Germany Curbs U.K. Travel; Eiffel Tower to Reopen: Virus Update
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(Bloomberg) Germany will impose fresh restrictions on travelers from the U.K. starting on Sunday due to the rapid spread of a coronavirus strain first identified in India. Travelers from the U.K. will have to spend two weeks in quarantine upon arrival in Germany even if they test negative for the virus, according to the foreign ministry.
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New research on the BioNTech/Pfizer and Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccines shows that a double dose will better guard against variants of the virus first detected in India and Kent in the U.K. Britain is now offering vaccinations to those aged 32 or over.
India Cases Slow; Singapore Has First School Link: Virus Update
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(Bloomberg) President Joe Biden said Friday that the U.S. could produce up to 1 billion vaccine doses by as early as the end of the year. Singapore reported its first school-based transmission, while the number of new cases in India reached a five-week low.
Hong Kong is considering a partial opening of its border with mainland China as early as next month and Osaka is seeking an extension of its state of emergency, according to media reports.
Europeans and some foreign visitors can firm up their summer plans in the region, after EU negotiators agreed to introduce vaccine certificates. The EU’s drug regulator issued a warning against using AstraZeneca’s vaccine in some cases.
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U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he remains confident that England’s lockdown will end on June 21 as planned, despite the rapid rise in cases of a variant first detected in India.