Covid-19: Infection can create protection for at least six months
Lusa - International - 24/12/2020
One million Americans vaccinated against Covid-19
AFP - International - 24/12/2020
More than a million people have received their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine in the United States, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) director Robert Redfield said Wednesday.
“The United States achieved an early but important milestone today —…
Bolsonaro says the best vaccine against Covid-19 is the virus itself
Lusa - Brazil - 24/12/2020
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, one of the world’s most skeptical leaders in relation to the pandemic, said today that the “best vaccine” against covid-19 is the virus itself, which has already killed almost 190,000 people in the country.
“I had the best…
Macau students in United Kingdom impacted by mutated virus
TDM - Macau - 23/12/2020
The discovery of a mutated coronavirus strain is affecting macau students who are in United Kingdom.
Some students in the UK told TDM they have reconsidered their plans to return home following the newest development.
For Macau students studying overseas, Christmas is…
UK reaches deal with France to allow trucks to cross border
Xinhua - International - 23/12/2020
Britain and France have reached a deal to reopen their border to haulers and some passengers from today, the British Department for Transport announced on Tuesday.
As part of the agreement, rapid turnaround lateral flow tests, which can return results in around 30…
End of the road for downtown neighborhood
Shanghai Daily - China - 23/12/2020
Life on Shunchang Road, one of city’s remaining old town areas in the central urban district, seems little changed.
With a history of 100 years, the one-way lane is crammed with all the typical traces of a traditional Shanghai longtang — shabby, narrow brick houses…
New strain of SARS-CoV-2 discovered in Rio de Janeiro
Istoé - Brazil - 23/12/2020
Brazilian researchers have discovered a new strain of the new coronavirus in circulation in Rio.
There is still no evidence that it can be more transmissible or lethal, but scientists advocate expanding the genetic monitoring of the virus to identify an evolution of the…
China's draft law revision specifies special correctional education for juveniles
Shanghai Daily - China - 22/12/2020
A draft revision to China’s Law on the Prevention of Juvenile Delinquency has specified special correctional education for young offenders exempted from criminal punishment because of their age.
Lawmakers are also considering lowering the minimum age at which a minor…
Street vendors sell fake vaccine against Covid for 50 reais in Rio de Janeiro
Folha de S. Paulo - Brasil - 22/12/2020
Cultural producer Jones MFjay says that in Madureira, a neighborhood in the northern part of Rio, which is eternized by Arlindo Cruz’s samba, there has always been a fable: every day two people go out on the street, a rascal and a mane. When they meet, the rascal comes…
Taiwan reports first local coronavirus infection since April
AFP - International - 22/12/2020
Taiwan reported its first local coronavirus transmission Tuesday, ending 253 days of being virus-free in a major blow for an island that has been lauded for its pandemic response.
Health authorities said a woman in her thirties had tested positive for the coronavirus…
Joe Biden receives first dose of anti-Covid-19 vaccine in the USA
Istoé - Brazil - 22/12/2020
The President-elect of the United States, Joe Biden, 78, received on Monday (21), in front of the cameras, the first dose of the vaccine developed by the German laboratory Biontech and the American multinational Pfizer against the new coronavirus (SARS- CoV-2).
The…
