Today’s #COVID19 headlines:
US President-elect Joe Biden's spokeswoman says the US will maintain travel bans on the UK, much of the EU and Brazil, despite an order from President Donald Trump to lift them. bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-…
US President-elect Joe Biden's spokeswoman says the US will maintain travel bans on the UK, much of the EU and Brazil, despite an order from President Donald Trump to lift them. bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-…
A panel of experts commissioned by the World Health Organization has criticized China and other countries for not moving to stem the initial outbreak of the coronavirus earlier and questioned whether the agency should have labelled it a pandemic sooner. apnews.com/article/intern…
Stricter lockdown rules have been introduced in Portugal amid surging coronavirus cases. Gatherings of any number of people in public areas have been banned, stores and supermarkets will have shorter opening times and January sales are prohibited. euronews.com/2021/01/18/por…
Wide disparities have emerged in the UK’s campaign to protect care home residents from covid-19, with 100 per cent getting their first jab in Slough, while nearly six in 10 are still awaiting vaccinations in one of the UK’s largest care home chains. theguardian.com/world/2021/jan…
Read our daily summary for more updates newscientist.com/article/223747… 
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