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Brazilian soccer great Pele, 80, receives a dose of the coronavirus vaccine in Brazil, in this image posted on his Instagram account on March 2, 2021.SA’s first private sector vaccination site opened in the Western Cape on Tuesday as the province vaccinated its 13,415th person against Covid-19.
By Tuesday 73,000 health-care workers had been vaccinated in SA since the rollout of vaccinations first started on February 17.Dutch police: explosive"must have been placed" at coronavirus testing location The blast in the town of Bovenkarspel, north of the capital Amsterdam, shattered windows but caused no injuries, police said.March 03 2021 - 09:00Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued the most sweeping rollback of coronavirus restrictions of any US state on Tuesday, lifting a mask mandate and saying most businesses may open at full capacity next week.
“It is now time to open Texas 100%," Abbott, a first-term Republican, told a news conference. He said the order would take full effect on March 10.South Korean authorities said on Wednesday they are investigating the deaths of two people after a media report said the pair — both with pre-existing conditions — died within days of receiving AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine.