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Online dating sites offer incentives to get vaccinated, White House says

The White House COVID-19 response team said Friday (May 21) that major online dating sites are pitching in to encourage more people in the United States to get vaccinated.

Pfizer-BioNTech pledges 2 billion doses to poor nations

U.S. and German vaccine partners Pfizer-BioNTech on Friday (May 21) pledged a total of two billion doses of their vaccine to low- and middle-income nations as part of a global effort to close the vaccine gap between rich and poor nations. 

Indonesia reports 5,797 newly-confirmed COVID-19 cases, 218 new deaths

Xinhua News Agency JAKARTA, May 20 -- The COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 5,797 within one day to 1,758,898, with the death toll adding by 218 to 48,887, the Health Ministry...

Sri Lanka says COVID-19 3rd wave disrupting its economic recovery

Xinhua News Agency COLOMBO, May 20 (Xinhua) -- The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) said on Thursday that the country's economic recovery was being disrupted by an ongoing third wave of...

Africa CDC: Africa’s COVID-19 cases pass 4.7 mln

Xinhua News Agency ADDIS ABABA, May 20  -- The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has reached 4,709,921 as of Wednesday evening, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa...

WHO Europe director cautions COVID-19 progress ‘fragile’

The World Health Organization’s (WHO) regional director for Europe said Thursday (May 20) that COVID-19 cases in the region have dropped by 60% in the past month, but cautions that progress is fragile and European countries are still struggling with the pandemic.

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