France's Macron to review COVID-19 situation on Dec. 29 amid surge in cases

President Emmanuel Macron and some senior cabinet ministers will review the COVID-19 situation on Wednesday, the Elysee said on Monday, amid another surge in cases that has spurred fears of a third lockdown in France.

India's Serum Institute expects approval for AstraZeneca vaccine in days

The Serum Institute of India, the local maker of the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, said on Monday it expected the British and Indian governments to approve shots for emergency use within a few days.

Exclusive-Russia ships only first part of COVID-19 vaccine to Argentina -sources

Russia's first big international shipment of its coronavirus vaccine -- 300,000 doses sent to Argentina last week -- consisted only of the first dose of the two-shot vaccine, which is easier to make than the second dose, sources told Reuters.

Pfizer to complete supply of COVID-19 vaccines to EU by September

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The distribution of an initial 200 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech across the European Union will be completed by September, a spokesman for the EU Commission said on Monday.

Sweden government to get wider shutdown powers under proposed pandemic law

The Swedish government will have the power to close shopping centres and public transport from Jan. 10 and fine people who break the rules,under a new law proposed on Monday to help halt the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.

Factbox-Latest on worldwide spread of the coronavirus

The $2.3 trillion coronavirus aid and spending package signed by U.S. President Donald Trump positively influenced the stock and oil markets on Monday, while more countries detected their first cases of a new variant of the virus.

Kazakhstan signs preliminary agreement with Pfizer for COVID-19 vaccine

Authorities in Kazakhstan said on Monday they had signed a preliminary agreement with Pfizer to potentially buy the vaccine it developed with its partner BioNTech against COVID-19.

Indonesia bans foreign visitors for 2 weeks over new coronavirus variant

JAKARTA (Reuters) -International visitors will be barred from entering Indonesia for a two-week period to try to keep out a new potentially more contagious variant of the coronavirus, its foreign minister Retno Marsudi said on Monday.

India tests vaccine delivery systems ahead of emergency approval

Some Indian states on Monday began a trial run of COVID-19 vaccine delivery systems, with health authorities checking everything from their technology platforms to the storage infrastructure that will be required to inoculate millions.

Piecemeal data releases threaten to undermine Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine

Fragmental releases of efficacy data for the COVID-19 vaccine developed by China's Sinovac could undermine confidence in the shot, experts warned, as several countries prepare for mass inoculations with the vaccine.

Philippines troops, ministers get COVID-19 vaccine before approval

Some Philippine soldiers and cabinet ministers have already received COVID-19 vaccine injections, officials said on Monday, despite an absence of regulatory approval that the country's health ministry said was vital to ensure safety.

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