Germany kicks off coronavirus vaccination drive
Chancellor Angela Merkel s chief of staff Helge Braun, a trained emergency room doctor, has helped vaccinate medical staff in central Germany.
Braun tweeted that he vaccinated intensive care workers at the University Hospital in Giessen, the region he represents in parliament. He went on to tell German broadcaster n-tv that he wanted to take part in the process as a sign of appreciation but also to get a feeling myself for how the vaccination process works.
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France, President Emmanuel Macron hailed the milestone. We have a new weapon against the virus: the vaccine, he tweeted.
China jails journalist over Wuhan COVID outbreak reporting
Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan has received a prison sentence for her reporting from Wuhan during the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic, according to her lawyer.
Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan began a hunger strike in June
China has sentenced citizen journalist Zhang Zhan to four years in prison after a brief hearing in Shanghai, her lawyer told reporters on Monday. Zhang, 37, covered the coronavirus outbreak from its initial epicenter in Wuhan in February.
Her widely shared video livestreams and essays detailed overcrowded crematoriums and hospitals as Chinese authorities struggled to contain the virus.