Here are some significant developments:
- Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro fired a senior health official after a newspaper alleged he participated in a graft scheme linked to coronavirus vaccines amid significant suffering for Brazil’s poor.
- The end of the pandemic “remains a distant future” for much of Latin America as new coronavirus cases are again on the rise and most people remain unvaccinated, the region’s public health agency said Wednesday.
- New Delhi may not recognize European Union vaccination certificates for travel, Indian media reported. The E.U.’s vaccine passport initiative does not include two major vaccines produced in India because they have not been approved by European regulators.
- Thailand on Thursday launched its “sandbox” program allowing fully vaccinated travelers quarantine-free entry to Phuket island. Officials expect many of the initial travelers will be Israeli vacationers.
- Indonesia will tighten distancing curbs as the delta variant wreaks havoc across the Southeast Asian country, where only about 5 percent of the population is fully inoculated. Starting Saturday, the new restrictions will include a ban on indoor dining and limits on movement and air travel, Reuters reported.
- Nearly 2,000 coronavirus infections in Scotland have been linked to the 2020 UEFA European men’s soccer championship, although it is difficult to pinpoint where people got infected, health authorities said. Scotland reported a record 3,887 cases on Wednesday, but there were comparatively few people with serious symptoms.
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