Covid-19 Daily News Updates – Download December 10, 2020

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Federal News

• Health Canada has approved the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. Health Canada calls this a “milestone” in country’s fight against pandemic. Agency said the vaccine has met its “stringent safety, efficacy and quality requirements”. Canada to receive 249,000 doses this month.
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• The Bank of Canada has announced it will keep its benchmark interest rate steady at 0.25 %, noting that country’s recovery from the pandemic is proceeding in line with expectations. The Bank said although the surge in cases is holding back the economy, a stronger energy demand has pushed up oil prices.
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Provincial News

• The province’s bar & restaurant owners are fuming over Dr. Arruda’s admission that he recommended bars and restaurants could stay open in the second wave but that the message got lost in communication with the government. Calls to re-assess, after thousands were spent to bring businesses to sanitary code.
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• Quebec premier Legault has told police to issue more tickets without warnings to those that do not respect sanitary measures. He says due to a noticeable “slack” for sanitary measures that threatens to weaken the healthcare system, Legault told police to increase tickets without warnings.
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USA News

• The number of Americans filing for first-time unemployment benefits increased more than projected last week as a surge in COVID-19 cases caused more business restrictions. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits totaled a seasonally adjusted 853,000 for the week ended December 5.
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• An independent panel outside the FDA to met today to weigh whether to recommend that the agency allow Pfizer’s vaccine for emergency use. The committee of outside experts expected to vote on whether vaccine has shown effectiveness in preventing COVID-19 and if its benefits outweigh risks.
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International News

• UK travelers could be denied entry into the EU as of January 1st as travel rules associated with being part of the EU expire and pandemic restrictions block entry. Unrestricted travel to countries within the bloc will no longer automatically apply to UK residents from then.
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• Oil rose to $50 a barrel Thursday on hopes of faster demand recovery following the release of the COVID-19 vaccine. Brent crude was up 78 cents or 1.6% at $49.64 a barrel, rising for a third straight day and U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude rose 71 cents or 1.6% to $46.23 a barrel.
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