Incidence over 500: French Riviera threatens new lockdown

French Health Minister Olivier Ferrand announced additional measures on the ground due to the sharp rise in Coronavirus infections in the southeast of the country.

Extend the nationwide curfew, which will be in place from 6 pm, or a regional lockdown is possible.

During a visit to the French Riviera, Ferrand described the situation in Nice and in the entire Alpes-Maritimes department as “particularly worrying”: “Nice is the city with the highest rate of HIV infection in our country today. Every day there are 500 people in Nice who contract Covid, and that’s a lot. Additional measures will be necessary in addition to the curfew, in addition to the restrictions already imposed throughout France.” .

The concrete steps for the Alpes-Maritimes section should be decided by Sunday evening.

Moscow: All good vaccines come in three

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin announced the launch of a third vaccine. The first batch of 120,000 doses of the CoviVac vaccine is expected to be delivered in March. Mishustin said Russia is the only country to have three vaccines. Mischustin’s production target is 20 million cans by the end of the year.

Extensive clinical studies are not yet available for CoviVac. Interim results indicate an efficacy of more than 90 percent, said the vaccine developer, the Chomakov Immunobiology Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences. In addition to CoviVac, Russia has Sputnik V and EpiVacCorona.

Portugal: “Saving the front line”

In Portugal, which has been hit hard by the epidemic, four committed youths have set up an initiative to support hospital workers in Lisbon and Porto. Under the name “Front Line Rescue,” 400 assistants now provide healthcare workers with daily necessities such as hygiene products and food, but also full meals.

Hand in hand in the UK

In Great Britain, residents of the elderly and nursing homes can name someone close to them, and they can then hold their hands on it from March. Hugs and kisses are prohibited. Taste more easing Prime Minister Boris Johnson plans to announce Monday.

In the typical case, vaccination begins

New Zealand has also started its national vaccination campaign. First, 12,000 border guards and quarantine hotel employees have been immunized. In the country of five million people, 26 people have died from Covid-19.