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Biden calls vaccine roll-out a dismal failure
Just a day after taking oath as the new US President, Joe Biden, called the COVID-19 vaccine roll-out plan “a dismal failure”, as 4k positive cases were reported in the USA in the last 24 hours. He said that “we would look into expanding the vaccine manufacturing business in the coming days”. He requested his citizens to wear a mask for the next 99 days, as it could save 50,000 lives.
More than 100 Navalny supporters arrested in Russia
The temperature is biting-cold in Russia, at about -50 degrees C. However, that didn’t deter the hundreds of supporters of Alexei Navalny, Putin critics, who has been jailed, from gathering at a mass protest across various places in Russia. Navalny was put in prison in Moscow last weekend, when he returned from Germany, after receiving treatment for novichok poisoning.
Currently, the Russian police have detained more than 2500 people involved in holding illegal demonstrations and mass protests across various regions, including a prison in Moscow, where Navalny is currently detained. Last weekend, Navalny’s wife, Yulia Navalnaya, was arrested when she led a rally in Moscow but was soon released, according to the Russian media.
No cancellation or postponement of Olympics, say Japanese Officials
The Olympics, scheduled for 2020 in Tokyo, was moved to 2021, due to the pandemic. While everyone waits for the gala event to kick-start on July 23rd this year, a Times report has surprised many. The news stated that “the officials are currently considering hosting the Olympics in 2032”. This is because Paris and Los Angeles have already been chosen to host the 2024 and 2028 Olympics, respectively.
Denying all these reports, the Japanese officials of the Tokyo Olympic Board and the members of the IOC (International Olympic Committee) have confirmed that the event will take place as originally planned. They have confirmed that they will take every effort to conduct the Games in a safe and hygienic environment.
Larry King passes away at 87
Larry King, known for his popular talk show, Larry King Live, on CNN, passed away at 87 today. He was diagnosed with COVID-19 a few days back. In the recent past, Larry King suffered from many age-related health ailments and heart attacks. Larry King had a very popular and rich TV, radio, and media career of 60 years, of which he was the host of the popular talk show for 25 long years. Throughout his career, King conducted a whopping 50,000 interviews!
EU hit by vaccine delay news
AstraZeneca announced that it would be cutting the COVID-19 delivery to the EU by 60%. The company had promised to roll out around 80m vaccine doses to the 27 EU nations by March this year. However, the unexpected production problem experienced at the Belgian processing plant of the company cut down the yield phenomenally. As a result, it has announced that it can only roll out 31m doses by March. The Health Commissioner of the EU expressed extreme dissatisfaction and frustration at this announcement.
