COVID-19 UPDATES

General Biden vows to ‘supercharge’ global fight against pandemic Source: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2021/06/10/covid-vaccine-variant-mask-california-pfizer-cdc/7627530002/ Covid-19 caseload crosses 174.3 million-mark Source: https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/global-coronavirus-update-covid-19-caseload-crosses-174-3-million-mark-121061000120_1.html World leaders

General South Sudan Returning 72,000 COVID Vaccine Doses Source: https://www.voanews.com/africa/south-sudan-focus/south-sudan-returning-72000-covid-vaccine-doses Impoverished Central African Republic begins COVID jab rollout Source: https://africa.cgtn.com/2021/05/21/impoverished-central-african-republic-begins-covid-jab-rollout/

General India COVID-19 deaths climb again as global aid flown in Source: https://www.enca.com/news/india-covid-deaths-climb-again-global-aid-flown India sets another grim record as global

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General Global rollout of AstraZeneca vaccine unchanged by suspensions in Europe, WHO says Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/03/16/coronavirus-covid-live-updates-us/ US deaths fall; South Africa

General New coronavirus variant identified in New York: researchers Source: https://www.iol.co.za/news/world/new-coronavirus-variant-identified-in-new-york-researchers-e6dfcf36-d7de-5bea-a6ee-f61f6ddcb0a2 Coronavirus variants update: One has spread to over 90

General: COVID vaccine weekly: why AstraZeneca vaccine received WHO backing even as South Africa paused rollout. Source: https://theconversation.com/covid-vaccine-weekly-why-astrazeneca-vaccine-received-who-backing-even-as-south-africa-paused-rollout-154861 South African

Header Image: “coronavirus-covid-19” by Nursing Schools Near Me is licensed under CC BY 2.0 General: Global Virus Update: Race emerges

General: Africa’s Covid-19 response has been admirable, but the economic costs will linger for years Source: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-01-17-africas-covid-19-response-has-been-admirable-but-the-economic-costs-will-linger-for-years/ Global Virus Update: US

General: Tracking every effort to roll-out a COVID-19 vaccine Source: https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-tracking-every-global-effort-to-roll-out-a-coronavirus-vaccine-12030675 The world in 2021 – how global politics will