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11.33pm GMT
Crowds of 30,000 will be allowed during the early stages of the Australian Open, the Victorian government has confirmed.
A week out from the beginning of the grand slam tournament, the state’s Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton has signed off on allowing crowds of 30,000 to attend the early stages of the tournament.
Rod Laver Arena will have incredible atmosphere, not that different to the atmosphere we’ve seen at all the Opens in the years past. It will not be the same … but it will be the most significant international event with crowds that the world has seen in many, many months.”
11.15pm GMT
Reuters reports that Brazilian health regulator Anvisa said on Friday that AstraZeneca Plc had applied for full regulatory approval for its Covid-19 vaccine.
The submission, the first of its kind in Brazil, was made by the federally funded Fiocruz Institute, which will manufacture the British vaccine locally.
Continue reading…Shock and anger at EU’s move to invoke Brexit clause on Irish border; Fauci says ‘virus will continue to mutate’ as Democrats aim to fast-track Covid relief plan; Johnson & Johnson one-dose Covid vaccine shown to workOxford/AstraZeneca Covid vaccine given full approval by EU regulator‘Immunological unicorn’: the Australian lab growing coronavirus – and its startling discoveryUS children will ‘hopefully’ get vaccines late spring or early summer, says Fauci 11.33pm GMTCrowds of 30,000 will be allowed during the early stages of the Australian Open, the Victorian government has confirmed.A week out from the beginning of the grand slam tournament, the state’s Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton has signed off on allowing crowds of 30,000 to attend the early stages of the tournament. Rod Laver Arena will have incredible atmosphere, not that different to the atmosphere we’ve seen at all the Opens in the years past. It will not be the same … but it will be the most significant international event with crowds that the world has seen in many, many months.” 11.15pm GMTReuters reports that Brazilian health regulator Anvisa said on Friday that AstraZeneca Plc had applied for full regulatory approval for its Covid-19 vaccine.The submission, the first of its kind in Brazil, was made by the federally funded Fiocruz Institute, which will manufacture the British vaccine locally. Continue reading…