Races to Vaccinate as Variants Threaten to Produce Surge in Cases President Biden called on states to reinstate mask mandates and warned against “letting up on precautions.” New York has opened inoculations to all those over 30. “This is a concerning number of new cases and should not be dismissed,” Dr. Mark Levine, the state’s health commissioner, said at a news conference on Friday. Cases across the United States have started to rise in recent weeks, after infections began to drop following a post-holiday surge. Emergency wards of hospitals in Lahore and Islamabad have been filled to capacity with coronavirus patients, according to health workers. The vaccination drive was started this month, with people over the age of 60 and health workers eligible for doses developed by the Chinese company Sinopharm.

Source: International New York Times March 30, 2021 08:41 UTC