The latest on the coronavirus pandemic and vaccines
- Scoop Jamaica
- Jan 10, 2021
- 1 min read
What you need to know
The US reported more than 2 million new Covid-19 cases and 24,000 deaths in the first nine days of 2021, according to Johns Hopkins University data.
Germany, which was praised for its handling of the first wave of the pandemic, has now topped 40,000 deaths, according to data from the country's center for disease control.
China has locked down Shijiazhuang, a city of 11 million people, in an effort to contain the country's worst coronavirus flare-up in months.
The UK's Queen Elizabeth II and her husband the Duke of Edinburgh have been vaccinated against Covid-19, while Pope Francis has said he is in line for the jab
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