COVID live news: 34 new cases hit Winter Olympics in UK to start immunization of vulnerable children world News

Russia A record 121,228 daily cases of the virus were reported. This is up from Saturday’s total of 113,122. The government coronavirus task force also reported 617 deaths in the last 24 hours.

GermanyThe Robert Koch Institute has reported 118,970 new infections, up 39% from last week’s figures. It also reported that 59 more people died after testing positive for the virus.

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winter Olympics Beijing has been hit by 34 new infections among athletes and officials.

Poland’s short track medal hopeful Natalia Maliszewska is among those to test positive.

Of the total infections, 23 were from new airport arrivals, while 11 were already in the “closed loop” bubble that separates incident personnel from the public in an effort to stop the spread of infections.

The Polish Olympic Committee said on Sunday that Maliszewska is the eighth Polish athlete to test positive and has gone into isolation. She isolates the infected fellow speedskaters Natalia Zerwonka, Magdalena Sizzozzo and Marek Kania.

Organizers of the Beijing Games have warned of more cases in the coming days as the Chinese capital implements stringent measures, restricting any sporting participant’s movement and contact with the local population.

Meanwhile, in UKThe NHS has announced that it is starting to offer vaccinations to children aged five to 11 years who are most at risk from the virus.

Britain has been slower to give shots to children aged five to 11 than some other countries, and does not plan to vaccinate the age group more widely, unlike countries such as the US and Israel.

NHS England said children in the cohort who were in a clinical risk group or who live with someone who is immunosuppressed were likely to receive the first jab in line with advice issued last month by the Joint Committee on Vaccines and Immunization. will be able to.