UK PM Johnson says will roll out COVID tests on scale never seen before

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Wednesday his government would roll out new types of COVID-19 testing "on a scale never seen before" to stem the growing pandemic when a new lockdown in England expires on Dec. 2.

Austrian daily coronavirus infections reach new record above 6,000

Austria's daily tally of new coronavirus infections climbed above 6,000 for the first time on Wednesday to a new record of 6,211, data from the health and interior ministries showed.

Oxford COVID-19 vaccine results due next month, raising hopes of 2021 rollout

The University of Oxford hopes to present late-stage trial results on its COVID-19 vaccine candidate this year, raising hopes that Britain could start to roll out a successful vaccine in late December or early 2021.

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Poland to announce new curbs amid record rise in daily COVID cases

Poland will announce more restrictions on Wednesday to halt the spread of the coronavirus, the prime minister's chief of staff Michal Dworczyk said, as daily infections and deaths reached new records, rattling investors anxious about the economic fallout.

UK vaccine chief hopes for positive Oxford and Pfizer data in early December

Britain's vaccine chief said on Wednesday that she hoped to see positive interim COVID-19 vaccine data from both Oxford and Pfizer and BioNTech in early December allowing a roll out to start this year.

Different regulatory timelines for COVID vaccine no issue, Oxford trial chief says

Regulators might approve different coronavirus vaccines candidates at different times but that is not a problem, the chief trial investigator for the shot developed at Oxford University said on Wednesday.

Swiss report 10,073 new coronavirus infections, 73 more deaths

Coronavirus infections rose by 10,073 in a day, data from Swiss health authorities showed on Wednesday, as the Alpine country is trying to slow the spread of COVID-19.

China's Fosun to seek approval for BioNTech's COVID-19 second vaccine, ends trials on first

BioNTech's Chinese partner Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group does not plan to run further clinical trials of the German firm's coronavirus vaccine candidate that has completed early-stage trials in China, an executive said.

Malaysia reports 1,032 new coronavirus cases, eight new deaths

Malaysia's health ministry reported 1,032 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, taking the total to 35,425 infections.

Indonesia reports 3,356 new coronavirus infections, 113 deaths

Indonesia reported 3,356 new coronavirus infections on Wednesday, taking its total number of cases to 421,731, data from the country's COVID-19 task force showed.

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