NEW AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND TRANS-TASMAN TRAVEL BUBBLE OPENS

On Friday, Australia’s border rules have been relaxed as the country established a trans-tasman travel bubble with New Zealand.

LITHUANIA BLOCKS MILLIONS OF EUROS OF EU FUNDING TO BELARUS

Lithuania has blocked 5.8 million euros ($6.83 million) in payments to Belarus for an Eu-funded cross-border development programme, fearing the money could be misused, the Lithuanian government revealed.

BERLIN FACES CURFEW FOR FIRST TIME IN 70 YEARS

Faced with a worrying increase in coronavirus infections, large German cities including Berlin are imposing a shutdown on bars and restaurants from Saturday that has alarmed the industry.

JOHNSON & JOHNSON PAUSE COVID-19 VACCINE CLINICAL TRIALS DUE TO UNEXPLAINED ILLNESS IN

STUDY PARTICIPANT

Johnson and Johnson said on Monday it had temporarily paused its

COVID-19 vaccine candidate clinical trials due to an unexplained illness in a study participant, delaying one of the highest profile efforts to contain

the global pandemic.

PHOTO OF NEW BORN BABY ‘TRYING TO REMOVE’ DOCTOR’S MASK BECOMES SYMBOL OF HOPE

A picture of a new born baby tugging at a doctor’s surgical mask is being interpreted as a symbol of hope as the world continues to overcome the coronavirus pandemic and wearing face masks and hand sanitizers have become the new normal.

WHO WARNS YOUNG PEOPLE MAY

NOT GET VACCINE UNTIL 2022

World Health Organization’s chief scientist, Soumya Swaminathan, has indicated that young, healthy people

may have to wait until 2022 to get a vaccine and, that a despite the many vaccine trials being undertaken, speedy,

mass shots were unlikely.