U.S. House committee approves bill to back Taiwan's WHO bid
According to the draft, the U.S. secretary of state will be required to develop a strategy to help Taiwan return to the WHO as an observer.
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UK to fine citizens £5,000 for going on holiday amid pandemic
Under the current plan for easing restrictions, the earliest date people in England could go abroad for a holiday would be 17 May.
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Coronavirus: US Senate passes major $1.9tn relief plan
President Joe Biden's relief bill aimed at helping Americans deal with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic has cleared a major hurdle.
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G7 leaders commit $7.5 billion to vaccine rollout in poor countries
Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) economic powers, who control a little under half of the world's economy, on Friday agreed to "intensify cooperation" in response to the coronavirus pandemic and increase funding commitments for the rollout of vaccines in the world's poorest countries to $7.5 billion.
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Fauci credits Biden for letting 'the science speak' as new administration puts focus on virus
President Joe Biden unveiled sweeping measures to battle COVID-19 on his first full day in office on Thursday, with his chief medical adviser, Anthony Fauci, praising his new boss’ willingness to “let the science speak” in contrast to the Trump administration.
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US, $600 stimulus begins to hit bank accounts, how to track yours
$600 stimulus checks have begun to hit some bank accounts.
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India says local COVID-19 vaccine final trials could end within two months
“We are in the process of developing our indigenous vaccines, in the process of completing our third-phase trials in the next one or two months,” India’s health minister, Harsh Vardhan told a web conference on the pandemic.
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AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine shows promise in elderly, trial results by Christmas
AstraZeneca and Oxford University’s potential COVID-19 vaccine produced a strong immune response in older adults, data published on Thursday showed, with researchers expecting to release late-stage trial results by Christmas.
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