BBC: [4] Brazil has recorded more than 4,000 Covid-related deaths in 24 hours for the first time, as a more contagious variant fuels a surge in cases.[5] Hospitals are overcrowded, with people dying as they wait for treatment in some cities, and the health system is on the brink of collapse in many areas.[6] Meanwhile, India on Wednesday recorded 1,15,736 daily Covid-19 cases, taking the country’s overall tally to 1,28,01,785 even as the government cautioned that the next four weeks are “very very critical” and sought people’s participation to control the second wave of the pandemic, reports Hindustan Times.
[7] Again, Europe’s drug regulator has denied establishing a causal connection between the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine and the formation of blood clots, reports Wion.