07 April 2021
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- A Third Wave Washes over Germany as Vaccination Campaign Mounts (Spiegel Online)
- Almost 1 million vaccinated in Pakistan (Gulf News)
- Argentina responds to second wave of Covid-19 (EFE)
- At 1,15,736, India records highest single day COVID-19 spike so far (India TV)
- Brazil’s Covid-19 catastrophe may threaten world as new variant spreads (Channel 4)
- Canada, France battle virus, filling ICUs (The West Australian)
- Covid-19 in France: Secret Dinner Parties for Elite Sets Off Outrage (NYT.com Europe)
- Covid-19 lockdown ‘bridge’ proposal causes confusion in Germany amid third wave (Irish Times)
- France’s biggest stadium becomes giant Covid vaccination centre (France24)
- Germany’s Scholz: Covid surge shows now is not the time to reopen economy (CNBC)
- Germany: a patchwork of COVID-19 regulations (Deutsche Welle)
- How vaccinations have led Israel to freedom but failed to stop third wave in Chile (Mail Online UK)
- India health official says next four weeks ‘very, very critical’ in COVID-19 battle (Today Online)
- India reports record 115,736 new COVID-19 infections (Chandigarh Tribune)
- Malaysia resumes work on rail link, will mean closer ties (Globaltimes.cn)
- Norway COVID-19 infections must decline before easing… (Mail Online UK)
- Pandemic drives Germany to highest deficit in 30 years – statistics office (Mail Online UK)
- Poland’s Record-Low Rates to Survive Price Shock (Bloomberg)
- The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Tuesday, April 6, 2021 (NationalPost.com)
- The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Wednesday, April 7, 2021 (NationalPost.com)
- UK – Boris Johnson ‘not giving up’ on overseas holidays from May 17 (Telegraph)
- UK – Boris Johnson ‘under pressure from experts to keep social distancing’ (Mail Online UK)
- UK – Boris Johnson faces battle over ‘un (London Evening Standard)
- UK – What does ‘returning to normal’ mean with a prime minister like Boris Johnson? (The Guardian)
- UK – Why Boris Johnson Can’t Throw Caution to the Wind (Bloomberg)
- US – Backlash and reversal after CDC director says vaccinated people cannot spread COVID-19 (NationalPost.com)
- US – COVID-19 NEWS: volunteers who received two doses of the @moderna_tx #COVID19 vaccine in spring 2020 as part of an #NIH-led Phase 1 trial retained high levels of antibodies 6 months after the second dose, according to new data published in @NEJM today. (NIAIDNews – Twitter)
- US – California Plans to Lift Most Coronavirus Restrictions on Businesses and Workplaces June 15 (Bloomberg)
- US – California aims to fully reopen by June 15 (NBCNews.com)
- US – California aims to fully reopen the economy June 15 (Los Angeles Times)
- US – California plans to fully reopen its economy on June 15 assuming there is enough supply of vaccine for everyone ages 16 and older and Covid-19 hospitalizations remain low hxxps://on[.]wsj[.]com/3mnyDQp (WSJ – Twitter)
- US – California plans to lift most Covid-19 pandemic restrictions from June 15 (Business Standard India)
- US – California to Lift Virus Restrictions on June 15 (New York Times)
- US – Dr. Amy Acton, who led Ohio’s early pandemic response, says she won’t run for US Senate (STLtoday.com)
- US – How much longer can California buck spring COVID-19 surge? There are concerns (latimes.com – Los Angeles Times)
- US – Michigan is newest COVID-19 epicenter (CBS News)
- US – Montana governor catches COVID-19, shows mild symptoms (San Antonio Express-News.com)
- US – Texas governor bars state agencies from asking for proof of COVID-19 vaccinations (The Hill)
- US – Trust in CDC during coronavirus pandemic saw declines, survey suggests (FOXNews.com)
- WHO’s latest situation report (WHO)
- ADIB Hosts Fraud Awareness Webinar With Abu Dhabi Police (Albawaba)
- AIB survey shows services industry now is coping better with lockdown (Irish Independent)
- Airbus upbeat on Malaysia, Asean air travel growth post-Covid-19 pandemic (Malay Mail)
- AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine trial in children paused, says Oxford University (The Straits Times All News)
- AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine under urgent review (9News.com.au)
- AstraZeneca trial on children halted over blood clot concern (New Zealand Herald)
- Borders uncertainty a recovery risk: BHP (CourierMail.com.au Business)
- Carnival says not taking stance on mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations for travelers (Hindustan Times)
- Company briefs: Air France-KLM (The Straits Times Print Business News)
- Covid-19 vaccinations take long weekend as Health Department waits for more J&J jabs (News24)
- Digital transformation at centre of new Vodacom brand positioning (IT Web)
- FDA OKs Sinovac’s COVID-19 jabs for senior citizens amid vaccine shortage (ABS-CBN News)
- Facebook, Google, TikTok, Twitter campaign vs vaccine misinformation (ABS-CBN News)
- Google’s search animation is encouraging people to wear masks as some states begin lifting mandates (Business Insider India)
- Hong Kong could look at halting AstraZeneca jabs order, vaccine expert says; city faces about 10 new Covid-19 cases (South China Morning Post)
- Indian vaccine producer says it could restart exports of AstraZeneca doses by June if infections sub (Washington Times)
- Indian vaccine producer says it could restart exports of AstraZeneca doses by June if infections subside in India (San Antonio Express-News.com)
- Intel sees dramatic advance in chip tech (Irish Independent)
- Pfizer boss says Trump told him vaccine would be good for his election (The Independent)
- RIL, Bharti Airtel, Tata Steel, Barbeque-Nation in spotlight (Business Standard India)
- Rajesh Exports dazzles on bagging export order (Business Standard India)
- Samsung, LG Estimate Earnings Surprisingly Higher amid COVID-19 Pandemic (Korea Broadcasting System)
- Sasol acknowledges excellence in Fezile Dabi Education District (Vaalweekblad)
- Shell to Make First Profit From Oil Output Since Pandemic Began (Bloomberg)
- Singapore Airlines keen for city-state to get next travel bubble with Australia (Sydney Morning Herald)
- South Korea reels from most daily COVID-19 cases in 3 months, approves Johnson & Johnson vaccine (Today Online)
- Standard Bank removes Saswitch fees for cash withdrawals (Sowetan)
- Takeda and partners halt development of COVID-19 plasma therapy (Nikkei Asian Review)
- Tata Steel production remains almost flat at 7.4 mt in Jan-Mar quarter (Business Standard India)
- Tata Steel spurts after reporting strong business update for Q4 FY21 (Yahoo! India)
- Ukraine signs deal with Pfizer for 10 mln coronavirus vaccine doses -Zelenskiy (NationalPost.com)
- Zijin Mining and Barrick Gold near agreement with PNG govt to reopen the Porgera Gold Mine (Global Times)
- ‘It’s like we don’t exist’: Aged care workers denied second Pfizer shot (TheAge.com)
- “Get Back To What You Love”: Google Encourages Public To Get Vaccinated In New Spot (B&T Online)
- 6-month neurological and psychiatric outcomes in 236 379 survivors of a retrospective cohort study using electronic health records (Lancet)
- Africa needs more genome sequencing to tackle new variants of SARS-CoV-2 (Nature Medicine)
- AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine shortfall hobbles Australia’s rollout (Washington Post)
- Biden to announce all US adults will be eligible for coronavirus vaccine by April 19 (TheHill – The Hill News)
- Britain to deploy Moderna COVID-19 shot from third week of April (FirstWord Pharma)
- In the race to stay ahead of COVID-19 variants, the US lags globally (USA Today)
- Likely Legal, ‘Vaccine Passports’ Emerge as the Next Coronavirus Divide (New York Times)
- Moderna jab to be deployed in a fortnight, minister reveals as experts behind Valneva’s vaccine (Mail Online UK)
- Morgan Freeman takes role as COVID-19 moral authority: ‘If you trust me, you’ll get the vaccine’ (Washington Times)
- Neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 Variants by Convalescent and Vaccinee Serum (New England Journal of Medicine)
- Recorded but not revealed: exploring the relationship between sex and gender, country income level, and COVID-19 (Lancet)
- Texas governor bars state agencies from asking for proof of COVID-19 vaccinations (The Hill)
- Why concerns over AstraZeneca jab are unlikely to derail UK’s vaccine programme (Sky News)
- With 81,281 new COVID-19 vaccinations, Mass. passes 4 million shots in arms (Boston Globe)
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