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Here is a summary of events from this evening

• Hospitals in the RA has started receiving batches of the newly approved Oxford / AstraZeneca vaccine in preparation for its release on Monday.
• Millions in France address tighter restrictions from Saturday night to counter a high number of Covid-19 cases, including a 12-hour curfew in 15 divisions. The country announced 157 more deaths today.
• Teaching and charitable unions have called for the RA government to postpone reopening of schools for at least a fortnight, fearing worker safety amid rising issues.
• Turkey reported 202 new deaths and 11,180 advanced cases in the past 24 hours, according to data from his health ministry.
• In Italy, 364 more people have died from the virus, a drop compared to Friday’s total of 462. The number of new cases has also dropped, from 22,211 to 11,831.
• The US Coronavirus cases and deaths are expected to rise after Christmas, with the number of people killed close to 350,000, with thousands expected to die in the coming month as doctors warn that they are at a “break”.
• Russia It has been said to have vaccinated more than 800,000 people, and more than 1.5m doses have been dispensed. The ministry of health maintains a database of Russians who received the Sputnik V vaccine.
• Gibraltar has applied a second lock in an attempt to stop Covid’s full-blown infections. Its 34,000 residents can now leave their home only for purchasing, work, exercise or essential medical reasons.
• Italy delays the opening of the ski resorts until January 18, after regional authorities requested more time to meet coronavirus regulations. The government’s scientific technical committee said a large population posed a “medium-high” risk.
• Another 314 people have died from coronavirus in Brazil, among 15,827 other positive cases recorded in the last 24 hours. The South American country has the second highest death toll in the world.

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Another 314 people have died from coronavirus in Brazil, among 15,827 other positive cases recorded in the last 24 hours.

According to his health ministry, the country has recorded more than 7.7m cases of the virus since the outbreak began. The official death tax has risen to 195,725.

Teaching unions in Wales They have also called for the reopening of schools to be delayed.

NASUWT and the leadership group NAHT Cymru expressed concerns about increased mobility of the new Covid-19 variant, and the risk to teachers, meaning schools should move to home learning.

A number of councils in Wales have already decided to teach distance learning for at least a week in January, but some still plan to reopen on January 6 for face-to-face teaching.

Niall Butler, The NASUWT national official for Wales said: “The whole of Wales is in phase 4 but despite that schools in Wales plan to open this week to full face-to-face tuition.

“The education service in Wales is in turmoil as the buck has been handed over to local authorities and some authorities have been assigned to individual schools. ”

Blood Cancer UK, has been advising parents of the disease to consider keeping their children at home if they are in an area with high levels of coronavirus infection.

The charity, which funds a study of blood cancers including leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma, said people with blood cancer are at high risk from the virus. “We are now at a stage where the rate of the disease is very high but despite that we are just weeks away from getting the vaccine for vulnerable people,” said a statement on Twitter.

It comes as teaching unions and councils lobby the government to introduce primary school closures. England to mid-January, amid rising cases of cases and increased pressure on hospitals.

Hospitals admitted London ready to postpone emergency surgery in a move that could mean months cancer patients waiting months for potentially life-saving work.

The charity said: “No parent with blood cancer should feel pressured to send their children to school over the next few weeks if they think keeping them is the right thing to do. for their family. ”

Nearly 65,000 people have died from coronavirus in France, as part of the country entering stricter restrictions.

According to his health ministry, 157 people have died from the virus in the last 24 hours. New data also showed 3,466 new cases.

The increase is within the government’s target of 5,000 or less per day. More than 2.6m people in the country have tested positive for the outbreak of the pandemic. The death toll is 64,921.

Stricter rules on public movement are being introduced from Saturday, including overnight curfews.

Zimbabwe has expanded national curfew, banned collections and ordered non-essential shops to close for a month.

Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, who is also a health minister, said some of the restrictions were immediately lifted and included a 6pm to 6am curfew and a ban on travel between cities. The closure order for shops will take its place from Tuesday.

In the past week there have been 1,342 Covid-19 cases and 29 deaths in the country. This is the highest through pandemic, according to Chiwenga. Last week the government postponed the reopening of schools scheduled for Monday, due to rising conditions and a tropical storm.

India a drug regulator is likely to agree to give people two doses of vaccine, with a four – week break between them, according to Reuters.

Officials had already approved the Oxford / AstraZeneca injection, and another developed locally by Bharat Biotech. A final decision is expected to be announced by the head of the Drug Standards Control Agency (CDSCO) on Sunday.

Italy delays the opening of the ski resorts until January 18, after regional authorities requested more time to meet coronavirus regulations.

Order signed Saturday by health minister Roberto Speranza delays the reopening of its ski lift and facilities. Authorities in the north and center of the country had told the government that their January 7 target date was not true.

In a joint letter, they said: “At the moment, due to the recent epidemiological shift at the international level which has not made it possible to make the necessary decisions, it is believed that the conditions in place to allow initiatives and activities to allow the opening of the facilities on 7 January ”

The Italian The government’s scientific technical committee had said a large population inside gondolas, in lift lines and during après-ski posed a “medium-high” risk.

Gibraltar has imposed a second lock in an attempt to stop Covid’s full recovery.

Starting at 10pm on Saturday (9pm GMT), its 34,000 residents can only leave their home for purchasing, work, exercise or essential medical reasons. In the past month, the number of cases has doubled from 1,035 to 2,304 today. Officials fear the increase rate could be linked to the new Covid-19 version announced in the UK.

Prime Minister Fabian Picardo He said: “The numbers of new infections with COVID-19 in our community are very high and worrying. He said the virus was spreading “faster than we can control it. ”

Russia It has been said to have vaccinated more than 800,000 people, and more than 1.5m doses have been dispensed.

People who received the injection will receive an electronic vaccination certificate, according to TASS news agency. The ministry of health maintains a database of Russians who received the Sputnik V vaccine.