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A health worker measures the temperature of a traveller in a sanitary barrier as she arrives at Congonhas airport in Sao Paulo, Brazil on May 31, 2021. Brazil has registered 1,454 Covid-19 deaths and 37,936 new cases, according to data released by the nation's Health Ministry.
On Thursday, the health ministry said a 31-year-old man had developed thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome - a rare but serious condition involving blood clots with a low platelet count - seven days after his first AstraZeneca vaccine injection.Regulators initially approved the vaccine for men over 18 and women over 45.
On Monday, the heads of several major airlines as well as the chief executives of Heathrow Airport and industry group the US Travel Association will hold a virtual news conference to push for removal of travel restrictions between the United States and the United Kingdom. Since March 2020, the United States has barred nearly all non-US citizens who have been in the UK within the last 14 days from entering the country. Airline and administration officials say no change is expected in the near term but add it is possible the restrictions could be removed as early as July 4 or thereabouts, but they caution no decisions have been made.
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