A Parrish Medical Center medical worker holds a vial of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on a ride through the vaccination clinic for Port Canaveral workers, workers at local hotels and restaurants, and residents of the Port Canaveral community. Paul Hennessy | LightRakete | Getty Images Moderna on Tuesday asked the Food and Drug Administration for…

Crowds of people are seen shopping during a weekly market at Kandivali. SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images India is expected to see double-digit expansion in the three months ending in June — but economists warn that the data won’t be painting the full picture of the country’s growth trajectory. South Asia’s largest economy…

Anna Mendez, LPN, administers a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to Vern Henderson at a clinic set up by Healthcare Network on May 20, 2021 in Immokalee, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images More than 50% of the U.S. population has received at least one Covid vaccine shot, federal data shows, as nationwide case counts continue to…

The latest Covid-19 outbreak in Taiwan is a lesson that a containment strategy aiming for zero local transmission may not be sustainable in the long term, a public health professor said Tuesday. Before the recent explosion in cases, Taiwan had reported very few Covid infections for more than a year — and most were imported.…

The average daily number of Covid cases in the US is less than half of the level recorded in early May, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. The country averaged 23,407 new infections per day for the past week, down from about 49,600 on May 1, a 53% decrease. Federal data shows that…

Global wellness expert Deepak Chopra told CNBC that he was “devastated” and “broken” over the Covid-19 crisis that is currently gripping India and said the country could have dealt with the situation much better. Chopra, who was born and raised in New Delhi before continuing his medical education in the United States, hopes lessons will…

Health workers wearing protective suits spray disinfectant on children during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the Covid-19 coronavirus, on a deserted road in Kathmandu on May 3, 2020. Prakash Mathema | AFP | Getty Images Nepal underestimated its second wave of Covid-19 infections and needs to step up its efforts to…

A crowd of travelers are checking in for their flights in LAX on Friday, May 28, 2021. Allen J. Cockroaches | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images The U.S. has reported the lowest number of Covid-19 cases in more than a year as the country’s airports recorded the highest number of travelers since the pandemic…

A medical worker injects a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine into a man on May 19, 2021 at a hospital in Accra, capital of Ghana. Seth | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images Africa will need at least 20 million doses of AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine within the next six weeks to allow people who have…

Here are the top news, trends, and analysis that investors need to get their trading day started: 1. Dow futures rise as stocks head for earnings week A Wall Street sign is seen near the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City on May 4, 2021. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Futures contracts for…