 | | | | Brazil's Butantan biomedical institute has developed a potential COVID-19 vaccine and on Friday will ask for regulatory approval to begin human trials, two sources familiar with the matter said. | | | | | | The Philippines reported 9,838 coronavirus cases on Friday, marking the highest daily jump since the pandemic began, as the World Bank warned that vaccinations needed to be a priority to limit further deaths and support the country's health system. | | | | | | Ukraine will take about 10 days for laboratory checks on its first shipment of Chinese Sinovac vaccines before distributing them to regional hospitals, the deputy health minister said, as COVID-19 cases spiked to a record on Friday. | | | | | | French dentists and vets should be allowed to administer COVID-19 vaccination injections as France's supply of doses will increase greatly next month, the health authority said on Friday. | | | | | | Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: | | | | | | As EU leaders voiced frustration over a massive shortfall in contracted deliveries of AstraZeneca vaccines, the bloc's executive said vaccine exports by the British-Swedish company could be blocked until it delivers the shots it promised to the EU. | | | | | | Poland reported a record number of coronavirus infections for the third consecutive day on Friday, with 35,143 new cases, health ministry data showed as the country's healthcare system is testing the limits of its capacity. | | | | | | There are clear signals that the current wave of coronavirus infections in Germany could be worse than the first two, the chief of Germany's RKI health insitute said on Friday. | | | | | | India plans to widen a coronavirus vaccination campaign soon to include more younger people, the health minister said on Friday, as its new infections rose by the most in more than five months. | | | | | | Norway will delay its decision on whether to resume the use of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine, broadcaster TV2 reported on Friday, citing anonymous sources. | | | | | | Britain's medicine regulator has approved a 20-second COVID-19 test, the product's distributor said on Friday as it launched a testing system it said could be used in airports, sports venues and businesses. | | | | | |
