Covid-19 has killed over 3.3M people and infected more than 161M globally. Follow this thread for all the coronavirus-related developments for May 17:
Countries belonging to the G7 and the European Union can afford to donate more than 150M vaccine doses to countries in need without compromising their own goals, UNICEF says
Thailand reports a new daily record of 9,635 Covid-19 cases and 25 new deaths - official data
Over 281,000 new daily Covid-19 cases reported in India, bringing the tally to nearly 25M, while deaths rise by over 4,100 to reach 274,390
Thailand reports a daily record of nearly 10,000 new cases, including over 6,000 infections among prisoners
World Economic Forum cancels special annual meeting planned for Singapore in three months' time, saying pandemic, uncertain travel outlook, different vaccine rollouts and uncertainty around variants make it impossible to hold a global meeting
Italy reports 3,455 new cases of Covid-19 and 140 virus-related deaths
New York state will end mask requirement from Wednesday for people vaccinated against Covid-19
Turkey ends its strict 17-day Covid-19 lockdown as infections significantly drop below their April peak and now it is set to gradually lift restrictions until June 1
France reports 3,350 coronavirus cases and 196 deaths - government data
Turkey reports 10,174 new cases of Covid-19 and 223 additional deaths. Here are more updates:
UK is dramatically easing its coronavirus restrictions but Brits have been warned not to take chances. Our correspondent Simon Mcgregor-Wood has more
Brazil adds 29,916 new Covid-19 cases and 786 more fatalities in 24 hours – official data
Mexico reports 822 new Covid-19 cases and 56 more fatalities in 24 hours – official data
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