India has approved two COVID-19 vaccines, paving the way for a massive inoculation program. The vaccines are from Oxford University and AstraZeneca and local firm Bharat Biotech.— Britain faces mounting pressure from the teachers to keep schools closed in England as it hit a record of more than 57,000 daily coronavirus cases.
On Monday, it plans to ramp up vaccinations, using the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine.— Tokyo's Gov. Yuriko Koike is asking the national government to declare a “state of emergency” to curtail surging coronavirus infections.
Concerns are growing ahead of hosting the Olympics in July. — In Ohio, a 95-year-old woman who made 1,700 masks took a short break while she recovered from coronavirus.