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One imported case reported; tighter rules clarified
Taipei Times | 15 Jan 2021
Staff writer, with CNA Taiwan yesterday recorded one new imported case of COVID-19 involving an Indonesian who arrived in the nation last month to work on a fishing boat, the Central Epidemic Command Center said. The Indonesian male, in his 20s, arrived in Taiwan on Dec. 31 with a negative test report, center spokesman Chuang Jen-hsiang (莊人祥) said...
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Artesia Daily Press | 15 Jan 2021
BEIJING (AP) — A city in northern China is building a 3,000-unit quarantine facility to deal with an anticipated overflow of patients as COVID-19 cases rise ahead of the Lunar New Year travel rush. State media on Friday showed crews leveling earth, pouring concrete and assembling pre-fabricated rooms in farmland outside Shijiazhuang, the provincial...
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New virus cases in 500s for 4th day
Korea Times | 15 Jan 2021
A woman wearing a face mask walks near a public facilities area which is taped off for the social distancing measures and a precaution against the coronavirus in Seoul, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. AP The number of new coronavirus cases in South Korea stayed in the 500s for the fourth consecutive day Friday, in a sign that the third wave of the...
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Coronavirus cases in Europe top 30 million
RTE | 15 Jan 2021
More than 30 million coronavirus cases have been officially recorded in Europe, according to an AFP tally based on official health statistics. The 52 nations, which include Russia, constitute the world's worst affected zone in terms of the number of infections, followed by the United States and Canada at 23,994,507 cases, Latin America and the...
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The Latest: Biden coronavirus plan to stress vaccines, masks
North Shore News | 14 Jan 2021
WILMINGTON, Del. — A coronavirus action plan from President-elect Joe Biden centres on a mass vaccination campaign and closer co-ordination among all levels of government. The plan comes as more than 380,000 Americans have died. Biden hopes his multidimensional strategy will put the country on the path to recovery, aiming for 100 million...
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The Latest: Vatican: Pope receives coronavirus vaccine
VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican has confirmed Pope Francis received the first shot of the coronavirus vaccine on Thursday. No photos of the 84-yer-old pontiff receiving the shot have been released. The pope has advocated that everyone should get the vaccine, calling it an "ethical option" performed not only for one's own health but for the "lives of...
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Philippines to tighten border after first case of coronavirus variant detected
MANILA - The Philippines is tightening its border after the first case of a variant of the coronavirus, which is more transmissible, was detected in the country, health officials said on Thursday (Jan 14). All travellers from the United Arab Emirates will be banned as the first case was that of a man who returned from Dubai earlier this month....
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Beijing News | 14 Jan 2021
BEIJING, China - A team of 10 World Health Organisation (WHO) experts arrived in Wuhan on Thursday to investigate the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, where it began a year ago. Earlier, China's National Health Commission had...
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Ex-Michigan Governor Rick Snyder charged over Flint water crisis
Former Michigan Governor Rick Snyder has been charged with willful neglect of duty after an investigation of ruinous decisions that left the US city of Flint with lead-contaminated water and a regional outbreak of Legionnaires' disease. The charges, revealed in an online court record on Wednesday are punishable by up to a year in jail and a $1,000...
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Africa secures 270m Covid-19 vaccine doses
A provisional 270 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines have been secured by the African Union (AU) for distribution across the continent. All of the doses will be used this year, promises current AU head South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. This is on top of 600 million doses already secured but is still not enough to vaccinate the whole region....
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French police stop ski trip group from boarding Eurostar in London
AOL | 13 Jan 2021
A group attempting to travel to Switzerland for a ski holiday were prevented from boarding a Eurostar train at London St Pancras in breach of coronavirus restrictions. Train manager Justin, who did not give his surname, posted on Twitter that French border police deployed at the station had turned the travellers away on Wednesday morning. A...
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Korea's COVID-19 cases exceed 70,000
A medical worker wearing protective gear prepares to take a sample at coronavirus testing site in Seoul, Monday, Jan. 11, 2021. AP South Korea reached another bleak milestone in its battle against the coronavirus pandemic as its total COVID-19 caseload broke the 70,000 mark Wednesday, but health authorities said the winter wave showed signs of...
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These are the different Covid-19 vaccines, how they work and their side effects
Independent online (SA) | 13 Jan 2021
Cape Town - There are at least 65 Covid-19 vaccines currently in clinical trials and 20 have reached the final stages of testing. Before vaccines are approved, they have to meet the must-have criteria for safety and efficacy set out by the World Health Organisation (WHO). Globally, there are several vaccines that are either approved or have...
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Boris Johnson 'WILL trial 24/7 Covid vaccinations' as Matt Hancock admits GPs in parts of ...
The Daily Mail | 13 Jan 2021
Ministers will trial round-the-clock Covid vaccinations after bowing to immense pressure to adopt the 24/7 roll-out, according to reports. A senior Government source claimed this morning that Number 10 is considering a 'pilot where vaccinations are offered for longer hours' to gauge whether there is enough demand to keep jab hubs open through the...
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China sees growing Covid-19 threat as more cities locked down
Gulf Daily News | 13 Jan 2021
Beijing: China has recorded the biggest daily jump in Covid cases in more than five months, despite four cities in lockdown, increased testing and other measures aimed at preventing another wave of infections in the world's second biggest economy. Most of the new patients were reported near the capital Beijing, but a province in northeast China...
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - A police officer guarding polio vaccination workers in northwestern Pakistan has been shot dead. It is the latest attack on polio vaccination teams, and those guarding them in the country. The latest attack took place Tuesday in the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, in the Karak district. Karak District Police...
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Surge in virus deaths feared as hospitals can't treat all patients
Health experts warn that the rapidly rising death toll from COVID-19 could worsen as the continuing increase in seriously ill patients has now forced overrun hospitals to decide who gets full medical treatment. The number of fatalities topped 4,000 nationwide on Jan. 9, and Asahi Shimbun calculations showed that more than 1,500, or 40 percent, of...
Gorillas test positive for coronavirus at San Diego park
Federal News Radio | 12 Jan 2021
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Several gorillas at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park have tested positive for the coronavirus in what is believed to be the first known cases among such primates in the United States and possibly the world. The park's executive director, Lisa Peterson, told The Associated Press on Monday that eight gorillas that live together at the...
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