Among the most devastating of those waves is in India, where death and infection rates have been rising exponentially throughout April. On Thursday, India reported 3,645 deaths over the past 24 hours, while confirmed new cases hit a new global record with more than 379,000. The pandemic has claimed at least 3.1 million lives around the world, with India accounting for more than 200,000 fatalities. Jabs for teensIn the United States, President Joe Biden on Wednesday hailed his nation’s inoculation programme as one of “the greatest logistical achievements” in American history. More than 234 million doses had been administered by Wednesday in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control.

Source: The Guardian April 29, 2021 11:48 UTC