The Swedish government has presented an emergency law that should make it possible to impose stricter restrictions in the fight against the coronavirus. The new powers would take effect next month and make it possible, for example, to close companies or to shut down public transport. The emergency law […]
Israel will go into lockdown for the third time from next week due to the coronavirus. The strict measures start on Sunday and will last for two weeks. The lockdown is extended if the reproduction number is not lower than one in two weeks and if more than a […]
Although the coronavirus has already taken a heavy toll in Brazil, the South American country is delaying its vaccination program. President Jair Bolsonaro’s scepticism is no stranger to this. He even suggested that the vaccine could turn people into crocodiles. In the meantime, he is also fighting a “vaccination […]
Pharmaceuticals Pfizer and Moderna are testing whether their corona vaccines are also effective against the new variant of the virus, which has surfaced in the United Kingdom, among others. The new virus variant is said to be extra contagious, and that is causing primary international concern. Many countries, including […]
The Russian corona vaccine is also produced by the neighbouring Russian countries of Kazakhstan and Belarus. Kazakhstan has already started production, and Belarus will begin in the first quarter of 2021. A first dose was made in the Kazakh city of Karaganda on Monday. It will be sent to […]
Hungary is still going to vaccinate people this year against Covid-19, that disease caused by the coronavirus. According to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, this will start on 27 or 28 December. Some other EU countries also want to start vaccinating citizens before the end of the year. They are […]
The stock exchange in Japan ended with a small profit on Thursday. The promise of the Federal Reserve (Fed) to continue to support the US economy reassured investors. The Fed also kept interest rates and the ongoing bond-buying program untouched. The hopes for a Brexit deal in Europe and […]
US President-elect Joe Biden has called on Georgia residents to vote in three weeks’ time in crucial senatorial elections. On January 5 a second round will be held there for the two senate seats that the state has to forgive. Biden travelled to Atlanta on Tuesday to support the […]
A Japanese capsule that brought samples from an asteroid to Earth at the beginning of this month appears to have taken even more. There is also gas from space in the cargo hold. It is the first time that such gases have appeared on Earth in this way. The […]
The US government has earmarked $ 250 million for an information campaign to convince people to get vaccinated against the coronavirus. A plan to involve celebrities to spread that message has been scrapped after the political disagreement, reports The New York Times. Many Americans are suspicious of a vaccine. […]
