COVID-19: What you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic on 20 August
Top stories: New Zealand and Sydney extend lockdowns; West Africa health system under strain; Thailand passes 1 million cases.
Sam Bridgeworth is a Content Producer currently working at Formative Content. Recoded to Forum Agenda on 29/05/2024.
Top stories: New Zealand and Sydney extend lockdowns; West Africa health system under strain; Thailand passes 1 million cases.
Top stories: Los Angeles reimposes mask mandate, WHO asks for transparency on COVID origins and US administers over 336 million doses.
Top stories: US cases on the rise; No spectators for Olympic Games; COVAX pledges 520 million vaccines to Africa this year.
Top stories: US administers over 314 million doses, antibody screening could provide more doses for countries in need and UK offers vaccines to all adults.
Top stories: President Biden pledges half a billion vaccines; WHO urges countries to support Africa's vaccine campaign; Chile locks down capital.
Top stories: US to share 25 million vaccines; Africa faces third wave; IMF urges vaccine sharing.
Top stories: US surpasses 296 million vaccines, EU asks rich countries to consider global shortages and Sinovac vaccine approved for emergency listing.
Top stories: South Asian cases continue to rise; WHO calls for pandemic preparedness treat; COVID variants assigned Greek letters.
Top stories: Britain's Indian variant cases double, WHO urges African vaccine support and South Asia surpasses 30 million cases.
Top stories: EU to ease restrictions for vaccinated holidaymakers, Pfizer vaccine can be stored for up to one month and US eyes late 2021 for child vaccinations.
Top stories: US vaccinates over 275 million people; Taiwan to receive 400,000 vaccine doses from COVAX; mRNA vaccines could tackle long COVID symptoms.
Top stories: India records 1.5 million cases in a week; IMHE says global deaths 'more than double' official estimates; and Nepal experiences 'human catastrophe'.
Top stories: India hits record daily death count, US aims to vaccinate 70% of adults by July 4th and the WHO highlights hand hygiene inequality.
Top stories: India closes Mumbai vaccination centres; global COVID-19 vaccine spending to reach $157 billion by 2025; and US administers over 237 million vaccines.
Top stories: Medical supplies reach India and countries consider relaxed restrictions for fully vaccinated people.