People are waiting in vehicles at a Covid-19 mass vaccination site in the parking lot of Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, on Feb. 4.
Photographer: Bing Guan / Bloomberg
Photographer: Bing Guan / Bloomberg
British doctors who spent 102 days treating a cancer survivor for Covid-19 documented how the virus mutated after treating the man with convalescent plasma. The case study suggests that the given blood plasma use of coronavirus survivors may have put enough pressure on the virus to force it to evolve.
China yes the Covid-19 vaccine from Sinovac Life Sciences is conditionally approved in the general population, according to a statement posted Saturday on the website of the National Administration of Medical Products. Sinovac says the protective efficacy of its vaccine, CoronaVac, meets regulatory standards of the World Health Organization and China.
AstraZeneca Plc’s coronavirus vaccine is finally here reach the countries of the European Union while the bloc tries to accelerate its inoculation campaign and leave behind a period full of crisis. The shot is effective against the new strain that emerged in the UK, according to a study by the co-developer of the shot, Oxford University.
Main developments:
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Hong Kong reports 19 new virus cases (6:25 am EST)
Hong Kong reported 19 new cases of the virus on Saturday. Three of them were imported, while the origin of six of the new infections could not be determined. The government said in a briefing that it will require all residents of buildings with a confirmed case to complete the mandatory check, extending the scope of testing only to buildings with infections of unknown origin. Officials have identified four cases of the British variant of the virus and three of the Brazilian mutation.
Poland reports the fall of new virus cases (18:15 HK)
Poland reported 6,026 new cases, a number that fell by the third day, as deaths rose by 367 to 39,000. The government on Friday announced a partial lifting of the restrictions, which allowed hotels, theaters and cinemas to reopen at full capacity from February 12 during a two-week trial period. Meanwhile, Germany recorded more than 10,000 new cases of the virus in a third day. Deaths increased in 690, bringing the total to more than 61,000 in Germany.
UK Eye Roadmap to Get Out of Virus Blockage (5:30 PM)
The hospitality sector in Britain it could reopen as soon as April if pubs and restaurants agree not to sell alcohol, Telegraph reports. Government ministers are discussing three-phase plans to lift restrictions, including the possibility of socializing outdoors from March, when schools are expected to return. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is due to announce detailed plans on 22 February for the exit of the closure in Britain.
Macau shots arrive (13:30 HK)
The first 100,000 doses of Covid-19 Sinopharm vaccine arrived in Macau on Saturday, Macau Business reported. Vaccination will be extended to front-line workers around Chinese New Year and the city expects BioNTech’s second batch vaccine in the second half of this month, according to the report.
The Supreme Court allows some churches in California to do interior services (12 noon HK)
A divided U.S. Supreme Court ordered California to allow the resumption of worship services in a group of plaintiff churches, easing restrictions that officials said were necessary to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
Friday night’s orders stopped completely abolishing Covid’s restrictions, saying the state could impose a 25% capacity limit on religious services. Judges also allow California to continue banning singing and singing in domestic services.
U.S. wage increase unlikely in relief law (10:59 am HK)
The President of the United States, Joe Biden he said he did not believe his proposed increase in the federal minimum wage to $ 15 an hour would survive negotiations to pass his broader coronavirus relief bill, comments that could destroy the prospects of the measure in the package. final legislative.
Biden said the increase “apparently” would not come after the Senate on Friday approved a budget amendment offered by Iowa Republican Sen. Joni Ernst, who opposed raising the salary “during a global pandemic.”
South Korea facilitates rules (10:40 hK)
South Korea is relax your rules of social distancing, including the possibility of longer hours for some retail companies.
Restaurants, cafes and gyms outside the capital Seoul and the surrounding Gyeonggi province will now be able to remain open until 10pm, Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun said on Saturday. There will also be karaoke bars, theaters for standing concerts and door-to-door sales.
Daily cases in Korea fell to about 300 last week, from more than 1,000 in late December.
The vaccine campaign against Israel ran in a few weeks (9:20 am HK)
Israel, with the highest proportion of citizens vaccinated against Covid-19 in the world, found it took three weeks to fire Pfizer Inc.-BioNTech SE to begin curbing new cases and hospitalizations.
Investigators on Wednesday reported preliminary observations of a national vaccination program that began Dec. 20.
LA Head of Schools Resists Reopening (5:25 pm NY)
The unified school district of Los Angeles has it pushes back pressure to reopen, citing case counts that remain too high. While San Francisco has successfully reduced virus levels, LA has manipulated pandemic manipulation by allowing companies to reopen and close test sites, Superintendent Austin Beutner said.
“Los Angeles is a national example of how government dysfunction has allowed the virus to get out of control,” Beutner said.
Many New York shots go out of town (15:38 NY)
More than a quarter of those receiving the Covid-19 vaccine in New York City are non-residents, and they tend to be younger and more likely to be white than those living in the city.
About 59 percent of out-of-town recipients are white, according to data released Friday by the city’s health department. In comparison, 48% of New Yorkers who received vaccines are white, according to the data. About half of vaccinated non-residents are under the age of 65, compared to 44% of New Yorkers who receive the shots. New York City has prioritized health care workers, the elderly, and workers essential to vaccination.
California positive test rate decreases (2:25 pm NY)
The percentage of positive 14-day tests in California fell to 6.6%, from 12.7% the previous month and the lowest since Nov. 30. The state has administered a total of 43.4 million coronavirus tests.
Yesterday there were 14,021 new cases of Covid-19 in California, below the average of 14,600 days, according to the health department website. However, the number of deaths at 558 was higher than the average of 518. The total number of Covid-19 cases has exceeded 3.3 million, with 43,024 deaths.
Spain limits the use of the Astra vaccine (14:20 in New York)
Spain limits the use of AstraZeneca Plc’s Covid-19 vaccine to people aged 55 and under, based on “scientific evidence,” the health ministry said in a statement.
Spain is the last country in the European Union to set an upper age limit for the recommended use of the shot. Countries such as Germany, France and Italy have also set limits.
Paris hospitals warn of new wave (14:00 New York)
France’s Covid measures fail to control the virus and the country is facing a new wave of infections at a time when pandemic activity is already at a high level, said Bruno Riou, director of medical crisis at the Paris hospital operator AP-HP, Friday.
“Clearly we will be going through very difficult times in the coming weeks,” Riou said.
Health authorities reported 22,139 new infections on Friday, with a seven-day rotating average little changed in 20,466 cases. Deaths increased from 651 to 78,603, with figures that included several days of residency data.
Greece tightens curbs (1:21 pm NY)
The Greek government traffic restrictions by citizens were tightened as the number of new cases and hospitalized people increased in recent days.
An existing national night curfew will now begin at 6pm over the weekend instead of 9pm in the so-called red zones that are considered most risky, including the two largest cities in Athens and Thessaloniki and the its larger regions.
Astra vaccine is effective against the variant, studies show (1:13 pm NY)
The AstraZeneca Plc vaccine is almost the same effective against the new strain of virus that emerged in the UK against the initial version, according to a study by the co-developer of the trait, Oxford University.
Protection against symptomatic infection was comparable for the new variants and the previous strain, according to the study, which analyzed swabs taken from volunteers from October to mid-January. The results are revealed in a previous version of the study that was not peer-reviewed.
German blockade likely to be extended (12:39 pm NY)
Germany is likely to do that it will extend its closure for another two weeks when Chancellor Angela Merkel and state government leaders meet next week, people familiar with the talks said.
Berlin chancellery officials have concluded that it is too early to lift restrictions even as new infections diminish, according to people who asked not to be identified because the discussions are not public.
WHO calls on countries to share vaccines (12:31 pm NY)
Countries should share their vaccine doses once they have inoculated health workers and the elderly, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a briefing. He also called on companies to partner Until promote manufacturing and share complete records with WHO for emergency use listings.
More than three-quarters of vaccines administered are found in just 10 countries, accounting for nearly 60 percent of world GDP, he said. Around 130 countries, with 2.5 billion people, have not yet administered a single dose.
Dutch vaccine for people under 65 (10:50 am NY)
The AstraZeneca vaccine will initially be used for people aged 60 to 64, as well as for long-term care workers, Dutch Health Minister Hugo de Jonge said in a letter to parliament. The Health Council warned Thursday that the vaccine should not be used for people over 65.
– With the assistance of Helen Robertson