US Secretary of State Antony Blinken designated 12 countries, including China, Pakistan and Myanmar, as 'countries of particular concern' for the current status of religious freedom in these nations.
Senior U.S. officials have arrived in Sri Lanka to find ways to help the island nation in the throes of an unprecedented economic crisis and severe shortages of essential supplies.
The plan, as outlined by the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other top authorities, calls for an extra dose eight months after people get their second shot of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine.