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EU leaders in isolation
The news of his infection caused alarm across Europe, with EU leaders and French officials Macron met over the last week canceling events and going into self-isolation.
European Council President Charles Michel and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who attended a conference by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development in Paris on Monday alongside Marcon, have gone into isolation.
Macron also attended a dinner at the Elysee Palace with French Prime Minister Jean Castex and dozens of political allies who are all isolating.
Critics have raised questions over the dinner, where the number of guests exceeded the maximum of six recommended by the government to sit at one table.
Coronavirus: A new enemy
A crew of former child soldiers and street kids dig a well for an impoverished suburb in CAR s capital, Bangui. These youngsters are helping to improve hygiene in overcrowded communities as part of a UNICEF project. They have already installed wells for around 25,000 people. The project began before coronavirus took hold, but it s now helping CAR fight the pandemic.
Former child soldiers join the fight against coronavirus
Drilling for peace
A young worker stands on top of a drill as his teammates manually turn it to create a well. The project is also a form of social rehabilitation, offering these teenagers new skills and paid work as they escape their violent past. It also encourages the community to accept them. The program was set up in 2015, and is now integrated into CAR’s coronavirus response plan.
Coronavirus: What does Emmanuel Macron s infection mean for other EU leaders?
French President Macron has contracted COVID and is self-isolating. But what will happen to other EU leaders who also attended last week’s Brussels summit?
It was not immediately clear where French President Macron contracted the coronavirus. But one possibility could be during marathon talks last Thursday and Friday at a European Union summit over the bloc s budget and climate targets. If that s the case, it would be a worst-case scenario for the summit organizers.
Sufficient safety measures?
Since the onset of the pandemic, European Council staff has done its utmost to reduce the risk of heads of state and government contracting or spreading the coronavirus. Masks are mandatory, social distancing is enforced and delegations have been reduced to an absolute minimum. Decision-makers are now limited to five advisers. Handshaking has been substituted with touching elbows, bowing and other greetings
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Asia
The Philippines could secure between four to 25 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from Moderna Inc and Arcturus Therapeutics Holdings Inc, the Southeast Asia country s ambassador to Washington said on Friday.
The Southeast Asian nation plans to buy doses from China s Sinovac Biotech and AstraZeneca but missed out on purchasing the BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine.
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Japan, Drugmaker Pfizer Inc with BioNTech said it had applied for approval in Japan of its vaccine.
The Japanese government has a supply deal with Pfizer for 120 million vaccine doses of the vaccine. But, Japan s Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato told a news conference prior to Pfizer s announcement that the vaccine s effectiveness and safety would be priorities.