Prognosis
Ramadan Spike Concern Climbs; Canada Halts Flights: Virus Update
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Southeast Asia’s biggest predominantly Muslim nations are tightening movement restrictions to avert a possible surge in Covid-19 infections around the Ramadan holidays. Canada suspended direct flights from India and Pakistan, underscoring the threat of virus variants and the pandemic’s enduring disruption of travel.
In the U.S., getting more people vaccinated is increasingly a challenge after those who actively sought out shots got theirs. Portland, Oregon, and Charlotte, North Carolina, led the CDC’s latest list of large U.S. metro areas with increasing Covid burdens.