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| Coronavirus live: Russia cases hit record daily high, England speeds up booster jab rollout | Coronavirus live: Russia cases hit record daily high, England speeds up booster jab rollout |
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| People in England will be able to book their Covid-19 booster jab a month before they are eligible from Monday | People in England will be able to book their Covid-19 booster jab a month before they are eligible from Monday |
| Almost every day for three weeks, Grace Lockyer would jump in her car and drive to a hill to attend her Zoom classes. | |
| Located on her family’s property outside the town of Warialda in northern New South Wales, Australia, the hill was the only place she could get a decent internet connection. | |
| For Lockyer, one of the many students completing her HSC from home during the NSW lockdown, limited access to internet and technology was just the tip of the iceberg. | |
| Yet with exams set to commence on Tuesday, the end of a hard year is finally in sight. | |
| Costa Rican children aged five and above must get Covid-19 vaccinations, according to a new health ministry mandate, making the Central American country one of the first to adopt such a requirement for kids. | Costa Rican children aged five and above must get Covid-19 vaccinations, according to a new health ministry mandate, making the Central American country one of the first to adopt such a requirement for kids. |
| The move would add Covid-19 to a list of other infectious diseases that Costa Rica has for years required children to be vaccinated against, Reuters reports. | The move would add Covid-19 to a list of other infectious diseases that Costa Rica has for years required children to be vaccinated against, Reuters reports. |
| “Our basic vaccination scheme has made it possible to subdue many of the viruses that cause suffering and health consequences and even fatalities in the underage population,” health minister Daniel Salas said. | “Our basic vaccination scheme has made it possible to subdue many of the viruses that cause suffering and health consequences and even fatalities in the underage population,” health minister Daniel Salas said. |
| Mexicans who need to cross the US land border for work or school are scrambling to get approved Covid-19 vaccines ahead of new rules set to go into effect next week, 20 months after the United States shut crossings for non-essential trips. | Mexicans who need to cross the US land border for work or school are scrambling to get approved Covid-19 vaccines ahead of new rules set to go into effect next week, 20 months after the United States shut crossings for non-essential trips. |
| The rules specify that from Monday only foreigners who have received World Health Organization-approved vaccines can cross, which in effect bars those who received jabs including China’s CanSino Biologics and Russia’s Sputnik V, among others. | The rules specify that from Monday only foreigners who have received World Health Organization-approved vaccines can cross, which in effect bars those who received jabs including China’s CanSino Biologics and Russia’s Sputnik V, among others. |
| More than 15 Mexicans told Reuters that they were looking to get re-vaccinated, not with booster shots, but rather to simply comply with the new entry rule, which requires them to show proof of their vaccine status and will be enforced with random checks. | More than 15 Mexicans told Reuters that they were looking to get re-vaccinated, not with booster shots, but rather to simply comply with the new entry rule, which requires them to show proof of their vaccine status and will be enforced with random checks. |
| France reported 9,605 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, Reuters reports. The country has had over 7.1 million cases overall. | France reported 9,605 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, Reuters reports. The country has had over 7.1 million cases overall. |
| A US federal appeals court issued a stay freezing the Biden administration’s efforts to require workers at US companies with at least 100 employees to be vaccinated against Covid-19 or be tested weekly, citing “grave statutory and constitutional” issues with the rule, Reuters reports. | A US federal appeals court issued a stay freezing the Biden administration’s efforts to require workers at US companies with at least 100 employees to be vaccinated against Covid-19 or be tested weekly, citing “grave statutory and constitutional” issues with the rule, Reuters reports. |
| The ruling from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit comes after numerous Republican-led states filed legal challenges against the new rule, which is set to take effect on 4 January. | The ruling from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit comes after numerous Republican-led states filed legal challenges against the new rule, which is set to take effect on 4 January. |
| More data from Italy. The number of patients in hospital with Covid-19 – not including those in intensive care – stood at 3,173 on Saturday, up from 3,124 a day earlier. | More data from Italy. The number of patients in hospital with Covid-19 – not including those in intensive care – stood at 3,173 on Saturday, up from 3,124 a day earlier. |
| There were 23 new admissions to intensive care units, down from 37 on Friday. The total number of intensive care patients fell to 392 from a previous 395. | There were 23 new admissions to intensive care units, down from 37 on Friday. The total number of intensive care patients fell to 392 from a previous 395. |
| Some 491,962 tests for Covid-19 were carried out in the past day, compared with a previous 543,414, the health ministry said, Reuters reports. | Some 491,962 tests for Covid-19 were carried out in the past day, compared with a previous 543,414, the health ministry said, Reuters reports. |
| France has reported a cumulative total of 90,988 coronavirus deaths in hospital – an increase of 25 in the past 24 hours, Reuters reports. | France has reported a cumulative total of 90,988 coronavirus deaths in hospital – an increase of 25 in the past 24 hours, Reuters reports. |
| It also reported 1,099 people in intensive care units for Covid-19 on Saturday, an increase of 10. | It also reported 1,099 people in intensive care units for Covid-19 on Saturday, an increase of 10. |
| Italy reported 31 coronavirus-related deaths on Saturday, the country’s health ministry said. | Italy reported 31 coronavirus-related deaths on Saturday, the country’s health ministry said. |
| It also reported 6,764 new infections, the same figure as the previous day, Reuters reports. | It also reported 6,764 new infections, the same figure as the previous day, Reuters reports. |
| Italy has registered 132,365 deaths linked to Covid-19 since its initial outbreak in February last year, the second highest toll in Europe after the UK. | Italy has registered 132,365 deaths linked to Covid-19 since its initial outbreak in February last year, the second highest toll in Europe after the UK. |
| Queues formed outside shops in Athens on Saturday on the first day of new restrictions that require the unvaccinated to show proof of a negative Covid-19 test before entering a range of venues, Reuters reports. | Queues formed outside shops in Athens on Saturday on the first day of new restrictions that require the unvaccinated to show proof of a negative Covid-19 test before entering a range of venues, Reuters reports. |
| Coronavirus infections in Greece hit a new daily high almost every day in November, prompting authorities to announce new measures on Tuesday, which restrict access to cafes, restaurants, state services and banks, among other public spaces, to those who are either vaccinated or have a negative test. | Coronavirus infections in Greece hit a new daily high almost every day in November, prompting authorities to announce new measures on Tuesday, which restrict access to cafes, restaurants, state services and banks, among other public spaces, to those who are either vaccinated or have a negative test. |
| Those vaccinated against Covid-19 must also present their certificates, resulting in long lines outside shops in the capital’s busiest shopping street, Ermou. | Those vaccinated against Covid-19 must also present their certificates, resulting in long lines outside shops in the capital’s busiest shopping street, Ermou. |