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Germany uses the incidence rate as a gauge of Covid-19's spread. Germany is considering an extension of lockdown restrictions into April and the introduction of new rules for those returning from abroad after Covid-19 infections rose beyond a key level that may prompt action by authorities to prevent the health system becoming overrun. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Vaccine coverage won't reach a point that would stop transmission of the virus in the foreseeable future, the World Health Organization said. Lam Asks China for Vaccine, Citing "Hiccup" in Orders (10:30 a.m. HK) Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam said she had asked Beijing to supply China-produced vaccines to the Asian financial hub due to a "hiccup" in the other three vaccines it procured in advance, in response to a question on requesting Sinopharm vaccines from the mainland. WHO Sees Continued Transmission (2:30 a.m. HK) Vaccine coverage won't reach a point that would stop transmission in the foreseeable future, according to Mike Ryan, head of the World Health Organization's emergencies program. [Extracted from the article]

China said an expert team from the World Health Organization will visit on Jan. 14 to investigate the origins of the coronavirus, following a rare rebuke last week from the global health group over a delay in travel permits. Malaysia Secures More Vaccine Doses (1:08 p.m. HK) The country will buy an additional 12.2 million of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, the Health Ministry said in a statement on Monday. [Extracted from the article]