Leaders of the Covid Recovery Group said in a letter that the "tremendous pace" of the vaccine rollout means restrictions should begin easing from early March.
The B.1.351 variant first detected in South Africa and identified in the United States this week could drive the country's Covid-19 death toll up to 654,000 by May 1.
Internal activism within Google increased after reports of the company offering multimillion-dollar severance packages to employees accused of engaging in inappropriate sexual relationships.