Coronavirus Updates
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First batch of Pfizer/BioNTEch covid-19 vaccines arrive in Canada
The first COVID-19 vaccines landed on Canadian soil on Sunday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said, and some Canadians are expected to roll up their sleeves for a shot as soon as Monday. Canada and th…
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U.S. deploys trailers of Pfizer coronavirus vaccine to hard-hit areas
Tractor trailers loaded with suitcase-sized containers of COVID-19 vaccine will leave Pfizer Inc’s manufacturing facility in Kalamazoo, Michigan, on Sunday morning – launching the largest and most co…
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Germany to close non-essential shops from Dec 16-Jan 10 – draft govt proposal
Germany is planning to close most shops from Wednesday as it tightens lockdown restrictions to tame coronavirus infections, according to a draft government proposal seen by Reuters on Sunday. The mea…
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South Korea records 950 highest daily coronavirus cases
South Korea reported a record 950 daily coronavirus cases on Saturday, exceeding the late February peak of 909, with the president calling the country’s third wave of COVID-19 an “emergency”. The Sou…
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German govt look to toughen lockdown before Christmas as pandemic remains on rampage
Germany will have to shut down more parts of society before Christmas to try and get the coronavirus pandemic under control, ministers said on Friday, as Europe’s largest economy reported a record nu…
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Greece to reopen hair salons, bookstores for Christmas; others to remain shut untill 2021
Greece said on Friday it will allow hair salons and bookstores to reopen during the Christmas season but keep most other retail shops shut, continuing most restrictions until Jan. 7 to help stem the …
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Belarus to shut land borders due to covid-19 as brain drain hits hard
Belarus will close its land borders to its own citizens later this month to try to combat COVID-19, the government said late on Wednesday, a move one opposition news channel likened to the imposition…
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Ghana’s active coronavirus cases hit 855; deaths at 326
Ghana’s COVID-19 active cases have seen an increase after 129 new cases were confirmed from the labs. Active cases now stand at 855, taking the national caseload to 52,500. The total number of recove…
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Russians cautious as COVID-19 Sputnik V vaccination gets underway
As Russia’s mass COVID-19 vaccination campaign got underway this week, thousands of Russians rolled up their sleeves and volunteered to be among the first to get their arms jabbed with a dose of Sput…
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Britain rolls out mass Pfizer covid-19 vaccine
Britain will start rolling out the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech on Tuesday, the first Western country to begin vaccinating its population against infection from the new coronavir…