Top news of the week: 08.12.2020.
Coronavirus
WHO does not envisage COVID-19 vaccines being made mandatory
The World Health Organization does not foresee mandatory vaccinations being introduced around the world to stem the spread of the coronavirus, officials said on Monday.
Sinovac secures $515 million funding to boost COVID-19 vaccine production
China's Sinovac Biotech has secured $515 million in funding from a local firm to double production capacity of its coronavirus vaccine, the companies said on Monday, as it expects efficacy ...
Mainland China reports 18 new COVID-19 cases for Dec. 5
Mainland China reported 18 new COVID-19 cases on Dec. 5, up from 17 cases from a day earlier, the country's national health authority said on Sunday.
Mainland China reports 17 new COVID-19 cases for Dec. 4
Mainland China reported 17 new COVID-19 cases on Dec. 4, unchanged from a day earlier, the country's national health authority said on Saturday.
Rudy Giuliani Tests Positive for COVID-19
Rudy Giuliani, a former mayor of New York City and President Donald Trump's lawyer, tested positive for the coronavirus, Trump posted on Twitter on Sunday afternoon.
In world first, UK approves Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
Britain approved Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday, jumping ahead of the United States and Europe to become the West's first country to formally endorse a jab it said should reach the ...
Backgrounder: Studies worldwide likely pushing back COVID-19 timeline
(Xinhua) BEIJING, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- A newly released study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that COVID-19 was likely in the United States as …
Live COVID-19 updates: Britain records another 15,539 coronavirus cases with 397 deaths
(Photo by Tim Ireland/Xinhua) -Britain records another 15,539 cases with 397 deaths -U.S. sets record of 227,885 cases in one day: JHU -Chinese mainland reports 17 new imported …