The Group of Seven fell short on a pledge Sunday to donate 1 billion additional vaccine doses to developing nations. President Joe Biden said the U.S. may be able to provide 1 billion more doses to the world by 2023, and again raised the possibility that the virus may have escaped from a Chinese laboratory.
The U.S. death toll is approaching 600,000. Apple Inc. plans to drop its mask requirement for vaccinated customers at many U.S. stores beginning next week.
The U.K. was removed from Abu Dhabi’s “Green List,” meaning travelers from the country now need to quarantine. The move comes as cases rise in the U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he’s now less hopeful about lifting England’s restrictions as planned on June 21.
- Global Tracker: Cases exceed 175.7 million; deaths pass 3.7 million
- Vaccine Tracker: More than 2.33 billion doses administered
- U.K.’s ‘horror movie’…
