Medical workers in full protective equipment equipment (PPE) outside a coronavirus help desk at the Max Smart Super Specialty Hospital in New Delhi, India. (Photographer. T. Narayan/Bloomberg)
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Feb 12, 2021
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The number of healthcare and frontline workers vaccinated against Covid-19 has reached over 75 lakh after the nationwide inoculation drive began on Jan. 16. The health ministry said India is the fastest country to reach 60 lakh vaccinations, achieving it in just 24 days.
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Australia’s second-most populous state will enter a five-day lockdown after a spike in cases, with movements in Victoria to be restricted from late Friday night. The decision is likely to affect the Australian Open tennis tournament underway in the capital of Melbourne.
President Joe Biden announced that the U.S. has finished deals for 100 million additional vaccine doses each from Pfizer and Moderna Inc., and that the companies would deliver new and existing orders quicker than projected.
Over 107.7 million people have contracted the Covid-19 virus so far with 2.3 million deaths. More than 159 million vaccination shots have been given worldwide.
