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Welcome back to our Covid blog this Wednesday.
My name is Samantha Lock and I will be reporting from Sydney, Australia, bringing you all the latest headlines.
China For the first time since the new outbreak, the country has implemented a strict zero Covid policy, the daily Covid cases reported by the company have fallen for the first time.
Its health authorities said today that a total of 54 new coronavirus cases were recorded on November 9, compared with 62 the day before.
French President Emmanuel Macron urged Accelerate the nationwide rollout of Covid boosters It was also announced that starting next month, many citizens will need a third vaccination to maintain a valid health pass.
This is everything else you might have missed.
- China Its health authorities said today that there were 54 new confirmed cases on November 9th, compared with 62 the day before, and the number of reported Covid cases has decreased.
- Chengdu, China said it has conducted 30,000 Covid-19 tests on tourists in a large entertainment center and rounded up those who tried to escape the site in a second large-scale screening in a few days.
- France Push to accelerate the update of the Covid-19 booster lens For the elderly and disadvantaged citizens. President Emmanuel Macron said that starting from early December, a third injection will be provided to people aged 50-64. Macron said that anyone over the age of 65 who was vaccinated six months ago will need a booster shot before mid-December to keep their “health pass” valid.
- Covid cases surge Greece A record of 8,613 new cases was set in the past 24 hours-the highest level since the pandemic began. In less than two weeks, the number of cases more than doubled.
- Virus deaths Russia A daily record of 1,211 Covid-19 deaths was set, which is the highest number of daily deaths in a pandemic, and 39,160 new cases. Russian President Vladimir Putin last month ordered many Russians to stop working between October 30 and November 7.
- LatviaIt is one of the countries with the lowest vaccination rate in the European Union and is facing the worst Covid-19 outbreak to date.
- this widthWorld Health Organization According to the Agence France-Presse report, the company warned that there may be a shortage of up to 2 billion syringes in 2022, which may hinder global vaccine work because production has not increased.
- The lover meets again U.S.-Mexico border As Covid Travel restrictions are lifted.
- U.K The Minister of Health says the staff must By April 2022, it is completely stinging or at risk of being fired Raised concerns that 32,000 nursing home employees and tens of thousands of NHS employees may resign.
- The daily number of deaths related to the new coronavirus U.K It rose above 250 points again, and 262 points were reported on Tuesday.
- Covid-19 patients in Singapore Those who choose not to be vaccinated will have to Pay for their hospitalization Since December 8, the government has made a ruling.
- Pfizer The FDA is required to approve Covid booster injections for all American adults. Since September, the elderly and other vulnerable groups in the United States have received a third dose of Pfizer and BioNTech vaccines, but the US Food and Drug Administration stated that if necessary, it will act quickly to expand the booster to younger ones. crowd.
- Modern After delaying the submission of similar applications to US regulators for several weeks, it also applied for European approval of its Covid-19 vaccine for children aged 6-11.
- Two EU sources told Reuters when they first approved such therapies that the EU drug regulator will authorize the use of two monoclonal antibodies to treat Covid-19 patients in the next few days.
- The U.S. will buy another $1 billion worth of Covid-19 pills The two companies said Tuesday that it is manufactured by Merck and its partner Ridgeback Biotherapeutics.
- Canada Authorize the use of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine as a booster injection for people 18 years and older.
