India yesterday recorded a new high of more than 261,000 daily coronavirus cases. Passport sceptics also predict they could result in discrimination and fraud, encourage risky behaviour in the face of new coronavirus variants. xMore than 884 million vaccine doses have been administered worldwide, equal to 11 doses for every 100 people, across 155 countries, according to data collected by Bloomberg. The latest rate was roughly 17 million doses a day. The vaccine uptake in many parts of the world is still very low, especially in the African continent.

Source: The Guardian April 19, 2021 04:03 UTC