The authorities in the United States and the European Union countries began to backtrack on the precautionary measures, in an indication of controlling the outbreak of the new Corona virus, and while the White House issued a statement regarding the Pfizer vaccine, India's suffering exacerbated and moved its mutated strain to 17 countries.

And Florida Governor Ron DeSantis lifted all applicable "Covid-19" restrictions, indicating the effectiveness of vaccines and their availability in the state.

 "This is the obvious thing that must be done," the Republican governor said in a press conference, referring to the decline in the number of injuries and deaths with the continuation of the immunization campaign.

Florida has a population of 23 million, and about 9 million of them have received at least one vaccine dose, according to the US Department of Health.

The Republican governor added that "at this stage there are people who have not been vaccinated, but certainly not because of the lack of supplies or the lack of availability of the vaccine."

Desantes criticized the strict restrictions that are still in effect in other countries, saying that those who still call for the need to monitor the population are saying in another way that they "do not believe in vaccines."

 Right direction

And in New York, State Governor Andrew Como announced yesterday, Monday, the lifting of many of the restrictions imposed to limit the spread of the Corona virus, including the resumption of metro work in the city over 24 hours.

New York was the epicenter of the virus outbreak in the United States, and this decision indicates that it has reached the stage of controlling the virus.

From May 19, Cuomo said, occupancy rates for many commercial and cultural establishments in the city would be canceled, including stores, restaurants, cinemas and museums.

He added that all things are going in the "right direction," pointing to the decline in the rates of positive "Covid-19" examinations and hospital admissions, which recorded their lowest levels since last November, in addition to the high rate of vaccination.

The number of people allowed to gather in the open air will be doubled from 250 to 500 people, while 250 people will be able to gather indoors after the number was limited to 100, and large gatherings are allowed for those who received the vaccine.

The announcement also paves the way for New York City's famous theaters to open their doors.

outward

In a related context, the administration of US President Joe Biden intends to support the move of the American pharmaceutical company "Pfizer" towards exporting doses of its vaccine against the emerging corona virus.

"We are delighted to see (Pfizer) work with other countries to help them meet their needs," Bloomberg quoted Geoff Zentes, the Corona dealing coordinator in the Biden administration, adding that the company is supplying the quantities of the vaccine to the United States faster than the agreed schedule.

Mexico and Canada had said last week that they expected to start receiving doses of the Pfizer vaccine produced in the United States, for the first time that Pfizer had exported its production to other countries.

With the vaccination of about 40% of all adults in the United States - according to the data of the American Center for Disease Control - pharmacies began to announce the availability of vaccine doses.

Dancing and singing

In Europe, governments began easing restrictions while vaccinating the elderly and chronically ill.

And an audience of 5,000 people was able to sing and dance the day before yesterday, Sunday, without masks and without spacing, during a music festival in Liverpool organized to test the measures planned to be implemented from June 21, when most of the health restrictions in the United Kingdom will be lifted.

As for France, yesterday it began easing its measures in the first of the four stages announced by President Emmanuel Macron, with the end of restrictions on movement and the partial return of middle and high school students to schools, against the backdrop of a slow decline in the number of cases requiring admission to hospital.

In Greece, with the start of the tourist season, outdoor patios for restaurants and cafes opened yesterday, after 6 months of closure.

Athens has accelerated the vaccination campaign in recent days, promising that the 30-year-old will soon receive the vaccine, and more than 3 million people have received the vaccine in the country of 11 million.

The Catastrophe of India

On the other hand, the situation in India continues to deteriorate rapidly, as the total number of injuries in the country rose to nearly 20 million on Monday, after more than 300,000 new injuries were recorded for the 12th consecutive day.

Hospitals are full, oxygen stocks have dwindled, and the situation has exceeded the capacity of morgues and crematoria.

In many places, groups of volunteers have begun to provide assistance and rescue.

Although it is the largest producer of vaccines in the world, India does not have enough to immunize its population, which undermines a plan to intensify and expand the vaccination program from Saturday, and only about 9% of the population received a single dose of the Corona vaccine.

The mutated Indian subspecies reached at least 17 countries, including Britain, Switzerland and Iran, prompting many governments to close their borders to travelers from India.