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North Rhine-Westphalia, an industrial powerhouse that is home to cities such as Cologne, Duesseldorf and Dortmund, currently languishes far down the per capita vaccine league tables in Germany, with about 1.6% of the population having received their first shot. ___ THE VIRUS OUTBREAK: — Online error messages and jammed-up hotlines slow vaccine rollout for those over 80 in Germany's North Rhine-Westphalia state — The European Union is pressuring the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca to deliver more vaccines as promised — Facing questions about its vaccines and its early COVID response, China is hitting back by encouraging fringe theories that may harm — Mexican President López Obrador says he has mild COVID-19 symptoms as his country registers its highest infections and deaths — For emergency medical technicians, the coronavirus is constant, riding with them in ambulances from patient to patient — Follow all of AP’s pandemic coverage at https://apnews.com/hub/coronavirus-pandemic, https://apnews.com/hub/coronavirus-vaccine and https://apnews.com/UnderstandingtheOutbreak ___ HERE’S WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING: BRUSSELS — The European Union is pressuring the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca to deliver more vaccines to its 27 nations and stick to initial promises, especially since it has invested in enhancing production capacity. 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A statement by the prime minister’s office says that Illa's last Cabinet meeting will be on Tuesday and later his “replacement will be disclosed." The 54-year-old politician is facing widespread criticism from opposition parties for what they see as an electoral use of the health ministry as a political platform. Illa, who was appointed to the position two months before Spain declared a state of emergency to fight virus infections, has repeated since his candidacy was announced in December that he would remain “101% focused” on the pandemic before campaigning for the Socialists in Catalonia. Polls show that Illa’s Socialists, who reject the independence supported by roughly half of Catalans, would win the hotly contested Feb. 14 election but would fall short of the majority needed to form government. A regional court last week took a preliminary decision to keep the vote as scheduled, instead of pushing it back for nearly three months as the regional government had ordered. With nearly 2.5 million infections and 55,400 deaths for COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic, Spain ranks among the worst-hit countries by the coronavirus in Europe. ___ BERLIN — German police say hundreds of cars and pedestrians are lining up at border crossings along the Czech-German border after Germany declared the Czech Republic a high risk area in the pandemic, meaning it requires proof a negative coronavirus test results before entry. At the crossings in Waldmuenchen and Fuerth im Wald authorities said hundreds of cars lined up on the Czech side trying to get into Germany in the early morning hours. Further backup was expected during the day Monday. Since Sunday, people from the Czech Republic need to show negative test results no older than 48 hours every time they enter Germany. The Czechs who commute to work in neighbouring Germany formed long lines at some border crossings, waiting for required tests on the coronavirus. The Czechs were boosting the capacity of their testing site at the crossings and elsewhere to meet the growing demand. Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis was scheduled to discuss the situation with his Bavarian counterpart Markus Söder. Other Czechs who don’t work in the neighbouring country on a daily basis have to have a test but also need to isolate for 10 days if they travel to Germany. ___ COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka's government says it will start vaccinating people for COVID-19 this week. Sri Lanka will receive 500,000 shots of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine from India as a donation on Wednesday and the inoculation will begin on the next day. The vaccine will be first given to the frontline members of the health sector, military and police. Sri Lanka has also ordered a stock of Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine and separatelyis supposed to receive vaccines for 20% of the population through the WHO’s COVAX program. ___ DHAKA, Bangladesh — Bangladesh has taken delivery of 5 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine from an Indian producer. Bangladesh has planned to buy 30 million doses of vaccines from the Serum Institute of India in phases. Bangladeshi company Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd. has received the consignment of 5 million doses as distributor in the South Asian country. On Thursday, the country received 2 million doses of the vaccine as a gift from India while Monday’s vaccines were purchased. The vaccines, manufactured under license by Serum Institute of India, will primarily be given to frontline workers including doctors and nurses. The government says the inoculation is expected to start soon. Since March, Bangladesh has recorded more than 8,000 deaths from coronavirus. ___ SYDNEY — Australia has suspended its partial travel bubble with New Zealand after New Zealand reported its first coronavirus case outside of a quarantine facility in two months. Australian Health Minister Greg Hunt said Monday the suspension would last for three days and was being implemented out of an abundance of caution. Travelers affected need to cancel or face two weeks in quarantine upon arrival. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said she’d told Morrison she had confidence in New Zealand’s systems and processes, but it was up to Australia to decide how they managed their borders. Health officials in New Zealand say genome tests indicate the woman contracted the virus from another returning traveller just before leaving quarantine. However, there was no evidence the virus has spread further. 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