Updated 10:08 a.m. ET, January 9, 2021
What you need to know
The US reported more than 4,000 Covid-19 deaths in a single day for the first time during the pandemic, Johns Hopkins University data showed.
The UK has introduced mandatory coronavirus testing for all international arrivals and extended a southern Africa travel ban to curb a new Covid-19 variant.
China has locked down Shijiazhuang,
a city of 11 million people in Hebei province, in an effort to contain the country s worst coronavirus flare-up in months.
Australia s Greater Brisbane has entered a three-day lockdown to stop the spread of the UK strain of Covid-19.
Biden to Release More Doses: Virus Update Bloomberg 1/8/2021 Bloomberg News
(Bloomberg) President-elect Joe Biden says he’ll distribute more of the available doses of coronavirus vaccines, as the U.S. surpassed 4,000 daily fatalities for the first time. New York City has 270,000 unused vaccine doses that it’s seeking to administer to residents over age 75, Mayor Bill de Blasio said. Maine broke records for infections and deaths.
London’s mayor declared an emergency as the U.K. reported record fatalities. Germany also reported the most daily deaths since the start of the pandemic.
As the U.K. approved the Moderna Inc. vaccine for emergency use, the European Union secured an extra 300 million doses of the Pfizer Inc.-BioNTech SE shot. Iran banned U.S. and U.K. vaccinations.
Biden to Release More Doses: Virus Update
Bloomberg 1/8/2021 Bloomberg News
(Bloomberg) President-elect Joe Biden says he’ll distribute more of the available doses of coronavirus vaccines, as the U.S. surpassed 4,000 daily fatalities for the first time. New York City has 270,000 unused vaccine doses that it’s seeking to administer to residents over age 75, Mayor Bill de Blasio said. Maine broke records for infections and deaths.
London’s mayor declared an emergency as the U.K. reported record fatalities. Germany also reported the most daily deaths since the start of the pandemic.
As the U.K. approved the Moderna Inc. vaccine for emergency use, the European Union secured an extra 300 million doses of the Pfizer Inc.-BioNTech SE shot. Iran banned U.S. and U.K. vaccinations.
DIARY-Political and General News Events from Jan 8 Reuters 1/8/2021
Political and General News
FRIDAY, JAN. 08 OUAGADOUGOU - French minister for Europe and foreign affairs Jean-Yves le Drian visits Burkina Faso. MADRID - Spain s Health Minister Salvador Illa and Territorial Policy Minister Carolina Darias hold news conference after meeting with the coronavirus committee – 1000 GMT. ABUJA/KINSHASA/GABORONE/DODOMA/VICTORIA - Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will pay official visits to Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Botswana, Tanzania and Seychelles from Jan. 4 to Jan. 9 at the invitation of foreign ministers of the five countries (to Jan.9). MADRID - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu pays an official visit to Spain to hold talks with his Spanish counterpart on bilateral and Turkey-EU relations, as well as regional and international issues. - - - - - - - - -
Biden to Release More Doses: Virus Update Bloomberg 1/8/2021 Bloomberg News
(Bloomberg) President-elect Joe Biden says he’ll distribute more of the available doses of coronavirus vaccines, as the U.S. surpassed 4,000 daily fatalities for the first time. New York City has 270,000 unused vaccine doses that it’s seeking to administer to residents over age 75, Mayor Bill de Blasio said. Maine broke records for infections and deaths.
London’s mayor declared an emergency as the U.K. reported record fatalities. Germany also reported the most daily deaths since the start of the pandemic.
As the U.K. approved the Moderna Inc. vaccine for emergency use, the European Union secured an extra 300 million doses of the Pfizer Inc.-BioNTech SE shot. Iran banned U.S. and U.K. vaccinations.