Tag: COVID-19

• Sunday, December 6th 2020 - 08:59 UTC

  US companies rushing to organize an ultra-freeze storage chain for the Covid 19 Pfizer and Moderna vaccines

  

  With the imminent arrival of coronavirus vaccines that will need to be stored at ultra-low temperatures, US companies are gearing up for a massive logistical effort to aid their distribution.

• Sunday, December 6th 2020 - 08:35 UTC

  WHO warns that vaccines do not mean the pandemic has come to an end

  

  Recent progress on Covid 19 vaccines is positive but the World Health Organization (WHO) is concerned this has led to a growing perception that the pandemic has come to an end, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Friday.

• Saturday, December 5th 2020 - 10:34 UTC

  Record Covid-19 infections in Uruguay: 1825 active cases

  

  Uruguay detected 284 new Covid-19 cases on Friday, reaching the record number of 1825 active cases, a few days after the barrier of a thousand cases was overcome and the government of Luis Lacalle Pou announced restrictive mobility measures last Monday.

• Thursday, December 3rd 2020 - 09:52 UTC

  Brazil's health regulator open to approving Covid-19 vaccines for emergency use

  

  Brazil’s health regulator Anvisa said on Wednesday it was open to approving COVID-19 vaccines for emergency use and outlined the requirements for companies looking to do so.

• Thursday, December 3rd 2020 - 09:49 UTC

  WHO receives data from the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine

  

  The World Health Organization said on Wednesday it had received data from Pfizer and BioNTech on the Covid-19 vaccine and was reviewing it for “possible listing for emergency use”, a benchmark for countries to authorize national use.

• Thursday, December 3rd 2020 - 09:46 UTC

  Putin orders to begin mass voluntary vaccination against Covid-19 next week

  

  President Vladimir Putin ordered Russian authorities on Wednesday to begin mass voluntary vaccinations against Covid-19 next week as Russia recorded 589 new daily deaths from the coronavirus.

• Thursday, December 3rd 2020 - 09:40 UTC

  PM Johnson admits to be vaccinated on television show, “but will not jump the queue”

  

  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson might be persuaded to take a COVID-19 vaccination on television to show it is safe but he would not have one before those in greater need, his press secretary said on Wednesday.

• Thursday, December 3rd 2020 - 09:32 UTC

  US expects to have immunized 100 million people against Covid-19 by March

  

  The United States hopes to have immunized 100 million people against Covid-19 by the end of February, a top official said on Wednesday, which is approximately 40% of the country's adult population.

• Thursday, December 3rd 2020 - 09:25 UTC

  China becomes the EU's top trade partner, ahead of US in nine months of 2020

  

  China pushed past the United States in the third quarter to become the European Union's top trade partner, as the Covid-19 pandemic disrupted the US while Chinese activity rebounded.

• Thursday, December 3rd 2020 - 09:00 UTC

  RRS James Clark Ross in South Georgia after seven weeks sailing

  

  The RRS James Clark Ross has arrived at King Edward Point, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, after seven weeks sailing south from the UK. For the staff disembarking at King Edward Point, this represents the culmination of a journey that started in quarantine in the UK in October to enable safe travel.