India reports a record 3,780 deaths fromCOVID-19 during the past 24 hours and 382,315 new cases. TheWorld Health Organization says that nearly half of the worldwide cases reported last week were from India.(CNA)
Prime MinisterMostafa Madbouly announces that theEid Al-Fitr holiday will begin from May 12 until May 16, which means that all gardens, parks, public buses, and public beaches will be closed or will not operate during this period. In addition, all shops, shopping malls, restaurants, cafés, and cinemas will close at 9:00 p.m., and all gatherings at those venues will be banned for two weeks beginning tomorrow as part of measures meant to reduce the spread of COVID-19.(Arab News)
Health Canada approves the use of thePfizer–BioNTech vaccine for children ages 12 to 15, becoming the first country to approve the vaccine for use in younger age groups.(CTV News)
TheBiden administration announces that it will support waiving patent protections on existing COVID-19 vaccines so that other countries can produce generic variants, following weeks of pressure from the international community.(CNBC)
At a court inRwanda,Beatrice Munyenyezi denies the charges against her stemming from the 1994genocide. Munyenyezi alleges that she was a pregnant teenager at the time and that she could not have been involved in the crimes. She had been previously deported from the United States for lying on her naturalization process. Her husband and mother-in-lawPauline Nyiramasuhuko are already convicted for the genocide.(Reuters)
SpaceX Starship SN15 makes its first successful vertical landing after launching fromBoca Chica, Texas and climbing to an altitude of 10km during a test flight.(CNN)
