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Higher-income members of the WTO blocked an effort by developing countries to suspend patent rights for COVID-19 vaccines. The US House of Representatives approves the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus bill. The UNSC approved a statement condemning violence against protesters in Myanmar, stripped of language condemning the coup. Analysis: Science Under the Scope: The Pandemic and the Supply Chain; Region in Charts: Europe’s Third Wave Recovery Falters.

Condition Updates

A rundown of important global developments in markets, in business, and region-by-region, as well as statistical risk assessments by country and by US state.

Science Under the Scope: The Pandemic and the Supply Chain

The COVID-19 pandemic revealed many vulnerabilities within the medical supply chain. One of these vulnerabilities was the dependency of the United States on other countries for medical supplies. As a result, hospitals, health professionals, and patients experienced unprecedented supply challenges during a global health crisis.

Region in Charts: Europe’s Third Wave Recovery Falters

Europe’s recovery from the third wave of coronavirus has faltered, with new cases increasing by 42 percent over the past week. While the UK recovers, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain and Turkey continue to report daily new caseloads over 10,000.

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