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Covid: US backs waiver on vaccine intellectual property
The US has thrown its support behind an initiative at the World Trade Organization (WTO) to waive intellectual property protections…
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Covid: Canada authorises Pfizer vaccine for children aged 12 to 15
image copyrightReutersimage captionCanada is the first country in the world to authorise the use of the vaccine for children aged…
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Covid cases at Everest base camp raise fears of serious outbreak
By Navin Singh KhadkaEnvironment correspondent, BBC World Service image copyrightLukas Furtenbackimage captionHealth officials have warned of rising numbers of Covid-19…
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Covid vaccine: Biden aims to expand vaccines for adults and children
image copyrightGetty Imagesimage captionA 16-year old receives a dose of the Pfizer vaccine President Joe Biden has laid out plans…
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Covid in Varanasi: Anger rises as coronavirus rages in Modi’s constituency
By Geeta PandeyBBC News, Delhi image copyrightSantosh Kumar Pandeyimage captionFuneral pyres have been burning non-stop in Varanasi The region around…
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India Covid pandemic: Delhi calls for army help amid crisis
image copyrightReutersimage captionDelhi hospitals are struggling to cope with huge numbers of Covid patients The authorities in the Indian capital…
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India Covid: Inside Delhi’s oxygen crisis
By Vikas PandeyBBC News, Delhi image copyrightGetty Images Hospitals in Delhi started facing shortages of oxygen nearly two weeks ago.…
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India’s Covid vaccine shortage: The desperate wait gets longer
By Aparna AlluriBBC News, Delhi image copyrightGetty Images India started its vaccine drive in January, amid plummeting cases and a…
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Covid: Pakistan fears ‘Impending doom’ threatens Pakistan
By Abid HussainBBC Urdu, Islamabad image copyrightCourtesy Mahwish Bhattiimage captionMahwish Bhatti is one of Pakistan’s lucky few – she has…
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India Covid: Delhi running out of space for cremations
image copyrightGetty Imagesimage captionThe government has defended its handling of the crisis amid mounting criticism Officials in Delhi have been…
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