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 Infection, immunity and spread
People who have had COVID-19 are highly likely to have immunity to
it for at least five months, but there is evidence that those with
antibodies may still be able to carry and spread the virus, a study
of British healthcare workers has found.
Over by year-end?
Germany will have the coronavirus pandemic under control by the end
of the year, but new, fast-spreading variants of the virus risk
exacerbating the situation, the public health chief said, warning
people against travelling.
Drones, lockdown and privacy
French data privacy watchdog CNIL condemned the Interior Ministry
for the unlawful use of drones to oversee demonstrations and make
sure people were respecting the COVID-19 lockdown.
WHO team arrives in Wuhan, two held back
Two members of a World Health Organization-led team that arrived on
Thursday in China's Wuhan city to investigate the origins of
COVID-19 remained behind in Singapore after testing positive for
coronavirus antibodies, the global body said.
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 Most new cases in over 10
months in China
China reported its biggest daily jump in new
COVID-19 cases in more than 10 months as
infections in northeastern Heilongjiang province
nearly tripled, underscoring the growing threat
ahead of the major national Lunar New Year
holiday.
Australian state considers mining camps for
quarantine
Queensland state Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk
said she was considering the use of remote
mining camps to quarantine international
arrivals, aiming to break a cycle of coronavirus
outbreaks around Australia at city hotels used
for isolation.
(Compiled by Karishma Singh and Philippa
Fletcher)
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