For Rhys Wareham, a coffee industry technician from Sydney, the start of COVID-19 lockdowns in 2020 did not just mean staying home, but having to stop visiting the pub every afternoon to gamble on poker machines.

Coronavirus vaccinations will not be mandatory for the million-plus fans going to the World Cup in Qatar this year, the Gulf state said Thursday.

Russia’s COVID-19 case tally rose by 38,739 over the past day to 20,948,470, the anti-coronavirus crisis center reported on Thursday.

Japan on Thursday reported 42,173 new coronavirus cases, down 7,806 from Wednesday.

Russia’s Vector State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology is developing a mRNA coronavirus vaccine, Yelena Nechayeva, the center’s deputy director general.

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Russia’s COVID-19 case tally rose by 40,017 over the past day to 20,909,731, the anti-coronavirus crisis center reported on Wednesday.

Japan on Wednesday reported 49,979 new coronavirus cases.

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