
Recorded cases and estimated prevalence of infection have both dropped back from peaks hit before a school half-term holiday at the end of last month. Prevalence had been one in 60 people the previous week. 13, Britain's Office for National Statistics said on Friday, dropping for a second week after hitting its highest level of the year. The prevalence of COVID-19 infections in England fell back to about one in 65 people in the week ending Nov. read moreĮngland's COVID prevalence drops for second week
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Hungary, a country of 10 million people whose vaccination rate lags the EU average, imposed new curbs on Thursday, a day before neighbour Austria, which also has a relatively low vaccination rate, announced its full lockdown.

Hungary reported 11,289 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, its highest daily tally since the start of the pandemic, the government said. Hungary reports record daily 11,289 COVID infections The government coronavirus task force also reported 37,156 nationwide infections, including 3,371 in Moscow, down from a peak of 41,335 recorded on Nov. Russia on Friday reported 1,254 coronavirus-related deaths in the last 24 hours, a record daily high that follows a surge in cases. Russia's daily COVID-19 deaths hit record high "A total lockdown for Germany would be extremely bad news for the economic recovery," said Ludovic Colin, a senior portfolio manager at Swiss asset manager Vontobel.

Markets went into a tailspin after news that Austria will become the first country in western Europe to reimpose a full coronavirus lockdown. read moreĮurope lockdown fears knock stocks, spark dash for bondsĮuropean stocks retreated from record highs, while government bond yields, oil prices and the euro tumbled on Friday as the spectre of a fresh COVID-linked lockdown in Germany and other parts of Europe cast a fresh shadow over the global economy. He urged people to reduce their social contacts, warning that vaccinations alone would not reduce case numbers.Īustria said it would require the whole population to be vaccinated as of February. A fourth wave of infections has plunged Germany, Europe's largest economy, into a national emergency, Health Minister Jens Spahn said.
