World Coronavirus Dispatch: Covid yet to reach these places and might never

Tracking evolutionary process of new variants, 1 in 50 people in England infected last week, Grammys a victim of an unprecedented surge in Los Angeles, and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Scientists look to stretch vaccine supply by halving doses

Rushing to tame an "out of control" pandemic through vaccinations, scientists in the United States are looking at the possibility of increasing the supply by actually halving the dosage of vaccines. The worst-affected nation in the world is struggling to contain the outbreak with more than 355,000 Covid-19 fatalities, and nearly 21 million cases. Hospitals are overwhelmed, and the nation is facing a grave urgency to inoculate people. America has missed the vaccination goals by some margin, officials have admitted recently. Read here

Let's look at the global statistics

Global infections: