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World Pledges Aid for India as Cases Surge: Virus Update
Healthcare workers administer doses of the Johnson & Johnson Janssen Covid-19 vaccine in San Rafael, California on April 25.
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India’s Covid-19 crisis is worsening, with a million cases added in the past three days. The U.S. will send India raw materials and step up financing aid for vaccine production, joining European countries in helping stem the world’s biggest surge in cases. President Joe Biden’s chief medical adviser said the U.S. will also consider offering India unused doses of AstraZeneca Plc’s vaccine.