travel for those who have been fully inoculated against Covid-19, adding to signs of a gradual return to normalcy as vaccinations gather pace. Separately, Germany plans to exempt fully vaccinated people from pandemic restrictions by next week. Bavaria’s Oktoberfest celebration was canceled for a second year. Confirmed coronavirus cases in the U.S. rose at the slowest pace since the pandemic began in the week ended Sunday, according to...
U.S. Seeks Expanded Access in Global Vaccine Talks: Virus Update Bloomberg 1 hr ago (Bloomberg) -- Talks starting this week between the U.S. and World Trade Organization over expanding access to vaccines will focus on how to get them “widely distributed, more widely licensed, more widely shared,” according to White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain. U.S. cases dropped to 45,236, the fewest on a Saturday since late September. India’s deepening Covid-19 crisis cost Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a key election, as the ruling BJP party conceded West Bengal’s state poll. Modi had been wi...
India Crisis Worsens; N.Y. Deaths at 5-Month Low: Virus Update Bloomberg 1 hr ago The number of daily coronavirus cases in India crossed the 400,000 mark for the first time, the highest for any nation, as countries rush supplies of oxygen and medical goods to the world’s second-most populous nation. New Delhi extended its lockdown, and a fire killed 18 patients in a Covid-19 ward in western India. President Joe Biden banned most travel from India to the U.S., while offering more medical supplies. Australia announced that its nationals in India will face a fine of up to $51,000 and five ye...
India Infections Near Record High; U.S. Sees Drop: Virus Update Bloomberg 1 hr ago (Bloomberg) -- The number of daily coronavirus cases in India slipped slightly on Sunday, a day after becoming the first in the world to cross the 400,000 mark. That offered little respite for the nation’s health care system, which is stretched to its limit and is struggling with shortages of oxygen and medical goods. President Joe Biden banned most travel from India to the U.S., while offering more medical supplies. Australia announced that its nationals in India will face a fine of up to $51,000 and five...