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 DEATHS AND INFECTIONS
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for a case tracker and summary of news.
EUROPE
* British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was pondering a second
national lockdown as an accelerating outbreak threatened to destroy
any shoots of economic recovery and send millions back into
isolation.
* Czech Health Minister Adam Vojtech resigned following criticism of
his handling of the pandemic after a surge in cases.
* Russia reported 6,196 new cases, the most recorded over 24 hours
since July 18.
* After securing a generous portion of European Union recovery funds
for the crisis, Spain faces an unlikely problem -- how to make use
of all the money, government sources told Reuters.
ASIA-PACIFIC
* India reopened the Taj Mahal after six months, with the first
visitors trickling into the famous monument as authorities reported
86,961 new infections across the country, with no signs of a peak
yet.
* Australia reported its smallest daily increase in new infections
in more than three months, but authorities in the nation's virus
hotspot of Victoria said they could not hasten the easing of curbs.
* New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern lifted all coronavirus
restrictions across the country, except in second-wave hotspot
Auckland, as the number of new infections slowed to a trickle.
* Schools in Seoul and nearby areas resumed in-person classes for
the first time in almost a month after daily cases dropped to the
lowest levels since mid-August.
AMERICAS
* As the United States approaches the miserable mark of 200,000
deaths, the pandemic is smouldering across all states, raising fears
that when colder weather forces more people inside, it could surpass
the surge seen in the summer.
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* Brazil and Argentina, Latin American nations seeking more time to commit to
the global COVID-19 vaccine facility known as COVAX, said they intend to do so
as soon as possible after missing Friday's deadline.
MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA
* Morocco has signed a deal with Russia's R-Pharm to buy a COVID-19 vaccine
produced under a licence from Britain's AstraZeneca.
* Israel entered a second nationwide lockdown on Friday at the onset of the
Jewish high-holiday season, forcing residents to stay mostly at home amid a
resurgence in new cases.
MEDICAL DEVELOPMENTS
* Moderna Inc said on Friday it was on track to produce 20 million doses of its
experimental coronavirus vaccine by the end of the year, while maintaining its
goal of readying 500 million to 1 billion doses in 2021.
ECONOMIC IMPACT
* European shares fell as rising infection rates in Europe prompted renewed
lockdown measures in some countries, casting doubt over the economic recovery,
with a lack of U.S. stimulus also weighing on sentiment.[MKTS/GLOB]
* British manufacturers see no evidence of a 'V'-shaped recovery from the
pandemic underway and many are planning to slash investment, a business survey
showed.
* Germany's finance minister said he expected public debt to reach around 80% of
the country's economic output by the end of the coronavirus crisis, the level it
reached at the end of the global financial crisis.
* Sweden's gross domestic product will shrink around 4.6% this year, the
government said, outlining a budget bill that will pump around 105 billion
crowns ($12.0 billion) into the economy.
(Compiled by Linda Pasquini, Devika Syamnath and Alex Richardson; Edited by
Shounak Dasgupta and Ed Osmond)
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