COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS DAILY NEWSLETTER May 18 2021 | COVID-19 Coronavirus Situation Update in Numbers | | Total cases | New cases | New deaths | Global | 164,275,955 ↑0.3% | 537,729 ↓0.1% | 10,741↑8.9% | US | 33,747,439 ↑0.1% | 25,030 ↑40.3% | 369 ↑27.7% | UK | 4,452,756 0.0% | 1,979↑2.8% | 5 ↑25.0% | India | 25,227,970 ↑1.1% | 263,045 ↓6.7% | 4,340 ↑6.1% | | Taiwan mobilises its diplomatic corps to speed up delivery of Covid-19 vaccines. | Even as industries press for reopening, Australian PM says it's still not safe to allow residents to travel overseas. | One of US's largest hospital chains suing thousands of patients during the Covid pandemic. | President Biden says his administration will share millions more Covid vaccine doses with other countries. | Health Secretary Matt Hancock says 86 council areas have reported cases of the Indian Covid variant. | Amid variant fears, ministers to step up calls for people to book a Covid vaccination appointment. | Central Indian government continues to resist calls for a nationwide lockdown from leading medical experts. | As Cyclone Tauktae makes landfall, tens of thousands evacuated from western India, a region already struggling with the second Covid wave. | Science and Research Updates on COVID-19 Coronavirus | A new study claims that travel bans can slow the spread of Covid-19, only if they are imposed for the right duration. | A study says that Covid infection could alter the gray matter volume in the brain. | This newsletter is brought to you by Narrato.io - a content ordering platform with thousands of quality-vetted writers and smart matching algorithms. | | | | |