Saturday, February 27, 2021
20 things that happened this week #coronavirus
• all adults to be offered vaccine by end of July
• Israel eases lockdown after vaccine rollout
• data suggests vaccine reduces transmission
• ... and greatly reduces hospitalisation
• PM releases four step 'roadmap' to end lockdown
• schools 2 weeks, shops 7 weeks, pubs 12 weeks
• aim: remove all restrictions on 21 June
• US death toll passes ½million
• holiday bookings surge
• govt to review possibility of vaccine passports
• Ghana receives 1st vaccines via Covax initiative
• new govt ad campaign: "Let's keep going"
• Johnson & Johnson vaccine approved in US
• exams to be graded by teacher assessment
• alert level lowered from 5 to 4
• think of others and get vaccinated (Queen)
• vaccine will continue to be offered by age
• cases surging in Israel despite jab success
• a single case in Auckland triggers lockdown
• eye protection helps prevent transmission
Worldwide deaths: 2,460,000 → 2,520,000
Worldwide cases: 111,000,000 → 114,000,000
UK deaths: 120,365 → 122,705
UK cases: 4,105,675 → 4,170,519
Vaccinations: 17,247,442 → 19,682,048
FTSE: down 2% (6624 → 6483) |
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