Article 5F35D Coronavirus live: Greece to allow tourists with vaccines, antibodies or negative tests; Palestinian ICUs at capacity

Coronavirus live: Greece to allow tourists with vaccines, antibodies or negative tests; Palestinian ICUs at capacity

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Nadeem Badshah (now); Mattha Busby ; Ben Quinn,Dam
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Greece aim to reopen to holidaymakers from mid-May; Palestinian hospitals overfull with Covid patients, prime minister says

11.26pm GMT

The Red Cross has warned of a glaring gap in the plans to roll out Covid-19 vaccines around the world, saying remote communities risked missing out.

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is aiming to help vaccinate 500 million people.

Without this funding, a gap will remain between the vaccines that will ultimately end this pandemic, and some of the most vulnerable and isolated people in the world," said IFRC president Francesco Rocca.

Such a gap means that the virus will continue to circulate and mutate, and that people will continue to get sick and die."

11.00pm GMT

The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to advance President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion Covid-19 relief bill, clearing the way for the measure to be considered on Wednesday, when a final vote is expected.

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