Coronavirus live news: WHO warns 'vaccines do not equal zero Covid'; France reports 627 new deaths

WHO concerned over perception that vaccine-approval means pandemic is over;revelations of distorted case tallies cause controversy in GreeceUS breaks daily case record as Fauci warns of ‘terrible’ JanuaryVaccine approval differences across UK, Europe and USScenes from hospitals across America – in picturesWuhan virologist warns more bat coronaviruses can cross overUS coronavirus updates - live7.17pmGMTMore from the World Health Organization ’s director-general."#COVID19 has affected young people a great deal, including mental health.The Youth Council will serve as a platform for designing and incubating new initiatives and for maintaining and expanding existing meaningful youth engagement initiatives of WHO"-@DrTedros7.06pmGMTFrenchhealth authorities reported 11,221 new confirmed Covid-19 cases in the past 24 hours, down from 12,696 on Thursday in a continuation of an almost month-long downward trend.The total number of infections rose to 2.29 million.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - December 4, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Nadeem Badshah (now), Amy Walker Damien Gayle, Helen Sullivan (earlier) Tags: Coronavirus World news Science Infectious diseases US news UK news Europe Asia Pacific Microbiology Medical research Source Type: news