17 March 2021
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- 3 new COVID-19 variants found in India: Centre (The Freepress Journal)
- A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Tuesday, March 16, 2021 (NationalPost.com)
- Chaos in Germany and Italy after suspension of Oxford vaccine (The Guardian)
- Covid-19 one of the lowest causes of death in Ireland between June and September 2020 (Irish Times)
- Filipinos in Israel get free COVID-19 jabs (Manila Bulletin)
- France’s Macron mulls new lockdown 1 year after first (France24)
- Germany extends tax deferral for pandemic-hit firms by… (Mail Online UK)
- Germany’s vaccine race against time (Deutsche Welle)
- Germany: Top virologist warns COVID rates to spike again (Deutsche Welle)
- India’s coronavirus infections rise by highest in three months (The Straits Times All News)
- Life In The Red Zone As Italy Returns To Coronavirus Lockdown (Forbes.com)
- Russia extends ban on UK flights by a month over COVID-19 variant (Channel NewsAsia)
- Slideshow In pictures: A look back, one year after France went into lockdown (France24)
- South Africa: Covid-19 Third Wave – Ignore the Science and You Will Crash and Burn (AllAfrica.com)
- Spain: Benidorm without tourists (Deutsche Welle)
- The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (NationalPost.com)
- The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Tuesday, March 16, 2021 (NationalPost.com)
- UK – Boris Johnson faces growing calls to launch public inquiry into handling of the coronavirus crisis (Mail Online UK)
- UK – Boris Johnson said UK should ‘ignore’ the coronavirus, before it became one of the worst hit countries in the world (Business Insider)
- UK – Northern Ireland SDLP’s Colm Eastwood accuses UK Government of ‘breaking international obligations’ over nuclear weapon reversal (Belfast Telegraph)
- UK – Pressure on Boris Johnson over inquiry into handling of coronavirus crisis (London Evening Standard)
- UK – The British government laid out plans to increase its stockpile of nuclear weapons as part of a shift in its defense policy hxxps://on[.]wsj[.]com/3vyjdg3 (WSJ – Twitter)
- US – Actual Covid-19 infection rate in the US may be more than double official CDC figures, study says (The Independent)
- US – Biden’s CDC claims former Trump officials issued ‘non-scientific’ guidance that downplayed pandemic (Mail Online UK)
- US – COVID-19 NEWS: In collaboration with @NIAIDNews and @BARDA, Moderna is conducting a Phase 2/3 study of the mRNA-1273 #COVID19 #vaccine in healthy children: hxxps://clinicaltrials[.]gov/ct2/show/NCT04796896 (NIAIDNews – Twitter)
- US – COVID-19 variant first detected in Brazil confirmed in Massachusetts (Boston Globe)
- US – Daily coronavirus updates: Connecticut reports highest COVID-19 positivity rate in weeks, days ahead of reopening (Hartford Courant)
- US – Florida coronavirus: 4,791 new infections, 101 more residents dead (Orlando Sentinel)
- US – Hospitalizations in Texas from COVID-19 continue to drop (star-telegram.com)
- US – Let’s not play games on reopening in Maryland (Washington Post)
- US – Michigan State details plan to deal with COVID-19 variant found on campus (Detroit News)
- US – Montana’s governor says all adults eligible for jab from April 1 — ahead of Biden’s deadline (Financial Times – Europe homepage)
- US – Rhode Island coronavirus resources: Vaccine clinics and the latest numbers (Boston Globe)
- US – Spring break crowds flock to Florida amid coronavirus pandemic (FOX Business – Video)
- US – Wyoming officials expect Interstate 80 to reopen at Nebraska border by early Wednesday (Omaha World-Herald)
- WHO’s latest situation report (WHO)
- What are the rules for France travel and can I go on holiday there? (The Independent)
- Will Brits be allowed to holiday in Spain, Greece, France, Turkey and Cyprus this summer? (Manchester Evening News)
- ‘VERY REAL RISK TO AUSTRALIA’: PM’s grave warning on virus threat (HeraldSun.com.au Top News)
- 32 Indian organisations hit by hackers exploiting Microsoft Exchange servers vulnerability: Check Point Research (Indian Express)
- ADIB Response To COVID-19 Praised by Customers – RFI Research (Albawaba)
- Apple adds covid-19 vaccination locations to Maps app and Siri (Livemint.com)
- AstraZeneca Ineffective Against South African Variant, Says Study (Philippine News)
- Average Home Has 36 Things That Could Sell On EBay, Report Says (Forbes.com)
- Cathay Pacific posts record $2.8 bln annual loss because of pandemic Mar 9, 2021 (Nasdaq)
- EU to lay out plan for easing curbs amid AstraZeneca setback (Straits Times)
- Europe’s pause on the AstraZeneca vaccine is worrying (MSN Canada)
- Facebook partners with Boston Children’s Hospital to connect users to COVID-19 vaccines (FOXBusiness.com)
- Former Microsoft, Amazon exec pleads guilty to $5.5M PPP fraud scheme (FOXBusiness.com)
- Honda Motor temporarily cutting production at all US, Canada plants (Business Standard India)
- Hyundai, Kia’s plant utilization rate below 80% in 2020 (Korea Herald)
- Indian shares inch lower as rising virus cases weigh; Reliance top drag (Reuters)
- Italy and France ready to restart AstraZeneca vaccinations if regulators give the green light (CNBC)
- JAL to let flight attendants choose fewer work hours with salary cuts (Mainichi JP)
- Londoners receiving AstraZeneca jab dismiss fears (France24)
- Medicines regulator gives nod for Pfizer’s coronavirus shot to be administered in SA (Dispatch Live)
- Moody’s – Faster recovery from COVID-19 pandemic for MTU and Safran than Rolls-Royce (Business Insider)
- NRA to delay TEPCO’s reactor restart plan over ‘shoddy’ repairs March 17, 2021 NEW (Asahi.com)
- Nedbank doubles retail digital sales in year-end results (IT Web)
- Nornickel cuts production forecast 15%-20% as flooded mine restarts delayed (Seeking Alpha)
- Ooredoo ranked second most valuable brand in Qatar… (Qatar Peninsula)
- Pfizer execs discuss hiking vaccine price after pandemic wanes (CBS News)
- Preparations for AstraZeneca vaccinations to resume amid optimism on safety clearance (Irish Times)
- Retail landlords don’t deserve a cut from online sales: eBay (Sydney Morning Herald)
- Robust growth trajectory drives gains for Asian Paints (Business Standard India)
- Samsung sees demand growth in chip biz (IANS Live)
- Shionogi unlikely to start shipping COVID-19 vaccines in 2021 (Japan Times)
- South Africa: Interim Results – Shoprite Hits the Mark With Savings Rewards Programme (AllAfrica.com)
- Taiwan health chief says AstraZeneca rollout to continue as planned (Formosa Television (FTV))
- Telia Finland says travel down 14% in February as it marks pandemic declaration anniversary (Telecompaper)
- Toyota, Honda to halt some US production over supply shortages (Livemint.com)
- Visa, Mastercard to delay merchant fee hikes another year (AmericanBanker.com)
- WHO experts to meet on AstraZeneca shot (Bangkokpost.com Most recent)
- eBay CEO: Pandemic brought huge momentum for the site (CNN)
- A legacy of disease (Lancet Infectious Diseases)
- An efficient way to assess the effect of COVID-19 on mental health in the general population (Lancet)
- China aprueba su quinta vacuna contra el COVID-19 (Orlando Sentinel)
- Covid-19 live updates: World figures tout vaccines as ‘exit’ from pandemic amid skepticism, AstraZeneca concerns (Washington Post)
- Efficacy of the ChAdOx1 Vaccine against the B.1.351 Variant (New England Journal of Medicine)
- Faith leaders get COVID-19 shot to curb vaccine reluctance (The Washington Times stories: News)
- High COVID-19 death rates in prisons in England and Wales, and the need for early vaccination (Lancet Respiratory Medicine)
- Living with a COVID-19 case brings worse symptoms and stronger antibody response (News-Medical.Net)
- Moderna Gives First Vaccine Shots To Young Kids As Part Of COVID-19 Study (NPR)
- One in three people in England have coronavirus antibodies, new estimates show (The Independent)
- Rapid Spread of the B.1.1.7 Variant across England (New England Journal of Medicine)
- Rhode Island coronavirus resources: Vaccine clinics and the latest numbers (Boston Globe)
- SARS-CoV-2 infection and transmission in primary schools in England in June–December, 2020 (sKIDs): an active, prospective surveillance study (Lancet)
- The COVID-19 pandemic has reinforced the need for community mental health-care models in Uganda (Lancet)
- The controversies over the AstraZeneca’s vaccine may sow doubts and cause more people to shun vaccinations, prolonging the pandemic hxxps://econ[.]st/38JcE0z (TheEconomist – Twitter)
- Up to TWICE as many Americans have antibodies against coronavirus compared to official estimates (Mail Online UK)
- Where are we up to with vaccines? (BBC)
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