Sunday, January 24, 2021
20 things that happened this week #coronavirus
• ten more regional vaccination hubs to open
• phased exit from lockdown if vaccine targets met
• Australia may not reopen its border this year
• vaccinations extended to the over 70s
• UK now has world's highest infection rate
• 1 in 10 Britons had antibodies in December
• Health Secretary self-isolates
• Scotland's lockdown extended to mid-February
• army helping out at NI hospitals
• "there will be tough weeks to come" (PM)
• Biden replaces Trump and reverses key policies
• 65 new vaccination centres open
• Glastonbury cancelled (2nd year running)
• vaccination rates vary considerably across UK
• Bond film postponed again, again
• R back below 1
• new variant may (or may not) be more deadly
• no plans for universal self-isolation payment
• calls to reduce gap between Pfizer jabs
• Guernsey reimposes lockdown
Worldwide deaths: 2,020,000 → 2,110,000
Worldwide cases: 94,000,000 → 98,000,000
UK deaths: 88,590 → 97,329
UK cases: 3,357,361 → 3,617,459
Vaccinations: 3,559,179 → 5,861,351
FTSE: down ½% (6735 → 6695) |
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