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Regions from Europe to Canada suspended travel links to the UK, such as full lock-in came in London and the south-east of England to mutate the coronavirus.
5 million Sydney residents are asked actions curved over the next few days amid a growing uprising, and Thai authorities closed their seaside area near Bangkok after highest spike in new cases.
Vaccines appear to be with Moderna Inc. vaccine. starting Monday in the U.S. after receiving regulatory approval. Congressional leaders largely reached a contract Package spends $ 900 billion plan to help U.S. economy fight for coronavirus pandemic.
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- World looking in the spring for virus relief as vaccines begin
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- Travel pain spreads as Europe closes levels of UK virus pressure
- Do I need to have the vaccine ?: QuickTake
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Jakarta extends loops to January 3 (10:37 am HK)
Indonesia’s capital has expanded virus restrictions within a further two weeks as things go up and to prevent any further spikes from the holiday season. Jakarta, home to more than 10 million people, will keep capacity and operational limits for offices, restaurants and shopping centers below the so-called transition rate, according to a statement from the local government.
Pact Gives Airlines Payment $ 15 Billion Refund (10:34 am HK)
Pandemic aid package negotiated with Congressional leaders includes $ 15 billion for resettlement payback for airlines that expired two months ago, according to two people familiar with the legislation. The legislation is similar to provisions in an earlier pandemic aid package that ended on October 1, which banned layoffs and came with other restrictions.
Korean Affairs falls below 1,000 for the first time in a week (9:03 am HK)
South Korea reported 926 new cases in 24 hours, falling below 1,000 for the first time in a week, according to data from the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency website.
The Seoul Metropolitan Government decided within an administrative order banning indoor and outdoor group meetings of five or more, Yonhap News reported, citing unidentified city officials. The city government is in talks with the state government and will make a final decision on details.
Canada suspends UK flights for 72 hours (9:02 am HK)
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government suspended flights between Canada and the UK for an effective 72 hours on midnight on Sunday due to “the high number of cases of Covid-19 variant virus seen in some areas of the UK. United Kingdom. ”
Bogota re-restricts restrictions such as escalation (8:56 am HK)
Colombia’s capital Bogota will return to partial movement restrictions where citizens are only allowed to buy staples, go to restaurants, shopping malls, among other places, according to the last number of their ID, the Mayor said Claudia López in a video posted on Twitter. The new measures will take place from Monday.
Amazon closes New Jersey warehouse: CNBC (8:54 am HK)
Amazon.com Inc. has shut down a warehouse in northern New Jersey until Dec. 26 after more of its staff tested positive for coronavirus for showing no symptoms, CNBC said, citing a call sent to carriers -work. Amazon spokeswoman Lisa Levandowski confirmed in a statement to CNBC that employees at the facility will be paid for any missed moves at shutdown. She declined to comment on the total number of cases found.
UK suppliers’ sound alarm with installed routes (7:57 m HK)
Britain’s largest port they have stopped all traffic going to Europe and food supplies into the country are under severe pressure after a new strain of the Covid-19 virus found the neighbors closest to travel links to restrict the UK.
The crisis prompted Prime Minister Boris Johnson to convene a meeting of the government’s emergency committee on Monday to try to keep goods flowing. Further meetings are taking place on Sunday afternoons and Monday mornings “to ensure strong plans are in place,” the prime minister’s office said in a statement.
Congress Deals $ 900 Billion Relief Plan (5:58 pm NY)
Congressional leaders reached a deal on a $ 900 billion spending package to strengthen U.S. economy amid coronary virus pandemic, giving lawmakers a short schedule to review the second largest economic rescue step in the nation ‘s history and give.
Photographer: Ting Shen / Bloomberg
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer announced the agreement Sunday. The legislative text was still being written, but the House was expected to vote on Monday, followed by the Senate.
WHO is working with the UK to study mutation (4:46 pm NY)
The World Health Organization is working with scientists in the UK to find out if a new coronavirus variable reported there spreads more easily, causing worse illness and avoiding an antibody response created by vaccine, said Maria van Kerkhove, the group ‘s technical director of Covid-19. BBC Sunday.
“What they are working on is understanding whether it is the variable itself that is causing its ability to spread more easily, or whether it is a combination of human behavioral factors,” Van Kerkhove said. “So far, the information they have shared with us is that it has no effect on the vaccines and does not appear to cause any discrepancies in the clinical picture or is unlikely. that it causes a more serious disease. ”
Frontline workers, older people available for vaccinations (4:40 pm NY)
The critical and frontline veterans, including firefighters, teachers and grocery store staff, should be in the next line for coronavirus vaccines, an advisory committee vote for the Centers for Control and Prevention Disease Sunday.
The first round of vaccinations, which began last week, is going primarily to health care workers and residents of long-term care facilities.
Turkey suspends flights from the UK and other countries (4:36 pm NY)
Turkey has suspended flights from the UK, Denmark, the Netherlands and South Africa after the UK government warned that a new, rapid spread of the coronavirus was “out of control,” he said. Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca in a Twitter post.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the ban in coordination with the Ministry of Transport, Koca said. He did not analyze the time frame.
The U.S. has administered 556,208 vaccine shoes (4:33 pm NY)
Dr. Sheetal Sheth will receive the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at George Washington University Hospital on December 14th.
The U.S. has dispensed more than half a million doses of Covid-19 vaccine in the first week of the nation’s major inoculation campaign, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Sunday.
The illustrations, by Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE, distributed mainly to the nation’s frontline healthcare workers. In total, 556,208 shots have been administered of 2.84 million distributed to date, the group said online. The Atlanta-based CDC will monitor the sights as part of a nationwide distribution, as well as monitor their safety.
California reports worst week yet (2:40 pm NY)
New Covid-19 cases in California rose by 302,690 this week, the worst seven-day period in the state, to 1,854,456, health department website showing. If California were a country, it would be the ninth on a list of most coronavirus cases, between Italy and Spain. He was sent 17th for deaths, between South Africa and Indonesia.
Italy says UK passenger with transfer (2:35 pm NY)
The Italian health ministry said a patient who entered the country a few days ago from the UK has been diagnosed with the new virus. The man and his close contacts are on their own and have followed all protocols, the ministry said in a press release.
France has fewer deaths in almost two months (2:20 pm NY)
French coronavirus-related deaths rose 131 to 60,549 on Sunday, the smallest increase since Oct. 25. The country registered 12,799 new cases, with the rate of disease rising for the fifth straight day. Hospitals and patients in intensive care increased, after falling for most of last week.
Moderna Shots Like starting Monday, Slaoui says (1:29 pm NY)
Covid-19 vaccines are likely to begin with the newly approved Moderna Inc. image Monday morning, said Moncef Slaoui, head of the U.S. government’s vaccination campaign.
Operation Warp Speed’s plans call for the release of 5.9 million doses of the Moderna vaccine and 2 million doses of the Pfizer Inc./BioNTech SE vaccine on Monday, Slaoui told CNN’s “State of the Union.”
No UK flight ban required: US Virus Team Member (12:30 pm NY)
The US has not had to suspend flights from the UK because of a coronavirus mite that helped lock in the emergency for London, a member of the White House virus action group said. “I don’t think we have to do that yet,” ABC Deputy Health Secretary Brett Giroir told ABC’s Sunday “This Week”.
UK gets highest daily number (11:19 am NY)
Lights illuminate an empty street in London on 20 December.
Photographer: Peter Summers / Getty Images
The UK reported 35,928 cases of Covid-19 on Sunday, mostly for a day since the outbreak began and more than 10,000 above the weekly average. Deaths, often lower at weekends due to reported delays, 326, were below the seven-day slowing average
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