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(Bloomberg) -- South Africa’s Afrigen Biologics & Vaccines Ltd. said it has made a vaccine that matches the one by Moderna Inc. after that company rebuffed it in its request for a partnership. Hong Kong will propose tightened social distancing rules on Tuesday, Chief Executive Carrie Lam said at a briefing, without giving details of the measures. Spain’s government will suspend the obligation to wear face masks outdoors as soon as next week, Cadena Ser reported. Germany declared a third consecutive day of record cases. Key Developments: Virus Tracker: Cases top 388 million; deaths pass 5.7...

(Bloomberg) -- New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the country is managing to slow the spread of omicron, winning time to administer booster shots. South Korea will extend limits on social gatherings and dining out for two weeks after record new infections, Yonhap News reported.

(Bloomberg) -- Spain’s government will suspend the obligation to wear face masks outdoors as soon as next week, Cadena Ser reported. Germany declared a third consecutive day of record cases. South Korea will extend limits on gatherings and dining out for two weeks after unprecedented case numbers. Japan will unveil relaxed border controls as soon as next week, broadcaster TBS said, after some of the toughest curbs in the developed world failed to contain the omicron variant. In South Africa, omicron sub-variant BA.2 has become more prominent, accounting for almost a quarter of new infections...

Article content (Bloomberg) — Theaters in New York City, the nation’s second-largest movie market, reopened after a yearlong hiatus. The city’s mayor said he will have an announcement next week on high schools, whose students are still in remote learning. Oregon ordered a full return to classrooms. Theme parks and stadiums in California can begin reopening as soon as April 1. Maine and Arizona will ease virus restrictions. Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan made a surprise announcement reflecting his doubts about Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot vaccine — and then reversed himself after getti...

U.S. Cases Ease Further With Stimulus on the Way: Virus Update Bloomberg 3/6/2021 Bloomberg News © Photographer: Amir Hamja/Bloomberg Pedestrians pass in front of an AMC movie theater in the Times Square neighborhood of New York, on Oct. 15, 2020. (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Covid-19 cases increased by about 65,000 Friday, in a week in which new infections declined by 12%. Many states are pressing ahead with reopening — and Senate passage of President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus bill sets the stage for added support to the economy. But cases and hospitalizations remai...