Herald section
The latest reporting from across the Belfast Herald news desks.
President Lionel Aingimea announces Nauru's first positive cases of COVID-19 in two asymptomatic people who travelled from Brisbane on March 31.
Russia has become the first country to register a nasal spray form of the Sputnik V vaccine, developed by the Gamaleya Research Institute. The vaccine uses adenovirus vectors and induces mucosal and systemic immunity.
Pakistan has disbanded the National Command and Operations Center, which oversaw the national response to the pandemic, as infection rates reached their lowest since early 2020. The move follows the lifting of most restrictions and high vaccination coverage.
President Joe Biden announced a release of up to one million barrels of crude oil per day from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve for up to six months to address high gasoline prices and inflation.
President Biden received his second booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on 30 March 2022, following FDA authorization for individuals over 50. The administration announced new initiatives to expand access to testing, treatments, and information.
The U.S. FDA and the CDC approve fourth doses of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for people over the age of 50 years.
President Joe Biden signed the Emmett Till Antilynching Act into law on 29 March 2022, making lynching a federal hate crime after more than 200 failed attempts to pass such legislation.
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency detained the MS Pride of Kent at Dover following a failure in safety inspections. The incident occurred amid ongoing scrutiny of P&O Ferries' crew replacement practices.