China has reported more than 100 new cases of COVID-19 for the sixth consecutive day, with diseases rising in the northeast of the country fueling another national wave ahead of freebies. biggest days in the country. ATTITUDES AND INVESTIGATIONS
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* France is considering requesting rapid COVID-19 testing from Irish lorry drivers working on a logistics route that has been crucial since Britain’s exit from the European Union, transport minister said of Ireland on Sunday. * Portugal ‘s public health system is on the verge of collapse as hospitals in the worst affected areas of coronavirus cases are rapidly running out of intensive care beds to treat COVID-19 patients.
* The British government hopes to reduce some lock-in restrictions in March as it moves ahead with Europe’s fastest release of COVID-19 vaccines, foreign minister Dominic Raab said on Sunday. * People who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 should be allowed to go to restaurants and cinemas earlier than others, a German minister has said, contrary to other cabinet members who has so far opposed certain freedoms for those who are protected.
* Austria on Sunday will extend its third COVID-19 lock-in into February, hoping to reduce disease levels despite an influx of changes that spread the coronavirus more easily. * Moderna will deliver 7.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Switzerland in glasses in the coming months, placing the country among the world leaders in protecting its population, a leader said European industry Moderna.
ASIA-PACIFIC * Australia may not reopen its international borders this year even though the majority of the population is being vaccinated against coronavirus, the head of the health department said his Monday as the country recorded zero COVID-19 local issues.
* India’s COVID-19 vaccination campaign was still facing a slight delay on Sunday after hitting a bump on the first day due to wisdom in an app used to coordinate the campaign, according to officials in some states. AMERICAS
* President Joe Biden’s goal of delivering 100 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine within the first 100 days of his presidency is “absolutely impossible,” said Anthony Fauci. director of the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases, Sunday. * Brazilian health regulator Anvisa on Sunday approved emergency use of COVID-19 vaccines from Sinovac Biotech Ltd of China and AstraZeneca Britain, clarifying the path for vaccines while the pandemic was entering deadly second wave.
* Pfizer ‘s reduction in its COVID-19 vaccine shipments will not delay Canada’ s goal of getting the most people in by the end of September, the country ‘s supply minister said on Friday. fight the second rise in diseases. MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA
* Ghana’s COVID-19 infection rates are approaching skyrocketing and new strains of the virus are unprecedented in the country, filling treatment centers and threatening to get over the health system, he said. President Nana Akufo-Addo on Sunday. * The United Arab Emirates has set the minimum age requirement for COVID-19 vaccination to 16, from 18 previously, the health ministry said Sunday.
* Oman will close its land borders for a week from Monday to prevent the spread of the coronation, especially a more contagious variant, the state news agency ONA reported Sunday. * A Lebanese health care minister signed a final contract Sunday to receive 2.1 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COfID-19 vaccine while the country fights a sharp rise in diseases.
MEDICAL IMPROVEMENTS * German drug giant Bayer is investigating whether CureVac can help it implement its COVID-19 experimental vaccine, its boss reportedly said Sunday.
* Pfizer Inc has been seizing second doses for each of its COVID-19 vaccines at the request of the federal government and expects there to be no problems in giving them to Americans, a spokesman said the statement on Friday. ECONOMIC IMPACT
* Asian stock markets halted losses early Monday as data confirmed that the Chinese economy had bounced back in the last quarter as factory production jumped, helping to correct recent disappointing news about costs US consumers. (Composed by Krishna Chandra Eluri; Edited by Arun Koyyur)
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