German Chancellor Angela Merkel received her first shot of AstraZeneca’s (AZN.L) COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, her spokesman said on Twitter. “I am happy that I received the first vaccination with AstraZeneca,” the Twitter post quoted Merkel, 66, as saying. “Vaccinations are the key to overcoming the pandemic,” she added in the quote. Germany’s vaccine regulator has recommended...
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Germany Covid-19 Infections Pass 3 Million
The number of Covid-19 infections in Germany has crossed the three million mark, according to figures published Monday by the Robert Koch Institute disease control centre. The total number of infections now stands at 3,011,513, with 78,452 deaths, the institute said. However the incidence rate over the past week, closely followed by authorities, was 136.4...
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Germany extends liquidity aid for pandemic companies until yearend
Germany has extended its liquidity aid program for pandemic-hit companies until the end of this year, the finance and economy ministries said on Thursday as Europe’s largest economy is struggling to contain a third wave of coronavirus infections. The government also decided to lift the upper limit for loans in the emergency program to a...
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AstraZeneca: Germany, other European countries to resume use of the vaccine
This article discusses how Germany and several other European nations decided to restart use of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine following safety reviews by health authorities.
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Coronavirus digest: Germany crosses 50,000 total COVID deaths
Germany’s total coronavirus pandemic death toll has crossed the 50,000-mark on Friday, according to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the country’s public health agency for disease control and prevention. The country reached the grim milestone when health authorities recorded 859 new coronavirus deaths in 24 hours. In Germany, authorities count all deaths of people who died directly...
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Germany’s COVID-19 Cases Cross 2 Million
Germany has confirmed 22,368 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, with the total count reaching 2,000,958, the Robert Koch Institute said on Friday. The death toll has grown by 1,113 to 44,994 people within the same period of time. More than 1.64 million patients have recovered from the disease. The World Health Organisation...