TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Thursday the government intended to offer maximum support to hospitals that take in COVID-19 patients, as the country faces a steep climb in cases. We will offer the maximum support to medical institutions treating coronavirus patients, so that they can install equipment for treatment, secure medical staff and offer solid medical services, Suga told heads of national medical groups. (Reporting by Kiyoshi Takenaka; editing by John Stonestreet)
Scheduling options include a website and a phone number, but due to high demand and limited vaccine availability, those eligible may have to wait for a
Citing NCDC s leadership transition and a desire to allow businesses with ties to NCDC apply for COVID-19 relief grants, the city will oversee the grants.
Record daily German COVID deaths spark Merkel mega-lockdown plan - Bild
A general view of a vaccination centre, temporarily set up in the Erika-Hess ice stadium to fight the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Berlin, Germany, January 14, 2021. Kay Nietfeld/Pool via REUTERS reuters tickers
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January 14, 2021 - 17:56
By Andreas Rinke and Caroline Copley
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany recorded a new record number of deaths from the coronavirus on Thursday, prompting calls for an even tighter lockdown after the country emerged relatively unscathed in 2020.
Chancellor Angela Merkel wanted a mega-lockdown , mass-selling newspaper Bild reported, shutting down the country almost completely for fear of fast-spreading variant of the virus first detected in Britain.