13 May 2021
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- As Indonesia tries to help India, officials warn people not to lower guard against virus (Jakarta Post)
- COVID in India: Life goes on as dead bodies pile up (Deutsche Welle)
- COVID second wave and India — the questions and answers (Gulf News)
- China exploited pandemic to promote global image (Pekingpress.com)
- China has used COVID-19 pandemic to improve its public image: Report (NationalPost.com)
- Concerns over Spain’s preparedness for possible fifth wave (Irish Times)
- Germany Trims Tax-Revenue Estimates as Pandemic Impact Lingers (Bloomberg Law)
- Germany to let in vaccinated travellers without restrictions (The Independent)
- In France all adults can register for leftover Covid-19 vaccines (France24)
- Life Returns To Venice As Italy’s COVID Restrictions Ease (Forbes.com)
- Malaysia’s Mahathir says sorry for flouting rules; New Zealand mulls more travel bubbles (South China Morning Post)
- Pandemic causes havoc for India’s retailers (Deutsche Welle)
- Spain aims to receive British tourists without Covid tests from 20 May (The Guardian)
- Sweden delays plans to ease COVID-19 rules on some… (Mail Online UK)
- Sweden’s lockdown delay cost 2,000 lives, study suggests (The Independent)
- Switzerland’s Air Mountain eyes own AOC, restart in 2Q21 (CH-Aviation)
- The COVID-19 strain in India is officially a ‘variant of concern.’ Should you be worried? (Deseret News)
- The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Wednesday, May 12, 2021 (NationalPost.com)
- UK – Boris Johnson announces Covid public inquiry will start next spring – video (The Guardian)
- UK – Boris Johnson announces independent inquiry into handling of coronavirus pandemic (The Scotsman)
- UK – Boris Johnson announces independent public inquiry into handling of Covid pandemic (Manchester Evening News)
- UK – Boris Johnson announces public inquiry into the UK’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic (Special Broadcasting Service)
- UK – Public inquiry into British government’s handling of pandemic to be next spring (Irish Times)
- UK looking at all possible solutions to tackle India coronavirus variant (NationalPost.com)
- US – As California gains the upper hand on COVID-19, who is still dying? (Los Angeles Times)
- US – CDC advisers meet to recommend coronavirus vaccine for 12- to 15-year-olds (Washington Post)
- US – Colorado supermarket that was site of mass shooting to reopen in fall (New York Daily News)
- US – Coronavirus vaccine for 12- to 15-year-olds has been approved by the CDC (Deseret News)
- US – DeWine to address Ohio’s battle against COVID tonight (Dayton Daily News)
- US – Governor: Kansas agencies resuming normal operations in June (San Antonio Express-News.com)
- US – Maryland to lift remaining COVID capacity restrictions (The Hill)
- US – Missouri lawmakers OK limits on local pandemic restrictions (seattlepi.com)
- US – No more masks? Gavin Newsom says California mandate may be relaxed by June 15 reopening (Sacramento Bee)
- US – Ohio governor to make 4th primetime coronavirus speech (San Antonio Express-News.com)
- US – Ohio to lift most COVID-19 restrictions June 2 (The Hill)
- US – Reopening under uncertainty: stress-testing California’s COVID-19 exit strategy (Prevention Web)
- US – US coronavirus: CDC says it’s OK to get a Covid-19 vaccine alongside other vaccines (MSN Canada)
- WHO’s latest situation report (WHO)
- ‘We are fed up’: Thousands pray at Portugal’s Fatima shrine for world without COVID-19 (TheAge.com)
- 737 Max Jet Will Resume Flights After Electrical Fix, Boeing Says (NYT.com Main News)
- Airbus resumes building A320 planes Where Super-Jumbo Was Made (Seeking Alpha)
- Allianz Predicts Travel Insurance Boost As COVID Rules Lift (Law360)
- As curtain falls on Canada’s AstraZeneca program, Gen X’ers and others line up for last chance at a first dose (Toronto Star Online)
- B.C. holding remaining AstraZeneca shots for 2nd doses due to ‘limited availability’ (Global News Canada)
- Bajaj Auto announces relief measures for employees, including two years’ salary (Hindustan Times)
- Biden urges parents to get kids vaccinated after CDC approves Pfizer jab for young teens (ABC Online)
- CDC panel OK’s Pfizer for 12- to 15-year-olds after safety review. Shots could go in arms tomorrow. (Business Insider)
- COVID-19 Update: 1,449 new cases, three deaths | Alberta to use remaining AstraZeneca supply for second doses (CalgaryHerald.com)
- COVID-19 update for May 12: 515 new cases, two deaths | Ontario to stop providing first doses of AstraZeneca (VancouverSun.com)
- Cybercrime thrives during pandemic: Verizon (IANS Live)
- Explosives maker Orica’s profit halves on COVID-19, China trade spat (Brisbane Times)
- Facebook users raise over $15 million for COVID-19 relief in India (The Hindu)
- Have unpaid COVID fines? ICBC may not renew your driver’s licence or insurance (VancouverSun.com)
- Hero MotoCorp Sells 3.72 Lakh Units Of Motorcycles & Scooters In April 2021 (Yahoo! India)
- Hero MotoCorp Steps Up Its COVID-19 Relief Initiatives (Yahoo! India)
- Kopitiam at Terminal 3, Tangs at VivoCity among 15 new places visited by Covid-19 cases while infectious (Today Online)
- MTN demands high-quality network from cell tower bidders (IT Web)
- Norway officially excludes AstraZeneca from vaccination campaign (The Korea Times News)
- Norway won’t resume AstraZeneca use: report (The Hill)
- Pfizer, Moderna, J&J Vaccines Effective Against B1617 Variant From India: US top official (Yahoo! India)
- Qantas crew in COVID threat ‘cock-up’ (GoldCoastBulletin.com.au)
- SC residents 12 and older are officially cleared to get the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine (Charlotte Observer)
- Sinovac is safe despite not being listed by WHO, FDA insists Published : May 13, 2021 (The Nation – Thailand)
- Sinovac shot effective, Indonesia study says (Straits Times)
- Softbank posts US$45bn net profit, Japan’s highest ever (Taipei Times Online)
- Telefonica’s Q1 core earnings steady YoY, profit… (Mail Online UK)
- US advisers endorse Pfizer COVID shot for kids 12 and up (star-telegram.com)
- Vodacom partners with education department to tackle school violence (Telecompaper)
- Will a reopened U.S. economy prove a minus for Disney+? This is the core question facing Walt Disney Co. before its second-quarter earnings report today hxxps://on[.]wsj[.]com/2SIs3ch (WSJ – Twitter)
- mixing AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines triggers more fatigue, headaches, Oxford study shows (South China Morning Post – News)
- ‘Need to accept & confront truth’: Wipro’s Azim Premji on tackling Covid (Hindustan Times)
- As pediatricians, we say please don’t use precious coronavirus vaccines on healthy children (Washington Post)
- Audio Interview: Vaccination and Variants in the U.S. and South Africa (New England Journal of Medicine)
- Biden to speak on pandemic response and coronavirus vaccinations (Washington Post)
- Britain may pull out of deal for a million doses of AstraZeneca’s antibody drug (Mail Online UK)
- COVID-19 cases in England at lowest level since last August thanks to vaccine rollout (Sky News Latest)
- Inhaled budesonide for early treatment of COVID-19 (The Lancet Respiratory Medicine online)
- Mass. reports 58,254 new COVID-19 vaccinations (Boston Globe)
- Mixing and matching Pfizer and AstraZeneca jabs ‘could worsen side effects’ (Mail Online – Latest Stories)
- Mixing coronavirus vaccines increases side effects but is safe, new study shows (Sky News Latest)
- ONS show amount of people testing positive for COVID antibodies (Mail Online UK)
- Se acerca la vacunación de adolescentes en EE[.]UU., mientras se intenta frenar la pandemia (CNN)
- The Covid-19 Infodemic (New England Journal of Medicine)
- Vaccine hesitancy rife in EU with 27% of adults unlikely to accept Covid jab (FT.com – World, Europe)
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