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Berlin among 10 regions to start return to schooling; rises in cases in India’s worst-affected region fuels fears of new waveFauci laments ‘historic’ Covid toll as US nears 500,000 deathsEngland roadmap out of lockdown revealedUK: changing events could put brakes on recovery roadmap, says ministerIsrael’s use of Covid vaccines in prisoner swap deal sparks rowSee all our coronavirus coverage 12.49pm GMT Thailand’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given emergency use authorisation for Sinovac Biotech’s coronavirus vaccine, a senior official told Reuters on Monday. “The FDA has approved or registered Sinovac’s COVID-19 vaccine for conditional emergency use, effective February 22,” FDA deputy secretary-general Surachok Tangwiwat said, adding it was valid for one year. 12.39pm GMT Palestinians in Gaza began a limited Covid-19 vaccination programme on Monday after receiving doses donated by Russia and the United Arab Emirates, but a wider campaign could be further off as health officials await larger shipments. Reuters reports:Officials in the coastal enclave, run by the Islamist group Hamas and home to 2 million people, are administering the first of their 22,000 Russia Sputnik V doses to health workers. Patients with chronic diseases and those over 60 years old will follow. The Gaza health ministry sent out text messages to urge those eligible to come and get their shots. “I am proud the health sector was able to overcome this difficult time, with limited resources but gr
