China Offers $1 Billion Loan To Countries For Access To Its Vaccine

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi announced a $1 billion loan to Latin America and the Caribbean for Covid-19 vaccine access during a virtual gathering with his Latin American counterparts on Wednesday, according to a statement released by the Mexican Foreign Affairs Ministry. “China’s Foreign Minister said that the vaccine developed in his country will be a public benefit…

Protest Against Face-Mask In London

Hundreds of anti-mask activists have marched on London’s Hyde Park wearing plague doctor costumes to protest against compulsory face coverings. Demonstrators raised placards reading during the Hyde Park gathering. The protest countered an announcement that masks must be worn in shops and supermarkets from Friday. READ ALSO The British Government toughened its stance on wearing…

India Now Has More Than 1 Million Coronavirus Cases

India became the third country after the United States and Brazil to report one million coronavirus cases on Friday, according to the country’s health ministry. So how did the world’s second-most populated country get here?India reported its first case on January 30 — the patient in the southern Indian state of Kerala had been studying in Wuhan,…

US Breaks Record With Over 77,000 Cases Of COVID-19 In One Day

The United States reported a record high of more than 77,000 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of infections to 3,560,364, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. Meanwhile, the death toll rose by 974, taking the country’s total to 138,201. READ ALSO The state of Florida,…

UK Bans Huawei From Its 5G Network

The United Kingdom has banned Huawei from its 5G telecom network, reversing a January decision to allow the embattled Chinese tech company a limited role in building the country’s super-fast wireless infrastructure. Operators such as BT (BTGOF) and Vodafone (VOD) have been given until 2027 to remove existing Huawei equipment from their 5G networks, the UK government announced on Tuesday. Digital and Culture Minister Oliver…