Now playing Next USA Every American eligible for COVID-19 vaccine on April 19, Biden says “No more confusing rules. No more confusing restrictions," Biden said. 07/04/2021
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Now playing Next Bulgaria Bulgarian PM set for tough coalition talks after splintered election While Borissov led preliminary results with 26% of the vote, his centre-right GERB lost ground to smaller parties following months of anti-graft protests. 05/04/2021
Now playing Next United Kingdom UK PM says he's hopeful international travel can resume from May 17 Johnson added that vaccine passports could be used as a way of continuing international travel without reimporting COVID-19 cases. 05/04/2021
Now playing Next Poland COVID spike pushes Polish hospitals to the brink over Easter weekend Beds in some hospitals were almost all taken up by coronavirus patients over the Easter weekend in Poland, which has currently seen record case numbers. 05/04/2021
Now playing Next Germany This east German town is COVID-19 testing daily so tourism can reopen Anyone wanting to visit tourist sites or hotels and restaurants in Augustusburg must register to receive a QR code, then take an antigen test on arrival. 04/04/2021
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