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18.11.2020 / 12:51

Head of UK's criticised test and trace scheme self-isolates

Dido Harding, the embattled head of Britain's coronavirus test and trace system, has revealed she would go into self-isolation after being contacted by her own phone app.

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South Australia imposes 6-day 'circuit breaker' lockdown

The state of South Australia announced a six-day "circuit-breaker" lockdown for its nearly two million people to contain a coronavirus cluster in its capital city that ended a months-long streak of no infections.

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What is it like to take part in a vaccine trial?

A key facet of the global scramble by Pfizer, Moderna and other pharma groups to develop a viable coronavirus vaccine is the recruitment of tens of thousands of volunteers willing to participate in clinical trials.

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Isolating Johnson to continue to lead UK Covid response

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has insisted he will continue to lead his government's pandemic response as he self-isolates after meeting an MP who tested positive for Covid-19.

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How two companies sprinted ahead in Covid vaccine race

Just as the novel coronavirus was gaining a foothold in the United States in mid-March, Pfizer Inc Chief Executive Albert Bourla called on his top vaccine scientists and laid out a clear mission.

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EU govts at odds over common travel rules

Many EU governments oppose common rules on the use of rapid Covid-19 tests, an internal document seen by Reuters says, in a new blow to airlines which are betting on fast-track testing to help bring the travel industry back to life.

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France gaining control over virus - health minister

French Health Minister Oliver Veran said the country was regaining control over the coronavirus, but warned it was too early to claim victory.

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CureVac deal takes EU's Covid-19 vaccine supplies close to two billion

The European Union has struck a deal for up 405 million doses of German biotech firm CureVac's potential Covid-19 vaccine, the head of the EU executive has said, taking total supplies secured by the bloc to nearly two billion doses.

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Where are we in the Covid-19 vaccine race?

Drug makers and research centres around the world are working on Covid-19 vaccines, with large global trials of several of the candidates involving tens of thousands of participants well under way.

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Vaccine will not be enough to stop pandemic: WHO chief

The head of the World Health Organization has said that a vaccine would not by itself stop the coronavirus pandemic.

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Isolating Johnson says he's 'fit as a butcher's dog'

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the fact he was "bursting with antibodies" having had coronavirus before would not impact on his having to self-isolate following contact with an MP who tested positive.

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Australia races to contain Adelaide virus outbreak

A sudden coronavirus cluster has emerged in the Australian city of Adelaide after seven months without a significant outbreak there, with the virus again escaping from the country's hotel quarantine system.

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Boris Johnson isolating after coming into contact with Covid-19

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been told to self-isolate after coming into contact with someone who tested positive for Covid-19, Downing Street has said.

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Germany warns of more virus curbs, Mexico sees 1m cases

Germany warned today that its anti-coronavirus measures were likely to last four or five more months, as Greece announced a new ban on gatherings and Mexico surpassed one million infections.

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10 Covid patients die in Romania hospital fire

Ten Covid-19 patients were killed and others were in critical condition after fire broke out in an intensive care unit in northeast Romania today, a hospital spokesperson said.

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Trump appears to acknowledge for first time that Biden could succeed him

President Donald Trump insisted this evening that he would never put the United States into a coronavirus lockdown, but said "time will tell" if another administration takes office in January and does so.

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Poorer nations face vaccine wait as West locks down supply

Hailed this week as a pandemic game-changer, the new Covid-19 vaccine offered countries that had pre-ordered doses a potential escape from a cycle of lockdowns and new waves of sickness and death.

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Restrictions in New York amid surge in Covid cases

Bars and restaurants in New York will close early from today as the coronavirus outbreak surges across the United States and Europe, where Greece is being forced into a nighttime curfew.

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ECDC: Virus mutation could hamper vaccine effectiveness

Coronavirus mutations identified in mink farms could hamper the effectiveness of vaccines currently under development, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has warned.

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US hospitals again under pressure as Covid cases rise

After several weeks of rapidly rising coronavirus cases, hospitals around the United States are once again overwhelmed, forcing local authorities to take new measures to cope with the pandemic.

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UK coronavirus death toll surpasses 50,000

More than 50,000 people who have tested positive for Covid-19 across the UK have now died, official figures show, following another 595 fatalities recorded in the last 24 hours.

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Hong Kong, Singapore to begin quarantine-free travel bubble

A travel bubble between Hong Kong and Singapore will begin on 22 November the two cities have said, as they moved to re-establish overseas travel links and lift the hurdle of quarantine for visiting foreigners.

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Planes, dry ice, pharmacies: The logistical challenges of Covid-19 vaccines

The United States could be the first country to launch one of the most ambitious vaccine operations in history: distributing and administering up to 600 million doses of the Pfizer and BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in just a few months.

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Swedish Covid-19 cases surge as testing struggles to keep up

Sweden has recorded 15,779 new Covid-19 cases as the pandemic stretched testing to the limit in many hard-hit and densely populated regions.

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Wales scraps end of year exams for 2021

End of year exams in Wales will be scrapped in 2021, Welsh education minister Kirsty Williams has announced.

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'Lockdown' named as Collins Word of the Year

Collins Dictionary has named "lockdown" as its Word of the Year 2020 after a sharp increase in its usage amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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Brazil halts trials of Chinese Covid-19 vaccine

Brazil's health regulator has said it had suspended clinical trials of a Chinese-developed Covid-19 vaccine after an "adverse incident" involving a volunteer recipient.

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What progress is being made with Covid-19 vaccines?

A major breakthrough has been announced in the race for a Covid-19 vaccine, with the jab from Pfizer and BioNtech found to be more than 90% effective.

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Medical experts cautiously optimistic over vaccine news

There has been a cautiously optimistic reaction from medical experts after Pfizer said its experimental vaccine was more than 90% effective in preventing Covid-19 based on initial data from a large study.

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Covid-19 vaccine proving '90% effective' in Pfizer/BioNTech trials

A vaccine jointly developed by Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech was 90% effective in preventing Covid-19 infections in ongoing Phase 3 trials, the companies announced today.

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Governor in US state Utah declares virus state of emergency

The governor of the US state of Utah has declared a new state of emergency to address hospital overcrowding in response to weeks of stress on its hospital networks due to a surge of novel coronavirus cases.

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New air travel system now in place across EU

A new approach to air travel across Europe has come into operation today.

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Texas is first US state to exceed 1 million Covid-19 cases

Texas became the first US state to surpass a million coronavirus cases as the country battled a third wave of new infections and recorded over 100,000 infections three times in less than a week.

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Six countries reported coronavirus on mink farms, WHO

Denmark and the United States are among six countries that have reported new coronavirus cases linked to mink farms, the World Health Organization said.

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US Covid-19 cases hit record for third day

The United States has set a third straight daily record for new Covid-19 infections, notching more than 127,000 cases, John Hopkins University has reported.

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Experts say Liverpool mass testing plans not fit for purpose

Health experts said plans to screen the population of Liverpool for coronavirus were not fit for purpose.

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US daily cases hit record two days running, topping 120,000

More than 120,000 coronavirus cases were reported in the US in the past 24 hours, smashing a daily record set the day before, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.

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WHO warns of 'explosion' of virus cases in Europe

The World Health Organization in Europe has said it was seeing an "explosion" of coronavirus cases in the region and warned of a "tough time" ahead as mortality rates rose.

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New restrictions imposed in Denmark to fight virus mutation

Denmark has announced special restrictions for more than 280,000 people in the country's northwest after a mutated version of the new coronavirus linked to mink farms was found in humans.

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Last orders as England enters new Covid-19 lockdown

England's 56 million people have entered a second coronavirus lockdown with more doubts about the stringent policy than the first time around.

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US daily Covid-19 cases hit new record of 100,000

The United States set a one-day record for new coronavirus cases yesterday with at least 102,591 new infections and as hospitals in several states reported a rising tide of patients, according to a Reuters tally.

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Denmark orders mink cull over mutated coronavirus

Denmark, the world's biggest producer of mink fur, is to cull all of the country's minks after a mutated version of the new coronavirus was detected at mink farms and had spread to people.

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'Small chance' Oxford Covid-19 vaccine will be ready by Christmas

The University of Oxford hopes to present late-stage trial results on its Covid-19 vaccine candidate this year though its top scientific investigator cautioned it would still take some time for life to return to normal.

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All residents and workers in Liverpool offered Covid-19 testing

Some half a million people in Engand are to be offered regular coronavirus testing in a pilot scheme hailed as having the potential to be a "powerful new weapon" in the fight against the disease.

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France to reinstate Paris curfew as pandemic worsens

The French government will is to reimpose an evening curfew on Paris, and possibly the Ile-de-France region around the capital, to tackle worsening Covid-19 figures, a government spokesman has said.

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Austria announces national shutdown to tackle Covid-19

Austria's government has announced a second mass shutdown and a curfew starting next week until the end of November, in an attempt to halt rocketing coronavirus infection numbers.

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Prince William 'tested positive for Covid in April'

Britain's Prince William tested positive for coronavirus in April, according to media reports in the UK.

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Quarantined fishermen drive New Zealand virus spike

A coronavirus outbreak among hundreds of Russian and Ukrainian fishermen flown to New Zealand to bolster its struggling deep-sea fishing industry has prompted that country's largest daily increase in infections in months, authorities said.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0