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The global coronavirus tally has reached 168 million, while the death toll from the virus has surpassed 3.5 million, according to Johns Hopkins University, which tracks data on the pandemic.

The US retains first place on the list of the worst-hit nations, confirming over 33.2 million cases of COVID-19 and a death toll of 593,000.

It is followed by India, which has been suffering from a major lack of medical equipment, recording around 27.3 million cases and over 315,000 fatalities. Brazil rounds out the top three, with more than 16.3 million cases and the second-highest death toll in the world of around 456,000.

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Michael Ryan, the executive director of the World Health Organisation's health emergencies programme, on Friday urged the international community to avoid politicisation of the WHO probe into the origin of the coronavirus.

In early 2021, the WHO sent a fact-finding mission to the Chinese city of Wuhan where the virus was first detected, to identify the origin of COVID-19 by examining laboratories, hospitals, and markets for clues about the virus’ origins. The experts concluded that a leak from the lab was "extremely unlikely", while the virus was most likely transmitted to humans from bats through an intermediary animal. A related report was published in March.

However, Washington, jointly with several other nations and WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, expressed concerns about whether Beijing communicated all raw data on the coronavirus to the WHO after media reports that the organization's investigators were denied access to data on more than a hundred early cases of COVID-19. The states branded the WHO report as incomplete, while China denied all allegations and welcomed the results of the probe.

"This whole process is being poisoned by politics, and if you expect scientists to do their work, if you expect scientists to collaborate and get the answers that you want; actually seek in a non-blame environment to find the origin of the virus so we may all learn how to prevent this happening in the future, we would ask that this be done in a de-politicized environment where science and health is the objective, and not blame and politics", Ryan said at a press briefing, referring to the tensions between China and the US regarding the study.

When asked about the origins of the virus, the official said that the organization continued to look into the conclusions of the expert mission to Wuhan, adding that more work is needed to identify the source of COVID-19.

"We will be reaching out to member states in order to seek their guidance if there are more experts that can research origins of the virus", Ryan said.

He reiterated the call "to separate the politics of this issue from the science", and noted that they had little material on the matter, which is "disturbing".

16:53 GMT 28.05.2021

TORONTO (Sputnik) - Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunisations (NACI) is now recommending second doses of the coronavirus vaccine be offered as soon as possible in light of increasing supply, the panel said on Friday.

Canadian health officials have drawn considerable criticism for delaying the time between vaccinations for up to four months, in spite of the manufacturers’ recommended timelines between shots - 21 days for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine and 28 for the Moderna vaccine.

"With the increase of COVID-19 vaccine supply in Canada, second doses should be offered as soon as possible, with priority given to those at highest risk of severe illness and death from COVID-19 disease after or concurrent with first doses for all remaining eligible populations", NACI said in its updated guidance.

Friday’s updated recommendation belies Canadian Health Minister Patty Hajdu’s assertion that NACI’s previous recommendations were guided by science, which according to her showed that the delay increased the immune response of the vaccine.

In contrast, the United States has adhered to the manufacturers’ recommended timelines between shots and in March, Cole Pinnow, the president of Pfizer Canada, told a parliamentary committee that Pfizer was not consulted before the decision to delay the time between doses was made and that the company sticks by its directions label.

The advisory committee also expanded the list of individuals who should receive the vaccine to include those who are immunosuppressed, have an autoimmune condition, are pregnant or are breastfeeding.

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BUENOS AIRES (Sputnik) - The head of the Brazilian city of Guarulhos in the Sao Paulo metropolitan area has proposed closing the country's largest international airport, one of the main transport hubs in Latin America, to contain the spread of the coronavirus infection, the Brazilian news portal UOL said.

According to the portal, Prefect Gustavo Costa has asked to close the hub to foreign arrivals for a certain period "to immediately establish another effective sanitary barrier."

The proposal was officially sent to the Ministry of Health, the national regulator Anvisa, the prefecture of Sao Paulo, and the administration of the Guarulhos airport, which is located within the city.

According to Johns Hopkins University, the COVID-19 death toll in Brazil has risen to 456,574 people, and the number of detected cases to more than 16 million people. Brazil comes second in terms of the death toll, following the United States with more than 593,000 fatalities, and third in terms of the number of confirmed cases after the US and India.

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NEW DELHI (Sputnik) - The Indian government has decided to extend the suspension of scheduled international passenger flights until 30 June, the Indian Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said on Friday.

"In a partial modification of a circular dated 26-06-2020, the competent authority has further extended the validity of the circular issued on the subject cited above regarding scheduled international commercial passenger services to/from India until 2359 hrs IST [18:29 GMT] of 30th June, 2021", the DGCA said in a statement, adding that the restrictions do not apply to international cargo flights, as well as flights that have specific approval.

11:03 GMT 28.05.2021
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10:45 GMT 28.05.2021

"From June 10, we increase the number of visitors who can gather at one table. Now four people are allowed to gather indoors, while eight will be allowed from 10 June and the number of visitors allowed to gather at one table outdoors will be increased from the current 10 to 16. Apart from that, the time when restaurants are obligated to close will be moved from 22:00 to 24:00", Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said at a press conference.

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