(Reuters) – Here’s what you need to know about coronavirus right now:
The Homegrown AstraZeneca vaccine has been released in Britain
Britain will be the first country to roll out the low-cost and easy-to-carry AstraZeneca vaccine and Oxford University on COVID-19 on Monday. Six hospitals in England will administer the first of around 530,000 doses completed by Britain. The program will be extended to hundreds of other British sites in the coming days and the government hopes to deliver tens of millions of doses within months.
The Oxford / AstraZeneca vaccine is cheaper and can be stored at fridge temperatures, making it easier to carry and use. India approved the vaccine on Sunday for use in emergencies.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said stricter coronavirus restrictions were likely to be introduced, even with millions of citizens already living under the strictest rules.
Tokyo considers a state of emergency
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Monday that the government would consider declaring an emergency situation for the Greater Tokyo area as coronavirus cases escalate and tighten the medical system. The declaration would signal a reversal, as Suga has opposed major measures that would hinder economic activity.
Suga did not say when the government would decide, or what restrictions would follow. He reiterated that many of the new cases of unknown origin appeared to be related to restaurants and that the latest government request for restaurants in the Tokyo area should close at 8pm – rather than 10pm – to be effective.
Japan saw 4,520 new cases on December 31, prompting the capital and three neighboring prefectures to seek emergency confirmation from the government. The area accounts for about half of new cases across the country.
The U.S. could cut some doses of Moderna vaccine in half to speed up, an official says
The U.S. government is considering halving the dose of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to some people to speed up vaccinations, a federal official said Sunday.
“We know for the Moderna vaccine, giving people between the ages of 18 and 55 half the dose, two doses, half the dose, which simply means achieving twice the dose of the vaccine. of people with our doses, Moncef Slaoui, head of Operation Warp Speed, the federal vaccination program, said on CBS ‘Face the Nation.
“We know it triggers an equivalent immune response” to the full dose, he said. Moderna and the FDA could not be immediately reached for comment.
South Korea is expanding restrictions, costing more than cosmic surgery
South Korea has banned private gatherings of more than four people across the country and extended unprecedented social distance rules in Seoul further as the number of daily cases kicks back to more on 1,000. The broad rules on social distance imposed on Seoul and nearby areas include loops on churches, restaurants, cafes and ski resorts.
South Koreans are undergoing more cosmic surgery with one doctor claiming that for some people it was an emotional response to pandemic.
The industry was estimated to be worth around $ 10.7 billion in 2020, up 9.2% year-on-year, and was expected to rise to around $ 11.8 billion this year, according to Gangnam Unni, the high-end industry. largest cosmic surgery platform in the country.
Surgeon Shin Sang-ho, who operates the Krismas Plastic Surgery Clinic, said many people had spent their emergency incentive payment from the government at hospitals and clinics, raising revenue in the third and the fourth quarter of 2020. “I have noticed that customers were expressing their emotional feelings by receiving cosmic means,” Shin said.
Composed by Karishma Singh; Edited by Robert Birsel