Coronavirus live news: India sees global record cases for second day; EU to strike world’s largest vaccine deal with Pfizer
by Nadeem Badshah (now); Yohannes Lowe, Damien Gayle from World news | The Guardian on (#5GZDT)
India's total has now passed 16 million; European commission expects to buy 1.8bn doses; new emergency brake' in Germany from Saturday
- Delhi hospitals run out of oxygen as India's Covid crisis mounts
- UK's south Asian diaspora despairs as India joins Covid red list
- Everest cases shine harsh light on Nepalese decision to open mountain
- UK scientists find evidence of human-to-cat Covid transmission
12.09am BST
People who have experienced smell loss as a result of Covid-19 should try smell training", scientists have recommended.
PA reports:
Smell training involves sniffing at least four different odours, twice daily for several months.
11.41pm BST
Kuwait's directorate general of civil aviation said it had suspended all direct commercial flights coming from India from April 24 until further notice.
The move was on the instructions of health authorities after an evaluation of the global coronavirus status, Reuters reports.
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