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Coronavirus live news: US, Germany and UK may start Covid vaccinations in December
Infections up in UK by more than 18,000 on Sunday; warning over Gaza Strip infections; UK government to ease isolation requirements for Covid contactsUS, Germany and UK may start Covid vaccinations in DecemberMass testing to be rolled out in England to head off Tory revoltMillions in US to ignore warnings against Thanksgiving travelWhy the race to find a vaccine is far from overSee all our coronavirus coverage 2.28am GMT The number of unemployed people aged over 50 in the UK has increased by a third in the past year, according to analysis of official figures.There are 91,000 more unemployed older people than there were 12 months ago, the biggest percentage increase of all age groups and significantly more than the national average increase of 24%. Related: Number of unemployed people in UK over 50 rises by third, figures suggest 2.17am GMT Mainland China reported 17 new Covid-19 cases on 21 November, up from 16 the previous day, with three cases of local transmission and 14 cases originating overseas, the National Health Commission said on Sunday.The Commission said in its daily bulletin that two of the local transmissions took place in Inner Mongolia and one in Shanghai.Inner Mongolia’s health authority said on Saturday it had confirmed two new coronavirus cases in Hulunbuir city on the Chinese border with Russia.According to a report from the official Xinhua news agency, the positive case in Shanghai was found after mass testing following infections of a security inspector at Pudong International Airport and his wife.Shanghai’s health authority later reported two new locally transmitted cases in the city on Sunday, both connected to the Pudong cases.Mainland China reported another 11 asymptomatic cases on 21 November, down from 18 on the previous day.It has so far reported an accumulated total of 86,431 COVID-19 cases, with the official death toll at 4,634. Continue reading...
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