Cases Hit Weekly Record; EU Boosts Vaccine Supply: Virus Update
Cases Hit Weekly Record; EU Boosts Vaccine Supply: Virus Update Bloomberg 1 hr ago Global covid-19 cases hit a weekly record despite vaccine rollouts, topping 5.2 million worldwide. The European Union exercised its option for a further 100 million doses of Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE’s Covid-19 vaccine, boosting its order from the companies to 600 million doses. U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson canceled a visit to India next week amid soaring coronavirus cases in the country and the emergence of a new variant. The Philippines will resume the use of AstraZeneca Plc’s coronavirus vaccine...