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21,634 new cases of Covid-19 have been identified in France by Public Health France.
This high figure includes the catching up of data from the day before which could not be counted.
The variant of the virus detected in the United Kingdom is well "50% to 74%" more contagious, according to a study published Thursday.
After France closed and then reopened its borders to the United Kingdom, truck drivers are still stranded, and spent New Years in their trucks.
The Council of State validated the closure of the museums.
Austria has reopened its ski resorts, despite the lockdown.
Masks block 99.9% of large droplets at risk.
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8:30 am.
No
shadow record of new cases in South Korea.
South Korea has reported 1,241 new cases of coronavirus, a record in a country whose Christmas celebrations have been weighed down by the third wave of the epidemic.
South Korea was presented a few weeks ago as a model for managing the epidemic, because it had managed to contain its spread thanks to a very effective strategy of detection, but also to the great discipline of the population in respect social distancing rules.
But a new epidemic wave has resulted in a surge in the number of cases.
Authorities have called for meetings and rallies to be canceled.
8:25 am.
The
FIFA postpones World Under-20 expected in 2021.
The Under-20 World Cup and the Under-17 World Cup scheduled for 2021 to be held in Indonesia and Peru are canceled for health reasons and postponed to 2023 with the same host countries.
8:20 am.
Chile becomes the first country in South America to start vaccinations.
After having received a first batch of 10,000 doses of the vaccine produced by the American laboratory Pfizer with its German partner BioNTech a few hours earlier, a first nurse working in a public hospital in a disadvantaged district of the capital Santiago, was the first Chilean woman to be administered the vaccine.
8:10 am.
25,533 new cases in Germany.
The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus contamination in Germany climbed to 1,612,648, 25,533 more cases than the day before.
The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for Infectious Diseases also reports 412 additional deaths, bringing the total to 29,182 since the start of the epidemic in the country.
7:30 am.
Turkey will import a Chinese vaccine.
This vaccine is said to be 91.25% effective.
Despite the absence of final and official results, as well as studies published by Chinese manufacturer Sinovac, sparking criticism over the lack of transparency, the Turkish authorities have been formal.
"We are now certain that this vaccine is effective and safe for the Turkish population," announced Fahrettin Koca, Turkish Minister of Health.
In addition to this vaccine, Turkey must sign in the coming days a contract with the German laboratory BioNTech for 4.5 million doses and 30 million more optional of its vaccine produced in collaboration with Pfizer.
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7.20 am.
The
quarantine for visitors will be three weeks in
Hong Kong.
The quarantine that visitors arriving from abroad must observe in dedicated hotels is now three weeks.
Hong Kong has also decided to prohibit the entry of its territory to people who would have gone to South Africa in the three weeks preceding.
7:15 am.
The
USA requires a negative test for all arrivals from the UK.
All travelers on flights from the United Kingdom will be required from Monday to present a negative Covid-19 test to be admitted to the United States.
This test should have been performed within 72 hours of departure, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a statement.
7:10.
Iran has obtained permission from the United States to transfer funds to procure vaccines abroad.
The central bank director said Iranian banks had received support from a US Department of the Treasury unit to transfer the funds to a Swiss bank to pay for vaccines.
“The Americans have imposed sanctions on all of our banks.
They accepted this dossier under the pressure of world public opinion, ”he declared.
Iran will pay around $ 244 million for an initial delivery of more than 16 million doses of coronavirus vaccine under the World Health Organization's (WHO) COVAX program.
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