Beijing Urges Controls; Mutant Strain Spreads: Virus Update
U.S. Cases Slow in Holiday Amid Warnings of Worse: Virus Update Bloomberg 12/27/2020 (Bloomberg) -- Top U.S. health officials warned of a post-Christmas surge in infection, as new cases slowed amid scattered holiday reporting from states. Total infections passed 19 million. New York state’s new infections dipped, as did holiday testing. North Carolina hospitalizations hit a record, while South Carolina reported record infections. A coordinated vaccination campaign was underway in Europe, just days after the EU cleared a shot developed by Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE. Italy and France wer...