Thailand and India grappling with new deadly Covid-19 wave as vaccine doses pass one billion mark and global cases top new record


This handout photo from the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration taken and released on April 24, 2021 shows Bangkok Governor Aswin Kwanmuang (right) speaking with medical staff as he visits the Elegant Airport Hotel, a hotel converted into a field hospital for Covid-19 patients in Bangkok, to accomodate a surge in the number of cases of the novel coronavirus in the country. - AFP

PARIS, April 25 (AFP): The number of Covid-19 jabs administered globally surpassed the one billion mark on Saturday (April 24), offering hope even as the number of virus cases worldwide hit a new daily record mainly due to an explosion of infections in India.

At least 1,002,938,540 vaccine doses have been administered in 207 countries and territories, according to an AFP tally.

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