Less than 12% of Brazil’s population has received both doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, according to the Ministry of Health. In many states, emergency declarations have been routinely extended by governors every few weeks or months since the start of the pandemic. Gavin Newsom has signed an executive order that will lift most of the state’s coronavirus rules. J.B. Pritzker issued the first stay-at-home order as coronavirus cases began to rise. ___FALMOUTH, England — U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres welcomes commitments by the U.S. and Britain to share millions of coronavirus vaccine shots with struggling countries.

Source: thestar June 12, 2021 17:33 UTC