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The European Union will finance the transfer of patients across borders within the bloc to prevent hospitals from getting overwhelmed as infections and hospitalizations spike in the continent. After a video conference of EU leaders to discuss the health crisis, the head of the EU Commission Ursula von der Leyen said the EU executive had made available $260 million to move patients.
Moscow authorities promise mass vaccination
Moscow residents who want to be vaccinated against COVID-19 may be able to do so as early as next month if large volumes of doses are supplied by then, city authorities said on Friday as Russia’s daily tally of cases rose past 18,000 to a record high. Deputy Mayor Anastasia Rakova said the capital was creating a large network of specialized vaccination rooms with 2,500 high risk people - primarily doctors and teachers - having already been vaccinated, Russian news agencies reported.
Canary Islands impose negative test rule for tourists
Spain’s Canary Islands have passed a law obliging tourists visiting the archipelago’s hotels to present a negative COVID-19 test result as part of efforts to prevent imported infections. Located around 60 miles off Morocco’s Atlantic coast, the chain of seven islands is popular among sun-seeking northern Europeans, especially during the winter, when half its tourism revenues are generated.
‘Don’t end up a real ghost’
South Korean officials are stepping up efforts to ensure locals stick to social distancing guidelines during Halloween, warning this year’s party “could really turn scary” as it tries to avoid another resurgence in coronavirus infections. Officials are patrolling nightclubs in the capital Seoul to make sure they adhere to social distancing rules and are advising people to host Halloween parties online, Park Yoo-mi, a general director of the city government told a briefing on Friday.
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