The global death toll from the coronavirus topped a staggering 3 million people Saturday amid repeated setbacks in the worldwide vaccination campaign and a deepening crisis in places such as Brazil, India and France. Silvia Izquierdo/AP The worldwide Covid-19 death toll has surpassed 3 million. When the world back in January passed the bleak threshold of 2 million deaths, immunisation drives had just started in Europe and the United States. Daniel Cole/AP The death toll passed 3 million amid repeated setbacks in the worldwide vaccination campaign, and a deepening crisis in places such as Brazil, India and France. In recent days, the US and some European countries put the use of Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine on hold while authorities investigate extremely rare but dangerous blood clots.

Source: Stuff April 17, 2021 10:18 UTC