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| Covid live news: UK records 157 deaths; Germany mobilises 12,000 soldiers to fight coronavirus– report | Covid live news: UK records 157 deaths; Germany mobilises 12,000 soldiers to fight coronavirus– report |
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| Thousands protest as Victoria requires construction workers to be jabbed; vulnerable Britons told ‘this is the moment’ to get boosters | Thousands protest as Victoria requires construction workers to be jabbed; vulnerable Britons told ‘this is the moment’ to get boosters |
| The U.S. administered over 9.5 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines in the past seven days, the highest weekly total since late May, a White House official said on Saturday. | |
| In total, the U.S. administered 439,034,461 doses of vaccines as of Saturday morning and distributed 553,881,535 doses, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said, Reuters reports. | |
| The publisher HarperCollins said it is not in talks with former UK health secretary Matt Hancock and has “no knowledge” of any book about his pandemic experience. | |
| “We have no knowledge of such a book and are not in talks,” it said in a tweet. | |
| Carbon emissions, after a brief plunge last year owing to the Covid-19 lockdowns, are set to rise again by a record amount next year as countries return to their fossil-fuel habits. | Carbon emissions, after a brief plunge last year owing to the Covid-19 lockdowns, are set to rise again by a record amount next year as countries return to their fossil-fuel habits. |
| Emissions must fall by 45% by 2030, compared with 2010 levels, to have a good chance of sticking to the 1.5C limit, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. | Emissions must fall by 45% by 2030, compared with 2010 levels, to have a good chance of sticking to the 1.5C limit, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. |
| Three German state health ministers have urged parties negotiating to form a new government to prolong states’ power to implement stricter pandemic measures such as lockdowns or school closures as the country’s seven-day Covid incidence rate hit record highs. | Three German state health ministers have urged parties negotiating to form a new government to prolong states’ power to implement stricter pandemic measures such as lockdowns or school closures as the country’s seven-day Covid incidence rate hit record highs. |
| The number of people per 100,000 infected last week rose to 277.4, data from the Robert Koch Institute showed on Saturday, and has risen to over 500 in some regions of the country. | The number of people per 100,000 infected last week rose to 277.4, data from the Robert Koch Institute showed on Saturday, and has risen to over 500 in some regions of the country. |
| The head of Germany’s largest doctors’ association, Marburger Bund, told German media group Funke Mediengruppe that overburdened intensive care units may need to move patients between regions to find beds in coming weeks, Reuters reports. | The head of Germany’s largest doctors’ association, Marburger Bund, told German media group Funke Mediengruppe that overburdened intensive care units may need to move patients between regions to find beds in coming weeks, Reuters reports. |
| The federal government and leaders of Germany’s 16 states are due to discuss new pandemic measures next week, but the three parties negotiating to form a new government have agreed to let a state of emergency, in place since the start of the pandemic, expire on 25 November as planned. | The federal government and leaders of Germany’s 16 states are due to discuss new pandemic measures next week, but the three parties negotiating to form a new government have agreed to let a state of emergency, in place since the start of the pandemic, expire on 25 November as planned. |
| But state health ministers of Baden-Wuerttemberg, Hessen and Brandenburg argued that states needed to keep the option open of implementing policies that required a state of emergency to enforce – such as curfews, lockdowns or school closures – if the situation worsened. | But state health ministers of Baden-Wuerttemberg, Hessen and Brandenburg argued that states needed to keep the option open of implementing policies that required a state of emergency to enforce – such as curfews, lockdowns or school closures – if the situation worsened. |
| “In the face of the burden on hospitals, which in some regions are close to absolute overload, the epidemic status should be prolonged on a national level,” the three health ministers said in a joint statement. | “In the face of the burden on hospitals, which in some regions are close to absolute overload, the epidemic status should be prolonged on a national level,” the three health ministers said in a joint statement. |
| The drive to get the population vaccinated in Australia is gathering momentum despite the issue dividing families and straining friendships in some parts of the country: | The drive to get the population vaccinated in Australia is gathering momentum despite the issue dividing families and straining friendships in some parts of the country: |
| France has reported 14,646 new coronavirus cases, Reuters reports. The country has had more than 7.26 million cases overall. | France has reported 14,646 new coronavirus cases, Reuters reports. The country has had more than 7.26 million cases overall. |
| Morocco will conduct rapid Covid-19 tests to passengers arriving in its airports and ports and will deny access to any visitor with a positive result, the government said. | Morocco will conduct rapid Covid-19 tests to passengers arriving in its airports and ports and will deny access to any visitor with a positive result, the government said. |
| Travellers with a positive test must be returned at the cost of the airline that brought them into the country, unless they have a permanent residency document, it said. | Travellers with a positive test must be returned at the cost of the airline that brought them into the country, unless they have a permanent residency document, it said. |
| Passengers visiting Morocco should also have proof of vaccination, Reuters reports. | Passengers visiting Morocco should also have proof of vaccination, Reuters reports. |
| The Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice UK group said any memoir by former health secretary Matt Hancock would “inevitably cause pain and hurt” for those mourning people who died after contracting the virus, and urged a rethink by the potential publisher. | The Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice UK group said any memoir by former health secretary Matt Hancock would “inevitably cause pain and hurt” for those mourning people who died after contracting the virus, and urged a rethink by the potential publisher. |
| The group posted on social media: “You’d think the health secretary who presided over one of the worst death tolls in the world would have some humility or seek to reflect on the many lives lost, rather than try and cash in on the tragedy. | The group posted on social media: “You’d think the health secretary who presided over one of the worst death tolls in the world would have some humility or seek to reflect on the many lives lost, rather than try and cash in on the tragedy. |
| “We’d urge HarperCollins to reconsider paying for a story that will inevitably cause pain and hurt for those of us who have lost loved ones. | “We’d urge HarperCollins to reconsider paying for a story that will inevitably cause pain and hurt for those of us who have lost loved ones. |
| “Families have a right to hear about the decisions that have changed their lives forever in an inquiry, not a tell-all memoir.” | “Families have a right to hear about the decisions that have changed their lives forever in an inquiry, not a tell-all memoir.” |
| France has reported a further 16 deaths, bringing the total to 91,211, Reuters reports. The country also said there are 1,202 people in intensive care units for Covid-19, an increase of 20. | France has reported a further 16 deaths, bringing the total to 91,211, Reuters reports. The country also said there are 1,202 people in intensive care units for Covid-19, an increase of 20. |
| Matt Hancock has been “approached” about writing a book about his experience as the UK’s health secretary during the coronavirus pandemic, his spokesperson has confirmed, provoking anger from campaigners and the Labour party. | Matt Hancock has been “approached” about writing a book about his experience as the UK’s health secretary during the coronavirus pandemic, his spokesperson has confirmed, provoking anger from campaigners and the Labour party. |
| The former minister, who stepped down in June after it was revealed he had broken Covid restrictions, had been contacted but no deal had been made, his spokesperson said. | The former minister, who stepped down in June after it was revealed he had broken Covid restrictions, had been contacted but no deal had been made, his spokesperson said. |