Coronavirus (COVID-19) National News

NEW DELHI — Every adult in India is now eligible for a free vaccine paid for by the federal government.

TOKYO (AP) — Thousands of Japanese companies began distributing COVID-19 vaccines to workers and their families Monday in an employer-led drive reaching more than 13 million people that aims to rev up the nation's slow vaccine rollout.

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Sunday June 20, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 352,550 new vaccinations administered for a total of 32,171,232 doses given.

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 8:30 p.m. ET on Sunday June 20, 2021. Some provinces and territories do not report daily case numbers. There are 1,408,835 confirmed cases in Canada.

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 7:30 p.m. Alberta's chief medical health officer is reporting 100 new COVID-19 cases, 89 of which are new. Dr.

REGINA — Saskatchewan will lift all remaining public health measures meant to protect against COVID-19 as of July 11, making it the second province to do so, behind only Alberta.

BOSTON — Some New England hospitals are delaying or rescheduling surgeries because of a shortage of blood donations during the pandemic. “We haven’t seen anything like this in about 30 or 40 years at least,” Dr.

MONTREAL — Dominique Ducharme felt helpless. The Montreal Canadiens interim head coach — hours after testing positive for COVID-19 — was sitting at home as his team battled in the third round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.

MONTREAL — Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé is encouraging Quebecers inoculated against COVID-19 to get their proof of vaccination if they haven't done so already.

Toronto is scaling up doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to compensate for a delay in shipment of Pfizer-BioNTech shots to Ontario.