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| Covid live: Egypt starts vaccine trial; Austria to put unvaccinated people in lockdown | Covid live: Egypt starts vaccine trial; Austria to put unvaccinated people in lockdown |
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| Israel’s decision follows similar move by US; Austria vaccination rate ‘shamefully low’, says chancellor Alexander Schallenberg | Israel’s decision follows similar move by US; Austria vaccination rate ‘shamefully low’, says chancellor Alexander Schallenberg |
| That’s it from me, Samantha Lock, for your Covid rundown this morning. | |
| I’ll be back again shortly to bring you all the latest headlines as the world looks to curb increasing case numbers and attempt to return to life as normal. | |
| In the meantime, please follow along with all our coronavirus news here. | |
| Austria orders nationwide lockdown for those not fully vaccinated against Covid. Million will be under lockdown as of Monday in an effort to deal with a surge in infections, the country’s chancellor has said. | |
| Britain expected to extend Covid booster programme to under 50s. | |
| Brazil reports lowest end of week Covid death toll in over a year. | |
| Egypt’s national research body said on Sunday that it will start clinical trials for a domestically made coronavirus vaccine. | |
| Israel announces vaccine drive for children aged 5 to 11. | |
| UK firm to trial T-cell Covid vaccine that could give longer immunity against Covid-19. An Oxfordshire-based company Emergex will soon start clinical trials of a second-generation vaccine against Covid-19, an easy-to-administer skin patch that uses T-cells to kill infected cells and could offer longer-lasting immunity than current vaccines. | |
| UK officials have compiled a ‘Covid exit strategy’ from April called Operation Rampdown, leaked documents reveal. Under the plan, the government could wind down testing and people would no longer be forced to isolate if they are ill from April, leaked documents reveal. | |
| Three snow leopards died of complications from Covid-19 at the Lincoln children’s zoo in Nebraska. | |
| Germany to return to work from home amid rising infections. The measure is being reintroduced under draft legislation seen by AFP on Sunday, after the home working restriction was lifted at the beginning of July. | |
| In the UK more than two million people received their Covid-19 booster in the past week, with health officials describing the numbers as record-breaking. NHS England said 2.1 million boosters were delivered between November 6-12, an increase on the 1.7 million boosters given out during the previous seven days. | |
| China donated 500,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine on Sunday to Syria, which has one of the world’s lowest inoculation rates and what the UN called an alarming rise in cases. | |
| The United States has so far administered 440,559,613 doses of Covid-19 vaccines in the country as of Sunday morning, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. | The United States has so far administered 440,559,613 doses of Covid-19 vaccines in the country as of Sunday morning, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. |
| Those figures are up from the 439,034,461 vaccine doses the CDC said had gone into arms by 13 November. | Those figures are up from the 439,034,461 vaccine doses the CDC said had gone into arms by 13 November. |
| The agency said 226,607,653 people had received at least one dose while 195,120,470 people had been fully vaccinated as of 6am ET on Sunday. | The agency said 226,607,653 people had received at least one dose while 195,120,470 people had been fully vaccinated as of 6am ET on Sunday. |
| The CDC tally includes two-dose vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech,, as well as Johnson & Johnson’s one-shot vaccine. | The CDC tally includes two-dose vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech,, as well as Johnson & Johnson’s one-shot vaccine. |
| About 29.3 million people have received a booster dose of either Pfizer, Moderna or Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine. Booster doses from Moderna and Johnson & Johnson were authorised by the US health regulator on 20 October. | About 29.3 million people have received a booster dose of either Pfizer, Moderna or Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine. Booster doses from Moderna and Johnson & Johnson were authorised by the US health regulator on 20 October. |
| The British government is expected to extend the Covid-19 booster programme to people under the age of 50 to drive down transmission rates as winter approaches, The Times reported. | The British government is expected to extend the Covid-19 booster programme to people under the age of 50 to drive down transmission rates as winter approaches, The Times reported. |
| The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) is expected to give its approval on Monday to extending the rollout, the newspaper reported, adding the precise details of the age groups have not been confirmed. | The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) is expected to give its approval on Monday to extending the rollout, the newspaper reported, adding the precise details of the age groups have not been confirmed. |
| Good morning it’s Samantha Lock reporting to you from over here in Sydney to kick off the week’s Covid news. | Good morning it’s Samantha Lock reporting to you from over here in Sydney to kick off the week’s Covid news. |
| First up, some numbers out of Australia for you. | First up, some numbers out of Australia for you. |
| The state of Victoria has recorded 860 new local Covid cases and five deaths with a vaccination rate for those aged 12 and over at 87%. NSW has recorded 165 cases and one death with a cracking 91.1% of those over 16 double dosed. | The state of Victoria has recorded 860 new local Covid cases and five deaths with a vaccination rate for those aged 12 and over at 87%. NSW has recorded 165 cases and one death with a cracking 91.1% of those over 16 double dosed. |
| South Australia also plans to open its borders the state premier has promised. | South Australia also plans to open its borders the state premier has promised. |
| Over in sunny Queensland, some restrictions are set to ease after the state reached the 70% fully vaccinated milestone. | Over in sunny Queensland, some restrictions are set to ease after the state reached the 70% fully vaccinated milestone. |
| Stay tuned for more developments throughout the day. | Stay tuned for more developments throughout the day. |
| Brazil reported on Sunday 61 new Covid-19 deaths, the lowest death toll on a Sunday in more than a year. | Brazil reported on Sunday 61 new Covid-19 deaths, the lowest death toll on a Sunday in more than a year. |
| The ministry of health reported 4,129 new cases of coronavirus, taking the country’s overall tally to a total of 21,957,967 cases. | The ministry of health reported 4,129 new cases of coronavirus, taking the country’s overall tally to a total of 21,957,967 cases. |
| Egypt’s national research body said on Sunday that it will start clinical trials for a domestically made coronavirus vaccine. | Egypt’s national research body said on Sunday that it will start clinical trials for a domestically made coronavirus vaccine. |
| The Associated Press reports: | The Associated Press reports: |
| Here some more detail on Israel’s decision to roll out Covid vaccines to children aged five to 11 from AFP: | Here some more detail on Israel’s decision to roll out Covid vaccines to children aged five to 11 from AFP: |
| Israel said on Sunday that children aged 5 to 11 would now be eligible for vaccination against Covid-19. | Israel said on Sunday that children aged 5 to 11 would now be eligible for vaccination against Covid-19. |
| The decision, announced by the health ministry, followed approval by an expert panel last week, after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted emergency use of Pfizer’s and BioNTech’s vaccine for the age group at a 10-microgram dose, Reuters reports. | The decision, announced by the health ministry, followed approval by an expert panel last week, after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted emergency use of Pfizer’s and BioNTech’s vaccine for the age group at a 10-microgram dose, Reuters reports. |
| The number of Covid cases recorded each day on average in France has risen above 10,000, for the first time since 11 September - a rise of 39% in one week. | The number of Covid cases recorded each day on average in France has risen above 10,000, for the first time since 11 September - a rise of 39% in one week. |
| 12,496 positive cases were identified in 24 hours, compared to 8,547 last Sunday. | 12,496 positive cases were identified in 24 hours, compared to 8,547 last Sunday. |
| Hospitalisations in France continue to increase moderately, with 317 people hospitalised with Covid on Sunday, versus 190 admitted a month ago, and 77 Covid patients admitted to critical care today, compared to 44 daily critical care admissions one month ago. | Hospitalisations in France continue to increase moderately, with 317 people hospitalised with Covid on Sunday, versus 190 admitted a month ago, and 77 Covid patients admitted to critical care today, compared to 44 daily critical care admissions one month ago. |
| A total of 50,557,065 first doses of Covid-19 vaccine had been delivered in the UK by 13 November, government figures show. | A total of 50,557,065 first doses of Covid-19 vaccine had been delivered in the UK by 13 November, government figures show. |
| This is a rise of 31,806 on the previous day, while 46,009,463 second doses have been delivered in total, an increase of 23,668. | This is a rise of 31,806 on the previous day, while 46,009,463 second doses have been delivered in total, an increase of 23,668. |
| A combined total of 12,613,256 booster and third doses have also been given, a day-on-day rise of 448,670. | A combined total of 12,613,256 booster and third doses have also been given, a day-on-day rise of 448,670. |
| Separate totals for booster and third doses are not available. | Separate totals for booster and third doses are not available. |
| Bulgarians were voting Sunday for the third time this year, hoping the latest general election will finally produce a government to fight the country’s deadliest coronavirus wave. | Bulgarians were voting Sunday for the third time this year, hoping the latest general election will finally produce a government to fight the country’s deadliest coronavirus wave. |
| This from AFP: | This from AFP: |