12 January 2021
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- Acting NSW Premier John Barilaro reveals his aunt and uncle both died of Covid in Italy (Mail Online UK)
- Algerian president returns to Germany for treatment over Covid-19 complications (The Star SA)
- Analysis: Australia’s current COVID-19 numbers (TownsvilleBulletin.com.au)
- Covid-19 Strains From UK, South Africa, Nigeria And Japan: How They Are Spreading (Indiatimes)
- Germany population flatlines for first time in decade (Deutsche Welle)
- Germany’s stricter lockdown starts nationwide (Deutsche Welle)
- Hospitals ‘beyond strain’ as Ireland turns corner in COVID-19 fight (Today Online)
- Ireland had one of the lowest coronavirus rates in Europe. It’s now highest in the world. (Melbourne Age)
- Ireland had one of the lowest coronavirus rates in Europe. It’s now highest in the world. (Washington Post)
- Japan finds new coronavirus variant in travellers from Brazil (NationalPost.com)
- Liberal voices in China fall silent after coronavirus (South China Morning Post)
- Portugal’s president, 72, tests positive for coronavirus (San Diego Union Tribune)
- Princess Sofia of Sweden’s pregnancy is ‘going well’ after royal was diagnosed with Covid-19 (Mail Online UK)
- Psychological Impact on the Nursing Professionals of the Rioja Health Service (Spain) Due to the SARS-CoV-2 Virus (MDPI)
- Russia extends UK flight ban over concerns of COVID-19 variant (Al Arabiya)
- Schools in parts of Canada resume in-person learning (Global News Canada)
- Spain battles record-breaking winter storm to deliver Covid vaccines (FT.com – World, Europe)
- Spain’s freakish snow brings further chill to its coronavirus debate (Irish Times)
- The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Monday, Jan. 11, 2021 (NationalPost.com)
- U.S. Hosts Taiwan in Netherlands in First Visit Since Restrictions Lifted (US News & World Report)
- UK – Boris Johnson advises “maximum vigilance” at pivotal stage of pandemic (Herald Scotland)
- UK – Imagine the anger if Jeremy Corbyn, not Boris Johnson, had overseen the UK’s disastrous response to coronavirus (The Independent)
- UK – Matt Hancock ‘rules out’ removing childcare or support bubbles despite spike in coronavirus cases (Manchester Evening News)
- UK – Matt Hancock says people should ‘behave like they have the virus’ (Mail Online UK)
- UK – Why Rishi Sunak can’t escape blame for the Covid-19 crisis (New Statesman)
- US – CDC: No sign of homegrown U.S. coronavirus variant, but scientists need to look harder (Washington Post)
- US – COVID-19 tracker moves Massachusetts to ‘severe outbreak’ status (boston.com)
- US – California struggles to battle COVID-19 surge (Special Broadcasting Service)
- US – Coronavirus cases in nursing homes may reflect community infection trends: CDC (FOXNews.com)
- US – Hawaii reports 172 new COVID-19 infections (Honolulu Star-Advertiser)
- US – In pictures: The coronavirus is devastating California (CNN)
- US – MAP: COVID-19 hospitalization rates in southwest Ohio (Journal-News)
- US – Minnesota restaurant owner: Industry may take 3 years to recover from coronavirus lockdowns (FOX Business – Video)
- US – Minnesota restaurants and bars resume indoor service, with restrictions (Minneapolis Star Tribune)
- US – NIAIDNews – Interested in volunteering for a #COVID19 clinical study? Check out the COVID-19 Clinical Trials webpage to find a… https://t.co/QmXgB9RenQ (NIAIDNews – Twitter)
- US – Nebraska ranks low in holiday virus surge, high in vaccination rate (Omaha World-Herald)
- US – Pandemic leaves Texas with $1B deficit, could trigger cuts (star-telegram.com)
- US – Statewide coronavirus update: More infectious variant found in Indiana (Indianapolis Star)
- WHO’s latest situation report (WHO)
- Analysis: Streaming wars could hurt local players, not Netflix (The Korea Times News)
- AstraZeneca applies for EU approval of its vaccine (Deutsche Welle)
- Avenatti Nike Sentencing Delayed Until May Over Virus Surge (Law360)
- BMW sales fall 8.4% in 2020 as coronavirus takes toll (Reuters Canada)
- BT lures Bharti Airtel exec as pandemic speeds digital shift (SkyNews.com Business)
- Banco do Brasil to save up to $493 mln by 2025 in restructuring (Nasdaq)
- Boeing officials and US aviation experts to visit Sriwijaya Air crash site after Indonesia grants coronavirus waiver (South China Morning Post)
- CEMEX Port Charlotte Workers Join Teamsters Loc… (ADVFN Deutschland)
- CapitaLand’s Ascott sets record growth in lodging units last year despite Covid-19 (Straits Times)
- Captain Tom, McDonald’s and DIY: The things we spent our money on in 2020 (The Independent)
- Carnival Sees $2.2 Billion Q4 Loss, Notes Solid 2022 Bookings Pace (TheStreet.com)
- DP World’s Smart Solution Logistics signs agreement with Israel’s Allalouf Logistics to enhance regional trade (WAM.ae Business)
- Danske Bank staff raise over £75K for charity (Belfast Telegraph)
- Experian’s 2021 future of fraud forecast (American Banker)
- GIC was world’s most active state-owned investor in 2020; Temasek topped in tech: Report (The Straits Times All News)
- Geely to Build Smart EVs with Chinese Tech Company Baidu (Yahoo! Canada)
- Healthcare workers to receive first 50,000 vaccine doses from China’s Sinovac (CNN Philippines)
- Joe Biden receives second dose of Pfizer coronavirus vaccine (The Independent)
- No loadshedding imminent, says Eskom (Brakpan Herald)
- Ooredoo reopens Salwa Road shop after refurbishment (Gulf Times)
- Pandemic pricing? Cost of a patio heater quadrupled on Amazon (CBS News)
- Pfizer compiling data to answer DCGI queries on coronavirus vaccine (Business Standard India)
- Renault says sales fell 21% in 2020, but turnaround on track (Mail Online UK)
- Rostelecom cooperates with KDL on COVID-19 diagnostics (Telecompaper)
- Sainsbury’s joins Morrisons as they reinstate bouncers outside supermarkets (Mail Online UK)
- Samsung bets on bespoke devices to woo millennials on back of Covid-19 demand (South China Morning Post)
- Seychelles rolls out COVID-19 vaccination using China’s Sinopharm vaccine (The Korea Times News)
- SoftBank sells $2 billion of Uber stake after stock recovery (Hindustan Times)
- Spotify has removed Pete Evans’ podcast from its platform for promoting COVID-19 conspiracy theories — but it’s still available elsewhere (MSN New Zealand)
- Taguig inks deal with AstraZeneca for purchase of COVID-19 vaccines (Manila Bulletin)
- Tata Motors extends gains into eighth day post JLR Q3 retail sales numbers (Business Standard India)
- Tata Steel Kolkata Literary Meet 2021 put off owing to the Covid-19 pandemic (United News of India)
- Thailand gears up for long haul in Covid-19 fight ahead of Sinovac vaccine roll-out (South China Morning Post)
- The Boeing 737-500 that crashed into the Java Sea didn’t fly for nine months last year, with travel reduced because… https://t.co/mSNwuvj6N5 (WSJ – Twitter)
- Union Pacific, Canadian National Raised at Bernstein on pandemic recovery (Seeking Alpha)
- 2.4 million coronavirus vaccinations given in UK (BBC)
- A Pandemic Update: The Variant and the Vaccine Rollout (NYT.com Main News)
- Biden publicly receives second dose of coronavirus vaccine (TheHill – The Hill News)
- Child mental health in England before and during the COVID-19 lockdown (Lancet)
- Column: Her bestie died of COVID-19. She joined a vaccine trial to honor him and help other Black people (latimes.com – Los Angeles Times)
- Development and validation of the ISARIC 4C Deterioration model for adults hospitalised with a prospective cohort study (Lancet Respiratory Medicine)
- Discovery of SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies from a naïve human Ab library (News-Medical.Net)
- Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on primary care-recorded mental illness and self-harm episodes in the UK: a population-based cohort study (Lancet)
- Implications of COVID-19 sequelae for health-care personnel (Lancet Respiratory Medicine)
- Improving clinical management of the role of prediction models (Lancet Respiratory Medicine)
- Louisiana expands rollout of coronavirus vaccine to elderly (The Washington Times stories: News)
- Pandemic, Democratic Wins Leave Drug Industry at Crossroads (Bloomberg Law)
- SARS-CoV-2 Viral RNA Load Dynamics in the Nasopharynx of Infected Children (Epidemiology & Infection – Cambridge Core)
- Study supports continuing phase 3 trials of Ad26.COV2.S SARS-CoV-2 vaccine (News-Medical.Net)
- TOP NEWS: GSK, Vir To Probe Second Virus Antibody In NHS-Backed Trial (Morningstar UK)
- U.S. sees deadliest week of pandemic yet as vaccine rollout lags (CBS News)
- Why development of outbreak analytics tools should be valued, supported, and funded (Lancet Infectious Diseases)
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