- France will not impose a lockdown on people who have not been vaccinated.
- Canada will authorize the Covid-19 vaccine for children.
- The first known case of Covid-19 was a market supplier in Wuhan, China.
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Europe
* French President Emmanuel Macron said that France does not need to follow the example of those European countries in imposing a Covid-19 lockdown on unvaccinated people because its health pass has been successful in curbing the spread of the virus.
* The Spanish beach resort Benidorm is known for its vibrant nightlife and is especially popular with British party lovers. As the number of cases surged with the increase in arrivals, it opened a Covid-19 vaccination for tourists center.
America
* A government source said that Canada will announce on Friday, as expected, that it will authorize Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11.
* The state of Florida prohibits schools and businesses from requesting the Covid-19 vaccine, and prepares for the possible withdrawal of federal agencies designed to protect workplace safety.
Asia Pacific
* A US study pointed out that the first known Covid-19 case was a market supplier in Wuhan, China, not an accountant. He did not seem to have any connection with the market, but his case led to speculation about the virus It may have been leaked from the laboratory.
* The Ministry of Tourism of the Philippines stated that the Philippines has approved a plan to allow foreign tourists who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 to enter soon after other Southeast Asian countries have taken measures to relax travel restrictions.
* Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific stated that it has fired three cargo pilots who contracted Covid-19 during a stopover in Frankfurt for failing to specify a “serious violation” of crew rules overseas.
* According to a government document seen by Reuters and government sources, India has approved the export of 20 million doses of Novavax Covid-19 vaccine produced by the Serum Institute of India to Indonesia.
* Singapore will host executives from large multinational companies at a series of meetings this week, which marks its gradual return to normality and highlights its contrast with long-term rival Hong Kong, which adheres to some of the strictest quarantine rules in the world.
A child was vaccinated against Covid-19 at the vaccination point.
Middle East and Africa
* According to the Statistics Bureau, Nigeria’s economic growth in the third quarter was slightly higher than 4%, boosted by rising oil prices, as the country’s goal is to start mass vaccination this month.
Medical development
* German biotechnology company CureVac said that clinical trials of its second-generation Covid-19 vaccine are expected to begin in the next few months.
* AstraZeneca has consolidated its leading position in bringing preventive Covid-19 vaccines to the market, saying that its antibody cocktail provides 83% protection in six months, providing another possible weapon in the fight against the pandemic .
Economic impact
* Japan is scheduled to announce a record $490 billion spending plan on Friday to cushion the pandemic’s impact on the economy, which runs counter to the global trend of withdrawing crisis-mode stimulus measures and exacerbates its dilapidated financial situation.
* A Reuters survey showed that the Fed will raise interest rates later next year, earlier than expected a month ago. This is a milestone in the emergency measures taken to support the economy during the pandemic.
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