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"It's quite clear that the growth outlook will have to be revised downwards", Ifo President Clemens Fuest told Bloomberg TV on Wednesday. Germany's economic recovery is coming under threat from a persistent global supply squeeze and rising Covid-19 infection numbers. [Extracted from the article]

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]

New coronavirus infections and deaths declined in Germany, France and Spain as all of Europe watches their efforts to gradually ease the lockdowns that sought to tame the pandemic. Outside the euro region, Russia's new cases topped 10,000 for a seventh straight day, leapfrogging on Friday the size of the outbreak in France and nearing levels recorded in the U.K., Italy, and Spain, the region's hardest-hit countries. [Extracted from the article]

Keywords: ALLTOP; BON; BUSINESS; CORONAVIR; COS; DRG; EUROPE; EURTOP; FRA; GEN; GER; GOV; HEA; INDUSTRIES; MARKETS; POL; TOP; WORLD; WWTOP; WWTOPEU EN ALLTOP BON BUSINESS CORONAVIR COS DRG EUROPE EURTOP FRA GEN GER GOV HEA INDUSTRIES MARKETS POL TOP WORLD WWTOP WWTOPEU Europe looks to be leaving the pandemic behind with Germany poised to join other countries in unwinding restrictions that have disrupted life in the region for two years. R7DWNDT1UM0W (Bloomberg) -- Europe looks to be leaving the pandemic behind with Germany poised to join other countries in unwinding restrictions that have disrupted life in the region for two years. [Extracted from the article]

U.S. Weekly Vaccinations Highest Since May (4:32 p.m. NY) The U.S. administered almost 10 million vaccine doses in the last week, the most since late May, the White House said on Saturday. Austria will implement a lockdown for unvaccinated people as coronavirus cases spike to record levels. [Extracted from the article]

German leaders plan to require companies to allow employees to work from home when possible and made urgent pleas for wider vaccine uptake as cases in the country multiply to near-record levels. In the clearest signal yet from the government for a start date, Covid-19 Taskforce Commander Lieutenant General John Frewen said doses of the Pfizer Inc. vaccine have been secured but aren't yet in the country. U.S. Weekly Vaccinations Highest Since May (4:32 p.m. NY) The U.S. administered almost 10 million vaccine doses in the last week, the most since late May, the White House said on Saturday. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- German leaders made urgent calls for widervaccine acceptance and put troops on standby to help therollout of booster shots, while the Netherlandsintroduced new restrictions as a fourth Covid wave spreadin Europe. Poland Offers Inducements for Booster Shots (5 p.m. HK) Poland said vaccine certificates will be valid for a yearafter getting a booster shot as it struggles to to staveoff the latest wave of infection. [Extracted from the article]

Biden Sees 1 Billion Doses by Year-end (7:28 a.m. HK) President Joe Biden said Friday that the U.S. could produce up to 1 billion Covid-19 vaccine doses by as early as the end of the year. Italy Weighs Mandatory Vaccines (4:10 p.m. HK) Italy may consider making Covid-19 vaccinations mandatory in the future, the country's head of civil protection, Fabrizio Curcio, said in an interview with La Stampa daily on Saturday. (Bloomberg) -- Covid-19 cases and deaths in the U.S. continue to plunge, despite the slowed pace of vaccinations. [Extracted from the article]

The EU has exported more than 80 million vaccine doses since the beginning of February, with Japan overtaking the U.K. as the main destination. NYC Changes School Closing Rules (10:26 a.m. NY) New York City said four or more Covid-19 cases in a school in a week will result in a 10-day closing, up from a two-case rule that had drawn criticism from parents. (Bloomberg) -- New York City said four or more Covid-19 cases in a school in a week will result in a 10-day closing, up from a two-case rule. [Extracted from the article]

Indian State Orders Oxygen Supply Reserves (6:15 a.m. NY) The government of Maharashtra, the Indian state that houses Mumbai, on Tuesday ordered oxygen suppliers to reserve 80% for medical use. "We will proceed to sign the agreements for the acquisition of a new 100% powerful, effective vaccine, which is Russia's second vaccine, EpiVacCorona", Maduro said. (Bloomberg) -- The World Health Organization's chief said a mission to study the origins of the coronavirus in China didn't adequately analyze the possibility of a lab leak. [Extracted from the article]

Key Developments: Global Tracker: Cases pass 128 million; deaths near 2.8 million Vaccine Tracker: More than 574 million shots given worldwide Covid origin study points to bats, animal hosts as pathway The Olympics Is Relying On a Giant Virus Bubble. (Bloomberg) -- A World Health Organization-China study on the origins of the coronavirus is drawing fire with WHO's chief saying it didn't adequately analyze the possibility of a lab leak. Chile is boosting its vaccine supply, signing an agreement with CanSino Biologics Inc. for 1.8 million Covid vaccine doses that will start to arrive in May. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- The World Health Organization's chief said a mission to study the origins of the coronavirus in China didn't adequately analyze the possibility of a lab leak. Indian State Orders Oxygen Supply Reserves (6:15 a.m. NY) The government of Maharashtra, the Indian state that houses Mumbai, on Tuesday ordered oxygen suppliers to reserve 80% for medical use. [Extracted from the article]

CanSino, which is a one-shot vaccine, will provide 1.8 million doses, while the remaining supply will come from Pfizer-BioNTech, Sinovac and AstraZeneca. (Bloomberg) -- The World Health Organization's chief said a mission to study the origins of the coronavirus in China didn't adequately analyze the possibility of a lab leak. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- The World Health Organization's chief said a mission to study the origins of the coronavirus in China didn't adequately analyze the possibility of a lab leak. U.S. Covid Deaths Expected to Rise Soon (2:47 p.m. NY) Covid-19 deaths in the U.S. are expected to bottom out in the next two weeks and then may inch higher as the nation races to blunt an incipient new wave of cases with its vaccination campaign. Indian State Orders Oxygen Supply Reserves (6:15 a.m. NY) The government of Maharashtra, the Indian state that houses Mumbai, on Tuesday ordered oxygen suppliers to reserve 80% for medical use. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Germany will change its recommendation on AstraZeneca Plc's Covid-19 vaccine and say it should only be used for women and men older than 60, after new data emerged on potential side effects. Germany's move follows a report from the country's vaccine agency of a rare brain blood clot in 31 people, nine of whom died. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- Germany will change its recommendation on AstraZeneca Plc's Covid-19 vaccine and say it should only be used for women and men older than 60, after new data emerged on potential side effects. Germany's latest move comes after health officials in Canada suspended plans to give the Astra vaccine to younger people over the blood-clotting concerns. [Extracted from the article]

Vaccination Results "Very Encouraging": Israeli HMO (4:20 p.m. HK) Only 20 people out of some 128,600 inoculated with two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine contracted coronavirus more than a week after getting the second shot, according to the Israeli health-maintenance organization Maccabi Healthcare Services. New Zealand Likely Won't Open Border This Year (12:43 p.m. HK) New Zealand is likely to keep its border closed to the world through most of 2021 amid uncertainty over the rollout of Covid-19 vaccines, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern 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. [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]

(Bloomberg) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration urged that vaccines be given according to how the agency has authorized them, in a rebuke to officials attempting to alter the timing and dosage of shots. Governments across the EU face scrutiny over the slow pace of their vaccine rollouts, and shots from other drugmakers such as AstraZeneca Plc won't be available for weeks at the earliest. [Extracted from the article]

(Bloomberg) -- On a gloomy Friday in March, with the devastation of the coronavirus becoming clear, senior officials in Chancellor Angela Merkel's government realized that extraordinary measures were needed to shore up Europe's largest economy. Read More: Merkel Says EU Antitrust Rules Are Naive About Threat of China Echoes of the activist strategy were there too in the proposal presented by Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron to backstop a European Union recovery fund. [Extracted from the article]

President Donald Trump said the U.S. has enough testing capacity to allow for a phased reopening of the economy, and that he's "not happy" with China over the country's early actions to deal with the coronavirus outbreak. Trump Announces $19 Billion in Farm Aid (7 a.m. HK) President Donald Trump announced a $19 billion bailout package for farmers hurt financially by the coronavirus crisis. Nearly 40% of N.J. Deaths Were at Nursing Homes (4:40 p.m. NY) Nearly 40% of coronavirus-related fatalities in New Jersey have taken place at nursing homes, according to data newly disclosed by state officials. [Extracted from the article]