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Theme parks and stadiums can accept visitors next month under plans to relax Covid restrictions.
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California to open outdoor attractions in April
Theme parks and stadiums can accept visitors next month under plans to relax Covid restrictions.

US Democrats push ahead with Covid relief plan
A compromise over unemployment benefit sets the $1.9tn stimulus bill on its path to a final vote.

Europe in vaccine race to save summer
Waiting for a jab and vaccine passport, EU citizens are impatient to get their lives back.

Germany approves AstraZeneca jab for over-65s
The decision comes after Chancellor Merkel said data showed the jab was effective for the elderly too.

Tweaked vaccines can be fast-tracked like flu jabs
Rapid approval without lengthy tests can happen if new vaccines are needed to fight variants, say regulators.

Biden: Enough vaccine for all in US by end of May
The US president also insists the "fight is not over", as some states move to relax Covid rules.

Texas ending mask rules is 'Neanderthal thinking'
President Biden criticises moves to relax Covid restrictions in the southern state and Mississippi.
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California to open outdoor attractions in April
Theme parks and stadiums can accept visitors next month under plans to relax Covid restrictions.

US Democrats push ahead with Covid relief plan
A compromise over unemployment benefit sets the $1.9tn stimulus bill on its path to a final vote.

Europe in vaccine race to save summer
Waiting for a jab and vaccine passport, EU citizens are impatient to get their lives back.

Germany approves AstraZeneca jab for over-65s
The decision comes after Chancellor Merkel said data showed the jab was effective for the elderly too.

Tweaked vaccines can be fast-tracked like flu jabs
Rapid approval without lengthy tests can happen if new vaccines are needed to fight variants, say regulators.

Biden: Enough vaccine for all in US by end of May
The US president also insists the "fight is not over", as some states move to relax Covid rules.

Texas ending mask rules is 'Neanderthal thinking'
President Biden criticises moves to relax Covid restrictions in the southern state and Mississippi.

US Democrats push ahead with Covid relief plan
A compromise over unemployment benefit sets the $1.9tn stimulus bill on its path to a final vote.

Europe in vaccine race to save summer
Waiting for a jab and vaccine passport, EU citizens are impatient to get their lives back.

Germany approves AstraZeneca jab for over-65s
The decision comes after Chancellor Merkel said data showed the jab was effective for the elderly too.
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