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European countries As the travel links were suspended As part of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s efforts to end the coronavirus mutation, a complete lockdown took place in London and south-east England.
Sydney’s 5 million residents are being asked Take control of the activities in the next few days amid rising outbreaks, when Thai authorities closed the coastal province near Bangkok following record growth in new cases. India’s infections are at the top of 100 million.
Moderna Inc. after receiving regulatory approval. Inoculation with the vaccine of U.S. Is expected to start from Monday. Congress leaders reached out about the deal A નું 900 billion plan cost package to help weather the coronavirus epidemic in the American economy.
Key development:
- Global Tracker: Case 76.7 million passed; Death peaks 1.69 million
- The vaccine doesn’t mean we’ll see the last of the covid, Experts warn
- The world Spring appears to relieve the virus as vaccinations begin
- Sydney’s swollen covid erupts endangering Christmas
- The pain of travel spreads as Europe ranks close to the strain of the European virus
- Do I need to be vaccinated ?: QuickTech
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Routes hobbled with UK suppliers sound alarm (7:57 a.m. KK)
Britain’s largest port The discovery of a new strain of the Covid-19 virus, which cut off all traffic to Europe and the country’s food supply, has sent its nearest neighbors into the UK. Were also asked to limit the travel limit.
The crisis prompted Prime Minister Boris Johnson to convene a meeting of the government’s emergency committee on Monday to ensure the goods continue to flow. The Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement that “more meetings are being held on Sunday evening and Monday morning to ensure strict plans are in place.”
TechDeka Planning Trial of Moderna Vaccine (HK on 4:44)
Tekda Pharmaceutical Co. The hearing for Moderna Inc.’s coronavirus vaccine in Japan began in January, a company representative said. Pfizer Inc. And modern vaccines in the U.S. Is being distributed after getting emergency approval in.
Seoul to ban meetings of 5 or more people: Yonha on 5 (7:38 am HK)
The Seoul metropolitan government has decided to issue an administrative order banning indoor and outdoor group meetings of five or more people internally, Yonihop News quoted unnamed city officials as saying. The city government is in talks with the state government and will take a final decision on the details.
Leaders agree on epidemic relief (NY at 5:58 p.m.)
Cleared the last significant hurdle for congressional negotiators Epidemic relief law, with compromise on the future of the Federal Reserve’s emergency financing programs, set to vote on Sunday night.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said congressional leaders have now agreed on a nearly 900 900 billion plan to help weather the coronavirus epidemic in the American economy.
Congress plans to combine virus-related measures with વાયર 1.4 trillion in government spending for fiscal year 2021. The deal includes funding for small businesses, incentive payments to most individuals, supplementary unemployment benefits, assistance for vaccine distribution and resources for education, child care and housing.
U.K. to study change. Working with (NY 4:46 p.m.)
Maria Van Kerkov, the agency’s technical lead at Covid-19, said the World Health Organization was working with scientists in the UK to find out if there was a new coronavirus type mutated, causing a more serious illness and by vaccination. The resulting antibody survives the response, said Maria Van Kerkov, the agency’s technical lead on Corridor-19. BBC Sunday.
“What they’re working on is to understand if it’s the variety itself that is causing its ability to spread more easily, or if it’s a combination of individuals’ behavioral factors, ”Van Kerwow said. “So far, the information they have shared with us is that it has no effect on the vaccine and it does not make a difference in the clinical picture or it does not appear to cause a more serious disease.”
Front-line workers, forward to the elderly for vaccination (4:40 p.m. NY)
Essential workers, including the elderly and firefighters, teachers and grocery store workers, should be on the lookout for the coronavirus vaccine, the advisory committee of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted on Sunday.
The first round of vaccinations began last week, going mostly to health care workers and residents of long-term care facilities.
Turkey suspends flights to UK and other countries (4:36 pm NY)
Turkey has temporarily suspended flights to the UK, Denmark, the Netherlands and South Africa after the UK government warned that the new, rapidly spreading strain of coronavirus was “out of control”, Turkish Health Minister Fahretin Koka said in a Twitter post.
Koka said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had called for the suspension by coordinating with the transport ministry. He did not elaborate on the timeline.
USA administered 556,208 vaccine shots (4 p.m. NY)
The U.S. has given more than half a million Covid-19 vaccine doses in the first week of the country’s mass inoculation campaign, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Sunday.
Pfizer Inc. And Bioentech S.E. These shots, made by, are mostly distributed to front line health-care workers across the country. A total of 2.84 million tonnes have been distributed so far, the agency said. The Atlanta-based CDC is looking for shots as part of a nationwide rollout, as well as to monitor their safety.
North Carolina case at highest level (4:20 p.m.)
North Carolina reported 6,900 new cases, the third-highest number in a week with the most epidemic infections. Weekly mortality cases have nearly doubled in the past month, according to the Covid Trekking Project. There has been a slight slow increase in hospital admissions over the last two days.
California notes worst week (2:40 pm NY)
California’s new Covid-19 cases rose 302,690 this week, the state’s longest seven-day period, at 1,854,456, according to the Department of Health. Website show. If California were a country, it would rank ninth on a List of most coronavirus cases between Italy and Spain. It ranks 17th in terms of deaths between South Africa and Indonesia.
The state’s 14-day average positivity rate hit an eight-month high of 12%. In California yesterday, 46,4 cases. New cases have been reported, while the death toll has risen from 161 to 22,593. The number of intensive care unit beds available in the state has increased despite. 1, 1, to to increase though In the hospital 352 to 17,750 entries.
Italy says UK tourist has changed (NY at 2:35 p.m.)
Italy’s health ministry says a patient entering the country from the UK in recent days has been diagnosed with a new type of virus. The ministry said in a press release that the person and his close contacts are in isolation and comply with all protocols.
Cumo’s Concerns Reach UK Transformation in NY (2:23 pm NY)
Governor Rewandrew Cuomo said he was concerned that coronavirus mutations in the UK could occur in New York, saying it was the federal government’s negligence not to require testing or to curb travel.
State Health Commissioner Howard Zucker said no case of variable was found in the test. But Cuomo compared the situation to the spring, when the virus reached Europe in large numbers. He said there are six daily flights from the UK to New York.
France has the lowest death toll in almost two months (2:20 p.m.)
France’s coronavirus death toll rose to 60,549 on Sunday from 131 in October. Is the smallest increase after 25. The rate of infection in the country has increased to 12,799 new cases on the fifth day. There has been an increase in hospital admissions and intensive care patients after a decline over the past week.
Canada makes half a million cases (2:17 pm NY)
Canada has surpassed 500,000 Covid-19 cases, with most infections in Ontario and Quebec, the two most populous provinces, near the highest levels on record. About 6,500 cases joined the nation on Saturday, according to data collected by Johns Hopkins University and Bloomberg News.
According to the province, 2,146 new cases have been reported in Quebec, the highest number since the epidemic began. Website. Nt Ontario, j Strict ban on Friday, 2,316 added Cases compared to a record 2,432 on Wednesday.
Moderna shots are expected to start Monday, Sloui says (1:29 pm NY)
U.S. Monsef Slow, head of the government’s Vaccine Drive, said the newly authorized Moderna Inc. Covid-19 vaccinations with shots are expected to begin Monday morning.
Operation Operation Speed Plan on Monday 5.9 million doses of Moder vaccine and Pfizer Inc. / Byantech S.E. Wants two million doses of the vaccine, Sloan told CNN. No said “State of the Union.”
UK Flight Ban Not Required: US Virus Team Member (12:30 pm NY)
A member of the White House Virus Task Force coronavirus mutations that helped bring down the emergency lockdown for London No need to postpone flights. Said.
“I don’t really believe we need to do that yet,” Assistant Health Secretary Brett Giroire told ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday.
Giroire and Vivek Murthy, president-elect for surgeon general Joe Biden, both expressed confidence that the vaccines developed to fight Covid-19, two of which are authorized for emergency use in the U.S., would be effective against mutated forms of the virus. .
Mutant virus probably no more deadly: Gottlieb (11:45 am NY)
The new strain of coronavirus is not fully understood, but it is probably not more lethal, said former FDA commissioner and Pfizer Inc. Board member Scott Gottlieb told CBS’s “Face the Nation.” He added that it does not look more contagious.
UK reaches highest daily total (11:11 a.m. NY)
There were 35,928 cases of Covid-19 reported in the UK on Sunday, the highest for a single day since the epidemic began and more than 10,000 more than the weekly average. There were often fewer casualties over the weekend due to the reported delay, which was 32૨6 less than the seven-day average.
The country passed 2 million cases on Saturday, crossing the 1 million mark seven weeks later. New travel and social restrictions took effect in London, and most of the south-east of England was affected today after a new type of virus was identified that spread more rapidly.
Italy’s case slows, positive tests rise (11:15 a.m. NY)
The number of new coronavirus cases in Italy fell slightly on Sunday, amid concerns over new strains of the virus that prompted the government to block travel from the UK.
While the number of reported cases has come down to 15,104 as compared to the previous 16,308, the positive-test rate has increased from 9.2% to 11%. Another 352 people died.
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