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The Royal College of Nursing’s England director, Mike Adams, said the National Health Service (NHS) was under “intense pressure” due to the rising number of coronavirus patients.
He told Sky News that it was “infuriating” to see people not following the guidance or not wearing masks.
India’s drug regulator is set to approve on Friday a coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University for emergency use, three sources with knowledge of the matter said.
The decision would pave the way for the vaccine’s rollout in the world’s second-most populous country which, after the United States, has the highest number of Covid-19 infections in the world.
The UK and Argentina have already authorised the vaccine for urgent public use.
