Coronavirus live news: France may impose regional lockdowns; South Korea starts vaccinations

French PM says worrying Covid spread in 20 areas; global death toll passes 2.5m; Brazil death toll passes 250,000. Follow latest updatesBiden hails 50m vaccine doses since he took officeModerna forecasts $18bn in sales of Covid vaccine this yearQueen urges Britons to ‘think about others’ and get vaccinatedRevealed: four in five Oxford Covid jabs delivered to EU not yet usedSee all our coronavirus coverage3.05amGMTDespite a tourism-dependent economy devastated by coronavirus shutdowns, Vanuatu ’s Covid-19 vaccination programme will not inoculate most of its population until the end of 2023.According to the ministry of health ’s national deployment and vaccination plan, the first shots will be administered in April this year, but only the most vulnerable 20% of the population will get a jab in the first phase.2.43amGMTNew Zealand has reported one new community case of Covid-19, though the infected person has been in quarantine since February 23.The latest Auckland outbreak, now a dozen people strong, has seen Australia declare the city a “hotspot” and close its borders to New Zealand citizens. Air New Zealand has halted all flights to Australia until Sunday, pending review.Continue reading...
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