While 4.2m Covid-19 deaths have been reported to the World Health Organization, a study by economist Ariel Karlinsky of Hebrew University of Jerusalem and research scientist Dmitry Kobak at the University of Tübingen, estimates there have been over 1m more deaths than reported by official death counts.
New York City will require proof of vaccination for a variety of indoor activities from dining to health clubs and concerts, mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Tuesday. The city is believed to be the first in the country to introduce such restrictions as it battles Covid-19’s more infectious Delta variant.
Ron DeSantis, Florida’s governor, said “hospital admissions have slowed” and should peak soon, after the latest data show record levels.The number of Covid-19 patients in the populous Miami-Dade and Jacksonville areas were “about half what they were during last summer’s…
