 | | | | Singapore will pilot a new travel pass for senior executives in the city-state who need to travel regularly for business, authorities said Wednesday, as they further eased some coronavirus-related restrictions. | | | | | | Johnson & Johnson on Wednesday kicked off a final 60,000-person trial of a single-shot COVID-19 vaccine that potentially would simplify distribution of millions of doses compared with leading rivals using two doses. | | | | | | The British government on Wednesday defended its new, stricter coronavirus measures against criticism that they did not got far enough, saying it was trying to balance supporting the economy while protecting health. | | | | | | British Prime Minister Boris Johnson defended the national test and trace system on Wednesday, saying it was yielding "granular detail" on the incidence of coronavirus cases so ministers could put in place measures to stop the spread of the virus. | | | | | | European airlines are pinning hopes on pre-flight COVID-19 tests that deliver results as fast as pregnancy tests to help restore passengers' confidence in taking to the skies in confined spaces with shared air. | | | | | | Iraqi doctor Tariq Al-Sheibani remembers little else beyond cowering on the ground as a dozen relatives of a patient, who had just died of COVID-19, beat him unconscious. | | | | | | An emergency approval of one to three Covid-19 vaccines is likely in the coming months UBS Asset Management predicted on Wednesday, a milestone that could finally end the surge of mega-cap U.S. tech stocks. | | | | | | Malaysia reported 147 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, taking the total to 10,505 infections. | | | | | | Britain re-imposed some lockdown measures as a second wave of coronavirus infections swept across Europe, while the death toll in the United States crossed 200,000, with a report saying the U.S. drug regulator would tighten COVID-19 vaccine authorization standards. | | | | | | Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: | | | | | | The Philippines reported 2,833 newly confirmed coronavirus infections and 44 more deaths on Wednesday. | | | | | |
