- The UK is preparing a booster injection of Covid-19 for people under 50.
- Angela Merkel urges unvaccinated people to get vaccinated.
- Australia will start vaccinating children under 12 years of age.
The Austrian government stated that as of Monday, Austria has placed millions of people who have not yet been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus into lockdown to deal with the surge in infections to record levels and the increasing pressure in the intensive care unit.
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Europe
* The Minister of Tourism of Greece stated that in the eight months ending in August, revenue from its main tourism industry reached half of the 2019 level, in line with the government’s forecast earlier this year.
* According to a report in The Times, the British government is expected to expand its Covid-19 booster program to people under the age of 50 to reduce the transmission rate as winter approaches.
* The three German state health ministers urged the parties negotiating the formation of a new government to extend the powers of the states to implement stricter epidemic measures (such as lockdowns or school closures).
* German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged those who have not been vaccinated to reconsider their decision as the country’s seven-day coronavirus incidence rose to the highest level since the pandemic began.
America
* A White House official stated that the United States had received more than 9.5 million doses of the Covid-19 vaccine in the past 7 days, which is the highest single-week total since late May.
* Florida lawmakers will meet on Monday in a special legislative meeting convened by Republican Governor Ron DeSantis (Ron DeSantis) with the goal of blocking the enforcement of the coronavirus vaccine.
Asia Pacific
* China is battling the largest Covid-19 outbreak caused by the Delta variant, with some areas restricting the entry of people from the northeastern city, which has increased infections faster than the rest of the country in the past week.
* Australian officials said on Sunday that Australia will soon become one of the countries with the highest rates of Covid-19 vaccination and may start vaccinating children under 12 in January.
* Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida outlined an emergency plan to increase hospital beds and medical resources in preparation for a possible recurrence of Covid-19 infection this winter.
* The National Health Commission stated in an announcement on Saturday that as of November 12, China had vaccinated 1,074 million people with a full Covid-19 vaccine.
Middle East and Africa
* Israel stated that children between the ages of 5 and 11 will be eligible for the Covid-19 vaccine, and the start date of the campaign will be announced within a few days.
* The Moroccan government stated that Morocco will conduct rapid Covid-19 tests on passengers arriving at its airports and ports, and will deny entry to any visitors who test positive.
Medical development
* European drug regulatory agencies recommended two Covid-19 antibody therapies, one from the US-Swiss partner Regeneron-Roche and the other from South Korea’s Celltrion to strengthen the region’s defenses when infections increase.
Economic impact
* Despite the adoption of new restrictive measures to control the Covid-19 outbreak and supply shortages, China’s industrial output and retail sales grew faster than expected in October, but the slowdown in the real estate industry puts pressure on the economic outlook.
* Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda predicts that as the economy returns to the level before the coronavirus outbreak, consumer inflation will accelerate to about 1% in the first half of next year, expressing hope for a consumption-driven recovery.
* The Thai economy contracted less than expected in the third quarter, as companies began to slowly recover from the downturn in activity caused by the coronavirus, and the reopening of the tourism industry raised hopes for a stable recovery.
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