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India's daily cases topped 300,000, the only country besides the United States to hit that level.

PAHO's director says South America continues to be an epicenter but is not acting like it by easing mitigations steps.

Several countries have paused the vaccine while experts examine side effects.

As cases climb higher in hard-hit countries, more nations are tracking what they fear are fourth spikes in cases.

Early administration of the antiparasitic drug didn't shorten time to clinical improvement.

In the northern Amazon basin where cases are spiking, ICUs in Brazil, Peru, and Colombia are filling up with COVID-19 patients.

Also, the WHO details COVAX rollout and hot spot nations that contributed to a weekly rise in cases, the first in 6 weeks.