The number of patients in serious condition also remains high at 499, as the government has lifted most curbs on activity in a shift to a "living with COVID" policy. South Korea's daily cases edged down from a record 3,292 infections the previous day, but, at 3,034, still topped the 3,000 mark for the third straight day, government data shows. Japan, South Korea and China are its biggest tourism markets.ġ1:00 a.m. The Philippines saw an 83% drop in foreign arrivals last year, receiving about 1.4 million visitors compared with 8.2 million in 2019. The country's coronavirus task force "approved in principle the entry of fully vaccinated tourists" from countries with few COVID-19 cases, the tourism ministry said, adding that guidelines must be finalized. The Philippines has approved a plan to allow vaccinated foreign tourists to enter the country soon. BioKangtai has the right to manufacture the vaccine, and the right to sell it in mainland China, Indonesia and Pakistan.Ī beach on the holiday island of Boracay in the Philippines.ġ:35 p.m. Including the first batch, BioKangtai plans to send over 8 million doses of the China-made AstraZeneca shot, branded as KconecaVac, to Indonesia this month. AstraZeneca's vaccine partner in China, Shenzhen Kangtai Biological Products (BioKangtai), has made its first shipment of the shot, sending more than 4 million doses to Indonesia, BioKangtai says. The government coronavirus task force also reports 37,156 nationwide infections, including 3,371 in Moscow, down from a peak of 41,335 recorded on Nov. Russia reports 1,254 coronavirus-related deaths in the last 24 hours, a record daily high that follows a surge in cases. The package, worth 78.9 trillion yen when funds from the private sector are included, aims to achieve Kishida's signature policies, such as narrowing the income gap through pay hikes and securing the nation's economic security interests.Ħ:00 p.m. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's cabinet approves an economic stimulus package with a record 55.7 trillion yen ($490 billion) in spending to weather the prolonged fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. Russia has seen a surge in coronavirus cases, and reports 1,254 deaths related to the virus in the past 24 hours, a record daily high.Ħ:15 p.m. Final regulatory review moves to a meeting of a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention committee later in the day, and then a recommendation from the agency's director, who has publicly supported boosters for all. adults, including recipients of Johnson & Johnson's vaccine. The decision made Friday authorizes booster doses for all U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorizes booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines for all adults six months after they were fully inoculated with either the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna shots. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said that Ottawa signed a deal with Pfizer to quickly receive 2.9 million doses once the vaccine was approved.ġ:30 a.m. Incidences of COVID-19 in Canada are now highest among those in the 5-to-11 bracket. The shot is the first to be made available for young children in the country. Canada authorizes the use of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5-11. Europe has again become the epicenter of the pandemic, accounting for half of global cases and deaths.Ģ:00 a.m.
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Austria says it will become the first country in western Europe to reimpose a full COVID-19 lockdown, as neighboring Germany warns it may follow suit, sending shivers through financial markets worried about the economic fallout. There were no new fatalities, leaving the death toll unchanged at 4,636.Ģ:44 a.m. China reports 16 new asymptomatic cases, which it classifies separately from confirmed cases, down from 26 the day before. Of the new infections, three were locally transmitted cases, according to a statement by the National Health Commission, compared with eight a day earlier. 19 compared with 24 a day earlier, Reuters reports. China records 23 new confirmed coronavirus cases for Nov. "Adolescents aged 12 to 17 will be accorded priority to receive the CoronaVac vaccine, with a view to extending to children of a younger age group at a later stage," said Hong Kong Secretary for Food and Health Sophia Chan.ġ0:09 a.m. Hong Kong approves lowering the age limit for the COVID-19 vaccine from China's Sinovac Biotech to three years old from 18, as it pushes to incentivize more of its 7.5 million residents to get inoculated, according to Reuters. Status of vaccinations around the worldĢ:46 p.m.