Top news of the week: 29.12.2020.
Coronavirus
China reports 17 new COVID-19 cases versus 15 a day earlier
Mainland China recorded 17 new COVID-19 cases on Dec. 23, up from 15 cases the previous day, said the country's health authority on Thursday.
China reports 20 new COVID-19 cases vs 14 a day earlier
Mainland China recorded 20 new COVID-19 cases on Dec. 25, up from 14 cases the previous day, the country's health authority said on Saturday.
Beijing tightens COVID-19 curbs as cases detected across capital
Beijing has tightened COVID-19 curbs over concerns that China's mass travel during the holiday period could cause cases to spike in the capital, as it reported locally transmitted cases for ...
Piecemeal data releases threaten to undermine Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine
Fragmental releases of efficacy data for the COVID-19 vaccine developed by China's Sinovac could undermine confidence in the shot, experts warned, as several countries prepare for mass ...
China's CAS COVID-19 vaccine induces immune response in mid-stage tests
A coronavirus vaccine candidate developed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) was found to be safe and triggered immune responses in early and mid-stage trials, researchers said on ...
China reports 22 new COVID-19 cases, including 12 locally transmitted
Mainland China recorded 22 new COVID-19 cases on Dec. 26, up from 20 cases the previous day, the country's health authority said on Sunday.
Philippines troops, ministers get COVID-19 vaccine before approval
Some Philippine soldiers and cabinet ministers have already received COVID-19 vaccine injections, officials said on Monday, despite an absence of regulatory approval that the country's ...
Keep calm, Taiwan says after first local COVID-19 case in 8 months
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen called on people on Wednesday to keep calm after the island confirmed its first locally transmitted case of COVID-19 since April 12, as the government ...