Coronavirus live news: Johnson & Johnson jab 'to get EU approval'; Berlin pupils allowed to repeat school year

EMA expected to approve vaccine on 11 March; all pupils in German capitalto have chance to repeat a year; global deaths pass 2.5mSingle Pfizer jab can reduce asymptomatic Covid infections by 75%What we know about the California coronavirus variantBriton sentenced to two weeks in jail for breaking Singapore Covid rulesWords matter: how New Zealand ’s clear messaging helped beat CovidUK coronavirus updates – live5.20pmGMTItaly reported 253 coronavirus-related deaths on Friday against 308 the day before, the health ministry said, while the daily tally of new infections rose to 20,499 from 19,886 the day before.A week ago, the country recorded 15,470 new infections. Overall, Italy has reported 2.9 million cases to date.5.06pmGMTMexican economy ministerTatiana Clouthier toldUS Secretary of StateAntony Blinken in a virtual meeting on Friday that Mexico seesthe United States-Mexico-Canada regional trade deal (USMCA)as an important tool for post-Covid economic recovery.Clouthier added that Mexico is available to help US presidentJoe Biden review problems of supply chain interruptions that were triggered by the pandemic, Reuters reports.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 26, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Jedidajah Otte (now); Yohannes Lowe, Alexandra Topping, Ben Quinn and Alison Rourke (earlier) Tags: Coronavirus Vaccines and immunisation Infectious diseases Science World news Source Type: news