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Latest on the worldwide spread of coronavirus The European Union will be ready to approve new measures to support member states should economies suffer further, its vice president said, as a surge in COVID-19 cases prompts more restrictions. Reuters Staff U.S.

(Reuters) - The European Union will be ready to approve new measures to support member states should economies suffer further, its vice president said, as a surge in COVID-19 cases prompts more restrictions.

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EUROPE

* The Kremlin is not planning new lockdown measures, even as deaths in Russia hit a record daily high.

* South Yorkshire in northern England will move into the very high lockdown tier on Saturday.

* Ireland’s system for tracing contacts has been overwhelmed by a surge in cases, forcing the health service in recent days to advise infected individuals to identify their own close contacts and tell them to get tested. ...

AMERICAS

... * Venezuela plans to vaccinate citizens with Russian and Chinese vaccines, which could arrive in December or January.

* Mexico could share some liabilities arising from any adverse side effects of vaccines, but it will negotiate the issue once laboratories have finished developing the medicines. ...

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