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A link between the Zika virus and neurological disorders deepens as scientists discover microcephaly and Guillain-Barre syndrome may be the most obvious diseases caused by the virus.
The Pan American Health Organization, the World Health Organization’s Americas arm, has warned that the Zika virus, which has been linked to a sudden rise of birth defects in Brazil, could see an “explosive” outbreak and spread to as many as four million people in the Americas, Reuters reported.
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen says 70 percent of adults in the European Union are now fully vaccinated against Covid-19, reaching an end-of-summer target the bloc set for itself in January, but issues a warning that "the pandemic is not over". SOUNDBITE
US President Joe Biden's administration concedes it won't meet its goal of administering one or more doses of a Covid vaccine to 70 percent of US adults by July 4. SOUNDBITE
New Delhi residents queue up for coronavirus vaccines, as India is due Saturday to open up its jumbo vaccination drive to all adults, but many states don't have the stocks as hospitals reel from a vicious Covid surge. India recorded on Saturday over 400,000 new Covid cases in 24 hours for the first time, the first country to do so in the pandemic, official data showed. IMAGES
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