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- The rise in Covid-19 infections in Britain is “concerning,” said Health Secretary Matt Hancock.
- Australia expects to receive its first batches of a potential Covid-19 vaccine in January, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said.
- China has showcased its homegrown coronavirus vaccines for the first time.
Keep you updated on the latest news on the new coronavirus (Covid-19) from around the world.
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Coronavirus cases worldwide exceed 27.19 million, the death toll is 888326
More than 27.19 million people are reported to be infected with the new coronavirus worldwide and 888,326 have died, according to a Reuters tally.
Infections have been reported in more than 210 countries and territories since the first cases were identified in China in December 2019.
UK Covid-19 rise ‘worrisome’ but not out of control – Hancock
The rise in Covid-19 infections in Britain is “concerning,” Health Secretary Matt Hancock said on Monday, but added that the government was still in control of the pandemic.
The daily number of Covid-19 cases rose to 2,988 on Sunday, the highest daily increase since May.
“The increase in the number of cases that we have seen in the last few days is mainly due to younger people,” Hancock told LBC Radio.
When asked if the government had lost control, he replied: “No, but the whole country needs to follow social distancing because we can only do this as a whole society.”
He added that the increase was frequent among young people from wealthier backgrounds.
– Reuters
Australia expects to receive Covid-19 vaccine from AstraZeneca in a few months
Australia expects to receive its first batches of a potential Covid-19 vaccine in January, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday, as the number of new daily infections at the country’s virus hotspot fell to a 10-week low.
Morrison said his government has reached an agreement with CSL Ltd to manufacture two vaccines: one developed by rival AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford, and another developed in CSL’s own laboratories with the University of Queensland.
“Australia needs some hope,” Morrison told reporters in Canberra. “Today we take another important step to protect the health of Australians against the coronavirus pandemic.”
Health Minister Greg Hunt said scientists leading the development of both vaccines have warned that recent evidence suggests that both will offer “multi-year protection.”
Morrison said CSL is expected to deliver 3.8 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine, which is currently undergoing advanced stage clinical trials in Britain, Brazil and South Africa, in January and February next year.
– Reuters
The Philippines registers 1,383 new coronavirus cases, the lowest in almost 8 weeks
The Philippine Ministry of Health reported 1,383 new coronavirus infections on Monday, its lowest number of new daily cases in nearly eight weeks.
The ministry said there were 15 new deaths, bringing the total of Covid-19 deaths to 3,890.
The Philippines has the highest number of coronavirus infections in Southeast Asia, with 238,727 confirmed cases.
– Reuters
China shows Covid-19 vaccines for the first time
China has showcased its homegrown coronavirus vaccines for the first time, as the country where the contagion was discovered seeks to shape the narrative surrounding the pandemic.
There are high hopes for the small vials of liquid on display at a Beijing trade fair this week: vaccine candidates produced by Chinese companies Sinovac Biotech and Sinopharm.
Neither have hit the market yet, but manufacturers expect them to be approved after major phase 3 testing later in the year.
A Sinovac representative told AFP that his company had already “completed the construction of a vaccine factory” capable of producing 300 million doses a year.
– AFP
Malaysia Reports Steepest Increase in New Coronavirus Cases in 3 Months
Malaysian health authorities reported 62 new coronavirus cases on Monday, the steepest rise since early June, just as the government began banning long-term immigration pass holders from countries with high numbers of infections.
Since Monday, Southeast Asia’s third-largest economy has imposed a ban on pass holders from 23 countries that have reported more than 150,000 Covid-19 cases, in an attempt to clamp down on imported cases. Countries on the ban list include the United States, Great Britain and France.
Monday’s new infections were the largest since June 4, when 277 cases and one death were reported.
Malaysia currently has 9,459 confirmed coronavirus infections, of which 128 resulted in deaths.
– Reuters
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