Reuters Health Report: Japan's PM to suspend travel campaign around New Year to contain virus

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Reuters Health Report Your Daily Briefing       Tweet       Share Japan's PM to suspend travel campaign around New Year to contain virus Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said the travel subsidy programme dubbed "Go To Travel" would be suspended nationwide around the New Year to contain mounting COVID-19 cases, as his approval rating plummets over the handling of the pandemic. Poland faces real threat of pandemic third wave -minister Poland faces a real threat of a third wave of the coronavirus pandemic, Health Minister Adam Niedzielski said on Monday, adding he would recommend that current restrictions continue until at least Jan. 17. London likely to move into toughest tier of COVID-19 restrictions - BBC London is likely to be placed into the toughest tier of COVID-19 restrictions following a sharp rise in coronavirus infection rates, the BBC reported on Monday, as one of the world's richest cities struggles to contain the disease. J&J has applied to South Africa for registering COVID-19 vaccine, says regulator South Africa's pharmaceutical regulator SAHPRA said on Monday it has received its first application to register a COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson. What you need to know about the coronavirus right now (Reuters) -Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: Canada's first COVID-19 vaccinations set to start as soon as Monday Canada's first COVID-19 inoculations are set to begin as soon as Monday after some of the 30,000 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine arrived over the weekend, making Canada one of the few Western nations to start vaccinations. Singapore approves Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine in Asia first SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Singapore became on Monday the first Asian country to approve Pfizer-BioNTech's coronavirus vaccine and said it expects to start receiving shots by the end of the year. Germany likely to be under lockdown until early next year -Merkel aide Germany is unlikely to lift its coronavirus lockdown early next year, a top aide to Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday, signalling Europe's biggest economy will have to contend with the crippling restrictions well into the winter months. Germany will get 11 million doses of BioNTech vaccine by March - ministry Germany expects to receive 11 million doses of BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine by March, the health ministry announced on Monday. Swiss report 10,726 new coronavirus cases over three days Coronavirus infections rose by 10,726 since Friday, data https://www.covid19.admin.ch/en/overview from Swiss health authorities showed on Monday. Factbox-Latest on worldwide spread of the coronavirus The first shipments of COVID-19 vaccine in the United States moved to distribution points around the country, while the EU weighed donating 5% of its COVID-19 vaccines to poorer nations. Related Videos Restaurant relying on Wuhan market still struggles Health A shipping container hospital for S.Korea's COVID Health Introducing the all-new Reuters News app The new Reuters News app is here, redesigned from the ground up to fit your busy life. Get it now on iOS Your world. Your news. More Newsletters Get Reuters News App Get Reuters TV App               © 2020 Thomson Reuters. All rights reserved. 3 Times Square, New York, NY 10036 Email Preferences    |   Privacy Policy    |   Terms and Conditions