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(Bloomberg) Norway now leads a pack of European nations that have leaped ahead of the U.S. in Bloombergâs latest Covid Resilience Ranking.
(Bloomberg) Norway now leads a pack of European nations that have leaped ahead of the U.S. in Bloombergâs latest Covid Resilience Ranking.
The U.S.âs reign at the top of the list was short-lived as vaccinations slowed and the delta variant fueled cases.
South Korea and Thailand both announced record daily infections. Sydneyâs month-long lockdown will be extended by at least another four weeks.
Malaysia extended the nationwide lockdown by two weeks as the number of daily cases remains elevated, Defense Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said. The first phase of the lockdown, due to end on June 14, will continue until June 28. The decision to extend was made as new infections continue to exceed 5,000 daily.
U.K. infections continued to rise, posing a dilemma for Prime Minister Boris Johnson ahead of a crunch decision Monday on whether to proceed with the final stage of reopening the economy later this month. Data released Friday showed an estimated 1 in 560 people in England had the virus in the week to June 4, up from 1 in 640 a week earlier and 1 in 1,340 in the week through May 8.
U.K. infections continued to rise, posing a dilemma for Prime Minister Boris Johnson ahead of a crunch decision Monday on whether to proceed with the final stage of reopening the economy later this month. Data released Friday showed an estimated 1 in 560 people in England had the virus in the week to June 4, up from 1 in 640 a week earlier and 1 in 1,340 in the week through May 8.
U.S. President Joe Biden is preparing to join other Group of Seven leaders in a campaign to end the Covid-19 pandemic by distributing at least 1 billion extra shots to poorer nations by late next year. Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE will provide 500 million doses at no profit.