Coronavirus live news: Indonesian doctors ill despite Sinovac shots; Tokyo to lift emergency before Olympics

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350 Indonesian doctors have Covid despite being vaccinated; Japan to lift Tokyo’s virus emergency on 20 June; CureVac fails in pivotal trial

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Greece has become the third EU country to secure the European Commission’s approval for a recovery plan to be financed by the bloc’s coronavirus rescue fund.

AFP reports that European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen made the announcement on the third stop of a tour to highlight EU approval for packages presented by countries that have suffered severe economic fallout from the pandemic.

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Covid vaccinations could become compulsory for health workers if they do not drop their resistance to getting the jab, France’s health minister has warned.

AFP reports that the threat came on the first day that people in France were authorised to be outdoors without wearing face masks, as vaccinations pick up and new Covid cases drop.

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