Cuomo Extends Eviction Ban; 1 Million U.S. Shots: Virus Update Bloomberg 12/23/2020 Bloomberg News
(Bloomberg) Pfizer Inc. and partner BioNTech SE agreed to double the supply of their Covid-19 vaccine to the U.S., as the pandemic continues to wreak havoc in many nations. The U.S. said it has administered more than 1 million shots in 10 days, more than any other nation.
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson imposed tougher regulations across a swath of England in an effort to rein in the mutant strain of coronavirus that’s spreading quickly across the country. Germany’s coronavirus deaths rose by 986, the most since the start of the pandemic.
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Novel coronavirus pandemic has infected more than 78 million people globally and claimed over 1.7 million lives. Here are the updates for December 23: A pedestrian wearing a face mask or covering due to the COVID-19 pandemic, walks past a sign alerting people that COVID-19 cases are very high in London - Stay at Home , in central London on December 23, (AFP)
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Taiwan cancels, curbs gatherings after new local case
Taiwan s tourism department cancelled an annual New Year celebration at the northeastern tip of the island, the Xinhua news agency reported, after a report of the first locally transmitted virus case since April 12.
UPDATE 1-Spain to receive 350,000 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine per week Reuters 12/23/2020
By Belén Carreño
MADRID, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Spain will receive 350,000 doses per week of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine starting on Saturday, Health Minister Salvador Illa said on Wednesday, as infection rates surge in the country.
A total of nearly 4.6 million doses will be delivered by mid-March.
A first batch containing an unspecified amount will be delivered to the city of Guadalajara in central Spain, where vaccination will begin on Sunday.
The vaccine will then be distributed to other regions, on the basis of the share of the population considered vulnerable.
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MADRID (Reuters) - The Spanish government agreed with regional authorities on Wednesday that a maximum of 10 people per household will be allowed to gather for the Christmas and New Year holidays to avoid spreading the coronavirus, Health Minister Salvador Illa said.
FILE PHOTO: Spain s Health Minister Salvador Illa attends a news conference at Hospital Clinic in Barcelona, Spain February 12, 2020. REUTERS/Nacho Doce
The agreement, which applies to celebrations on Christmas Eve, Christmas, New Year’s Eve and on New Year’s Day, means a slight relaxation of the current general rule that allows gatherings of up to six people, except in some regions that have defined their own limits.
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