CEO of state-owned Sinopharm says there have been ‘no adverse effects’; US has recorded 1m cases in past week; Russia and Japan on ‘maximum alert’
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- One death from Covid every 17 seconds in Europe
- ‘Massive headache’: European leaders put off Christmas decisions
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Mainland China reported 17 new Covid-19 cases on Nov. 19, up from 12 a day earlier, the country’s health authority said on Friday.
The National Health Commission said all new cases were imported infections originating from overseas. The number of new asymptomatic cases, which China does not classify as confirmed infections, also rose to 14 from 10 a day earlier.
The total number of confirmed Covid-19 infections to date in Mainland China stands at 86,398 cases, while the death toll remained unchanged at 4,634.
Oklahoma’s Republican Governor Kevin Stitt said Thursday he planned to attend a college football game over the weekend and spend Thanksgiving with his parents and family, even as cases in the state continued to surge this week and the nation’s top public health agency pleaded with Americans not to travel for the holidays, AP reports.
During a press conference with state health officials, Stitt said he planned to attend the University of Oklahoma-Oklahoma State University football game in Norman on Saturday and spend time with his family, including his parents, over the Thanksgiving holiday.
“I think Oklahomans should be with their loved ones over Thanksgiving,” Stitt said.
Stitt’s plans contradict guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday that encouraged Americans not to travel for Thanksgiving and not to spend the holiday with people from outside their household.
