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Coronavirus update: Senator in quarantine, U.K. sets lockdown end, Japan
spikes
- As the U.S. approaches 200,000 new coronavirus cases per day, other
developed nations are rolling out plans to combat mounting issues.
- U.K. PM Boris Johnson has outlined a three-tiered system for the
country following the end of lockdown on December 2. The restrictions
apply
based on the severity of the outbreak in each area. The AP reported that
members of his party want impact assessments before the measures -
believed
to be more strict than seen in October - are implemented.
- The iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU) remains below
levels traded before the pandemic reached its fever pitch. Access its
performance here.
- Separately, Japan recorded its highest new case total, at more than
2,500 and cancelled its "Go-to" tourism campaign that was seen as
capitalizing on the nation's seeming imperviousness to the virus.
- India recorded more than 45K new cases and night curfews have emerged
in a few states amid the festivals.
- In steps to curb the virus's lethality, the FDA Saturday granted
Regeneron's (NASDAQ:REGN) drug cocktail an emergency use authorization,
adding the arsenal to be deployed in the coming months, which include
vaccine
candidates from Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) and Moderna (NASDAQ:MRNA).
- In the political sphere in the U.S., Georgia Senator Loeffler is in
quarantine following mixed test results, and the President's son, Donald
Trump Jr., was also found have tested positive for coronavirus. Loeffler
is due to square off against a Democratic challenger in a runoff for the
senate in early January.
|Today, 11:38 AM|46 Comments
Coronavirus update: Senator in quarantine, U.K. sets lockdown end, Japan
spikes
- As the U.S. approaches 200,000 new coronavirus cases per day, other
developed nations are rolling out plans to combat mounting issues.
- U.K. PM Boris Johnson has outlined a three-tiered system for the
country following the end of lockdown on December 2. The restrictions
apply
based on the severity of the outbreak in each area. The AP reported that
members of his party want impact assessments before the measures -
believed
to be more strict than seen in October - are implemented.
- The iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (NYSEARCA:EWU) remains below
levels traded before the pandemic reached its fever pitch. Access its
performance here.
- Separately, Japan recorded its highest new case total, at more than
2,500 and cancelled its "Go-to" tourism campaign that was seen as
capitalizing on the nation's seeming imperviousness to the virus.
- India recorded more than 45K new cases and night curfews have emerged
in a few states amid the festivals.
- In steps to curb the virus's lethality, the FDA Saturday granted
Regeneron's (NASDAQ:REGN) drug cocktail an emergency use authorization,
adding the arsenal to be deployed in the coming months, which include
vaccine
candidates from Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) and Moderna (NASDAQ:MRNA).
- In the political sphere in the U.S., Georgia Senator Loeffler is in
quarantine following mixed test results, and the President's son, Donald
Trump Jr., was also found have tested positive for coronavirus. Loeffler
is due to square off against a Democratic challenger in a runoff for the
senate in early January.
|Today, 11:38 AM|46 Comments
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