(Reuters) – The European Union, which has supported plans to expand the mechanism to monitor and possibly restrict exports of COVID-19 vaccines, has decided to make a choice under a supply contract with pharmaceutical manufacturer Moderna, the European Commission said.
Deaths and diseases
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Europe
* Sweden will offer the vaccine to all people from the age of 16, the health agency said.
* The Deputy Prime Minister said that Ireland was still on the way to further easing the restrictions in early July.
* The Kremlin has said that people who have not been vaccinated or who do not have immunity will not be able to work in all workplaces in Russia, which has reported the most confirmed coronavir-related deaths in a single day since February.
* The European Union’s highest health legislator has said that the final of the Euro 2020 football championship should not be held in London. German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called on UEFA to act responsibly in response to safety concerns about the spread of the coronavirus in England.
The British health minister said Britain was working to ease travel restrictions for fully vaccinated people. He added that the data looked encouraging and now indicated that the blockade in England could end completely on 19 July.
* Her government has announced that Lithuania will donate 20,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to Taiwan.
Asia and the Pacific
– Experts said vaccinations in India in the coming weeks may not meet the level set on the first day of the federal campaign.
* Australia’s most populous state reported the largest increase in days in almost a week, while New Zealand temporarily suspended unquarantined travel with the state.
* A group of Thai medical experts has agreed to reduce the difference between AstraZeneca doses in areas where delta outbreaks have occurred, the official said.
* Kazakhstan has announced that a version of Delta has arrived in its capital.
* National media reported that one million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine would be shipped to Vietnam a week starting next month.
* Pakistan’s health minister said Pakistan has signed an agreement to purchase 13 million doses of the vaccine from Pfizer.
ASV
– Regulators said securities misconduct in Canada rose sharply as offenders tried to exploit the uncertainty caused by the pandemic.
* Hollywood is finally accelerating its most popular summer engines for the first time since the coronavirus disrupted the film industry.
Middle East and Africa
* The weak phase of Israeli vaccination that has hit the world so far, teenagers have reached the front of the campaign with delta-changing fears that make parents reluctant to vaccinate their children.
* Abu Dhabi offers tourists free vaccination with COVID-19, which was previously only allowed for UAE citizens and residence visa holders.
medical advances
* U.S. scientists are expanding a government-funded study to directly address the question of whether the Modern vaccine limits the spread of SARS-CoV-2.
Economic impact
Global equities struggled to widen the rebound from a four-week drop, oil prices peaked in more than two years, and volatile bond markets were volatile with inflation and interest rate changes. [MKTS/GLOB]
* Outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel said the German state would have to invest “huge” sums in industry to remain competitive in high-tech industries.
* Restaurant chains reduce “value” items by $ 5 or less in favor of $ 10 to $ 30 for more expensive meals. This strategy is being used to increase sales and profits and offset rising food prices as the US economy recovers.
* Thousands of Russian tourists began to arrive in Turkey, which created hopes for its tourism industry.
* The European Commission has approved the plans of Latvia and Germany to recover from the pandemic and transform the economy in the coming years.
(Reported by Juliet Portal and Aditya Soni. Edited by Schonak Dasgupta and Angus McVanu)
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