Valneva launches trials of Covid-19 vaccine in UK

Dec 16,2020
French-Austrian biotech firm Valneva said Wednesday it will begin clinical trials of its Covid-19 vaccine candidate in Britain, where the government has already ordered at least 60 million doses.
Tokyo's new COVID-19 hospital opens
Dec 16
A new medical facility designed to exclusively treat COVID-19 patients with mild or moderate symptoms opened in Tokyo on Wednesday.
At least 7 killed in boat capsize in Bangladesh
Dec 16
At least seven people who were attending a wedding, including the bride, were killed after their boat capsized in a river in Bangladesh's Noakhali district, some 158 km southeast of capital Dhaka, police said.
Taiwanese airliner begins flights to Japan
Dec 16
A Taiwanese airline company has begun operating flights between Taiwan and Japan, and plans to launch more as it expects tourism demand to recover after the coronavirus pandemic ends.
Czechs reimpose overnight curfew, close pubs for Christmas
Dec 15
The Czech government said Monday it would reimpose an overnight curfew and close restaurants and bars across the country for Christmas as there has been no let-up in its Covid-19 outbreak.
Dutch set for toughest lockdown yet over Christmas: PM
Dec 15
The Netherlands is to go into its strictest coronavirus lockdown yet, with schools and non-essential shops shutting for five weeks over the Christmas period, Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced Monday. 
Germany pressuring EU to speed up vaccine approval: report
Dec 15
Germany is pressuring EU authorities to speed up the approval of a coronavirus vaccine as it battles a surge in infections and Britain and the US begin mass inoculations, reports said.