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1.29am GMT
China reported 12 new Covid-19 cases on 7 December, down from 15 cases a day earlier, the national health authority said on Tuesday.
The National Health Commission said in a statement 10 of the new cases were imported infections originating from overseas.
1.17am GMT
Mexico’s health ministry on Monday reported 6,399 new cases of coronavirus infection and an additional 357 fatalities, bringing the country’s totals to 1,182,249 cases and 110,074 deaths.
The government says the real number of infected people is likely significantly higher than the confirmed cases.
Continue reading…UK prioritising over-80s, frontline healthcare workers and care home staff and residents; France unlikely to end lockdown on 15 December; Brazil to make vaccines free‘The beginning of the end’: first in line prepare for Covid vaccine in UKSlovakia’s mass testing cut infection rate by 60%, researchers sayCovid blood test can predict patient survival chancesMillions of Californians put under strict Covid lockdownSee all our coronavirus coverage 1.29am GMTChina reported 12 new Covid-19 cases on 7 December, down from 15 cases a day earlier, the national health authority said on Tuesday.The National Health Commission said in a statement 10 of the new cases were imported infections originating from overseas. 1.17am GMTMexico’s health ministry on Monday reported 6,399 new cases of coronavirus infection and an additional 357 fatalities, bringing the country’s totals to 1,182,249 cases and 110,074 deaths.The government says the real number of infected people is likely significantly higher than the confirmed cases. Continue reading…