PARIS, Nov 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Here are some of the latest developments in the covid-19 crisis.
More than 60.4 million people have been infected by Covid-19 and 1.4
million died, according to official sources.
More than 12,350 people died in the previous 24 hours, with 635,138 new
cases reported worldwide.
The US is the worst-affected country with 262,283 deaths, followed by
Brazil with 170,769 deaths; India with 135,223; Mexico with 103,597; and the United Kingdom with 56,533.
US: The United States registers more than 2,400 deaths in 24 hours as its Thanksgiving holiday begins — the highest daily toll in six months.
President-elect Joe Biden appeals to “weary” Americans to dig deep in a
Thanksgiving address saying “life is going to return to normal… This will
not last forever.”
RUSSIA: Russia reports record numbers for daily infections and deaths for the second time in less than a week with 25,487 new infections and 524 deaths.
BRITAIN: More than 23 million people will be under the tightest restrictions once England’s nationwide coronavirus lockdown ends next week and it returns to a three-tier system, the government says.
British drug manufacturer AstraZeneca says further research is needed on
its Covid-19 vaccine after questions emerged over the protection it offers,
but the additional testing is unlikely to affect regulatory approval in
Europe.
SWEDEN: Sweden’s Prince Carl Philip, 41, and his 35-year-old wife Princess Sofia are self-isolating after testing positive for coronavirus, the royal palace says.
DENMARK: Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen personally and tearfully
apologises for the handling of a crisis where a mutated version of the new
coronavirus prompted the government to cull of millions of minks bred on
farms.
GERMANY: With France and Germany shutting slopes and Austria keeping theirs open, fear that snow-starved Europeans will cross borders to mix on the mountains has Germany asking its EU partners to close ski resorts until January.
SOUTH KOREA: South Korea has its highest daily number of cases since March with a surge of new infections sparking fears of a major third wave.
SUDAN: Former prime minister and top opposition figure Sadiq al-Mahdi, 84, dies from the virus. — NNN-AGENCIES