07 December 2020
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- ‘Hug bubble’ safely connects care home residents to their families in France – video (The Guardian)
- Avalanche warnings after heavy snowfalls in Austria, Italy (Deutsche Welle)
- China claims virus may have come from Australia (New Zealand Herald)
- China’s exports surge in year-end rush as pandemic fuels demand (shanghaisun.com)
- China’s exports surge on hot demand for PPE, remote working tech (Australian Financial Review)
- Covid pandemic fans flames of anti-Semitism in Switzerland (Swiss Info)
- Denmark Unveils 2021 Budget Targeting Covid Aid, Green Agenda (Bloomberg)
- England edge France in Autumn Nations Cup final thriller (France24)
- Germany Eyes Tighter Curbs as Soft Shutdown Fails to Slow Spread (Bloomberg)
- Indonesia’s decision to go ahead with regional polls sparks fears of virus spreading (Straits Times)
- Japan plots spring restart for international tourism (Telegraph)
- Long a Holdout From Covid-19 Restrictions, Sweden Ends Its Pandemic Experiment (WSJ.com World News)
- South Korea imposes new coronavirus measures (Deutsche Welle)
- Sweden’s government has abandoned its attempt—unique among Western nations—to combat the coronavirus pandemic throu… https://t.co/UrC9Tgp5GD (WSJ – Twitter)
- Switzerland plans Covid-19 vaccination strategy (Swiss Info)
- The Latest: Germany says vaccinations to start in early Jan. (star-telegram.com)
- The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (NationalPost.com)
- The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Monday, Dec. 7, 2020 (NationalPost.com)
- The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020 (NationalPost.com)
- The pandemic border policy that will leave a scar on Japan’s foreign community (JapanTimes.co.jp)
- UK – Boris Johnson (Politico.eu)
- UK – Firms reaping profits from Covid crisis should be taxed UK government told (The Guardian)
- UK – Jacob Rees-Mogg warns Rishi Sunak against tax rises (Mail Online UK)
- UK – Only a few hundred people told to self-isolate receive £500 help pledged by Boris Johnson in most cities (The Independent)
- UK – Unemployment in North worst since 1990s a year after Boris Johnson’s ‘level up’ pledge (Yorkshire Evening Post)
- US – A Michigan pastor is under fire after claiming ‘none have died’ from the coronavirus (Business Insider)
- US – COVID fatigue challenges Idaho during stressful pandemic. Take care of yourself, others (Idaho Statesman)
- US – California extends lockdown as coronavirus surge shows no sign of slowing down (Telegraph)
- US – California faces strict new coronavirus lockdowns, sheriffs push back (Malay Mail)
- US – California faces strict new coronavirus lockdowns; sheriffs push back (Yahoo! Singapore)
- US – Colorado ski county says visitors need negative virus test (San Antonio Express-News.com)
- US – Kansas doctor discusses the impacts of COVID-19 on rural hospitals (CBS News)
- US – New Hampshire veterans nursing home issues SOS over COVID-19 outbreak (ABC News)
- US – Parts of California enters lockdown amid COVID-19 surge (CNC World)
- US – Texas hospitalizations from COVID-19 hover just under 9,000 (star-telegram.com)
- WHO’s latest situation report (WHO)
- AXA plans to relocate while other companies look to cut office space (Straits Times)
- Are you getting the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine this week in the UK? (The Guardian)
- AstraZeneca Pharma share price gains after SII applies for emergency use of Covishield (Moneycontrol.com)
- Britain Gets Ready For Rollout Of Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine This Week (NDTV Profit)
- Business leaders see innovation as a ‘must’: Microsoft study (Business Times Singapore)
- Cathay Pacific offers passengers free Covid-19 insurance (Trade Arabia)
- China’s Sino Biopharmaceutical invests $515 million in Sinovac to boost vaccine production (Yahoo! India)
- Dubai is ready to store COVID-19 vaccine, says DP World (Al Arabiya)
- Global 5G deployment accelerates in 2020 despite pandemic — Nokia (Bernama)
- HDFC Bank’s multiple digital outages are credit negative: Moody’s (Yahoo! India)
- Hindalco plows on with $947 million growth plan as India revives (Livemint.com)
- Indian shares hit record highs as ICICI Bank climbs; HDFC Bank weighs (Mail Online UK)
- India’s Serum Institute seeks emergency use nod for AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine – local media (NationalPost.com)
- Indonesia receives first COVID-19 vaccine from China’s Sinovac (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
- Janssen, AstraZeneca, Clover get ethics review board approval — DOH (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
- Mastercard report: may set back a generation of women in business (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
- New CEO drives Wipro stock up 70% without stepping into office (Business Times Singapore)
- Nigeria: Lufthansa Resumes Flights to Nigeria (AllAfrica.com)
- Pfizer gains on buzz US parent seeks nod for Covid-19 vaccine in India ( 13:27) (Capital Market)
- Pfizer says committed to supply COVID-19 vaccine across the globe (Business Today India)
- Pfizer will bear the logistics cost for the Covid-19 vaccine, KJ tells Parliament (thestar.com.my)
- Porsche Opens Own Storage Amid Pandemic, Automobilwoche Reports (Bloomberg)
- Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Philip among first to get Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine shot in UK (Moneycontrol.com)
- Rapid & Deep Innovation To Bridge Structural Gaps, Cater New Market Demands: Rekha M. Menon, Accenture (Businessworld India)
- SM Foundation, Uniqlo continue to help COVID-19 frontliners (Business Mirror)
- Scandal Dogs China’s ‘King of Vaccines,’ Partner to AstraZeneca (NYT.com Asia Pacific)
- Singapore Airlines, Vistara sign commercial cooperation agreement (Outlook India)
- Sino Biopharm secures room for future growth with US$515 million investment in Sinovac’s Covid-19 vaccine unit (South China Morning Post)
- Sinovac’s 1.2 mln COVID-19 vaccine doses to dispel uncertainty: Kadin (Antara News)
- SocGen Seeks More than $500 Million Savings from Retail Revamp (Bloomberg)
- Vodacom, MTN in 5G supremacy confrontation over devices (IT Web)
- What Pfizer Said On Key Challenge In Coronavirus Vaccine Storage In India (NDTV)
- Birx says the vaccine is ‘critical’ to ending the pandemic, but it won’t ‘save us’ from the impending COVID-19 surge (Business Insider)
- China prepares large-scale rollout of coronavirus vaccines (star-telegram.com)
- Coronavirus Vaccine Chief adviser of vaccine development thinks shots will be long-lasting (boston.com)
- Coronavirus vaccine boosts bosses’ recovery hope (Mail Online – Latest Stories)
- Covid-19 vaccine plan to prioritise hospital staff and nursing home residents (Irish Times)
- Disposable low-cost cardboard incubator for thermoregulation of stable preterm infant – a randomized controlled non-inferiority trial (Lancet)
- Health workers, nursing homes get a COVID-19 vaccine first. After that, it’s tricky (San Diego Union Tribune)
- Officials anticipate COVID-19 vaccine while warning of dire months ahead (TheHill – The Hill News)
- Sunday shows: Health officials anticipate vaccine distribution, warn of worsening pandemic (TheHill – The Hill News)
- US official optimistic virus vaccine will be OK’d this week (Las Vegas Review Journal)
- White House officials defend plan for rolling out coronavirus vaccine (The Washington Times stories: News)
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