Topic: Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador

India and Brazil are dominating a surge in COVID-19 deaths and cases as nations around the world are ramping up vaccinations in efforts to curb the pandemic and amid restrictions, including lockdowns.

The Biden administration said it plans to send a combined 4 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to Mexico and Canada as the shot is being considered for approval in the United States.

The pandemic is diminishing in Britain, including an increase of 82 deaths Sunday, after a peak of more than 1,800 two months ago with restrictions to be reduced and vaccinations ramped up, much like elsewhere in Europe.

President Joe Biden held a bilateral meeting with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Monday as the two discussed immigration and the COVID-19.

Worldwide attempts to control COVID-19 with vast vaccine distribution and restrictions, including lockdowns, are paying off with reduced cases and deaths from peaks in January.

The coronavirus pandemic, which has claimed more than 2.2 million lives and sickened at least 103 people worldwide, is subsiding from record levels.

Mexico, Chile and Costa Rica led Latin America on Thursday, becoming the first countries in the region to begin administering COVID-19 vaccines.

After weeks of silence, Chinese President Xi Jinping called U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday to congratulate him on his election victory over President Donald Trump.

After refusing for several days to acknowledge former Vice President Joe Biden's election victory, the Chinese government on Friday congratulated him on becoming the president-elect of the United States.

South Korea reimposed social distancing measures Saturday to curb COVID-19 after local cases spiked in the capital.