The latest figures from Luxembourg show that 585 new cases of coronavirus were discovered over the last 24 hours.
Christmas markets in Differdange and Esch-sur-Alzette are taking preparations to switch to the ‘2G’ system.https://today.rtl.lu/news/luxembourg/a/1826331.html
No invitation is needed to schedule a booster appointment with GP’s. The association urges people to only ask for an appointment if they have received their final dose at least six months ago, or four months in the case of the vaccine manufactured by AstraZeneca.
The Council of State formally opposes the government’s draft bill, which potentially throws a significant wrench into the government’s plans to allow pharmacies to administer vaccines.
High infection numbers, customers’ uncertainty and the new Covid measures are affecting the Christmas trade of caterers, with many cancelled orders.
The negotiations between trade unions, employers, and the government about the introduction of the CovidCheck system at the workplace are reportedly going well. However, there are still a few uncertainties, as the President of the Independent Luxembourg Trade Union Confederation (OGBL), Nora Back, stressed.
South Korea on Wednesday reported its first cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant and tightened travel restrictions as fears grew about the strain’s impact on the country’s ongoing Covid surge.
The OECDlowered the world’s economic growth outlook for 2021 on Wednesday and called for a swifter rollout of Covid vaccines, fearing the emergence of “breeding grounds” for deadlier strains.
Slovenia has halted use of Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine after experts confirmed a death was related to an extremely rare blood-clotting condition.
A top official in Botswana’s health ministry said on Tuesday that 16 out of the total 19 cases of the Omicron variant detected in the country were asymptomatic, and said it was “unfair” to treat the country as ground zero of the new variant.
In contrast to most of the updates today about countries throwing up further barriers to international travel, Fiji has reopened its border to international travellers for the first time in nearly two years.
According to the German Minister of Health Jens Spahn (CDU), the children’s vaccine against the coronavirus will be available a week earlier.
Japan has asked airlines to stop taking new incoming flight bookings over concerns about the Omicron virus variant, the transport ministry said Wednesday.
Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, on Wednesday confirmed its first cases of the new Covid-19 variant, among three passengers who had arrived from South Africa. Norway also identified its first two cases of the new Omicron variant.
