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Berlin (Germany), Dec 4 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Clemens Bilan).- The German government has presented a new plan with recommendations and basic rules to enable visits to nursing homes during the Christmas holidays in a bid to minimize risks for its residents. In a joint press conference with the Government Commissioner for Dependency Andreas Westerfellhaus the health minister Jens Spahn warned that "the best hygiene plan does not reduce the risk to zero." FOOTAGE OF THE PRESS CONFERENCE ON FRIDAY IN BERLIN.
On Friday, the United States hit a new record number of daily COVID-19 cases. According to reports at HuffPost, hospitalizations are up. Experts believe that the third wave of the virus is here and that it will be worse than what came before. Many Americans are facing “pandemic fatigue” and now, of course, the holidays are here. Families are eager to meet and squeeze some typical connection and cheer out of this isolated year. But how? Mask wearing and hand washing is the minimum needed for health.
Brussels adds the Chinese shopping app Temu to its list of digital firms big enough to face curbs, meaning the company will have to comply with stringent new safety rules. Temu joins AliExpress, Amazon, Shein and others known as "very large" platforms which face greater oversight under the EU Digital Services Act, including monitoring "risks related to the listing and sale of counterfeit goods", the official at the European Commission told AFP. SOUNDBITE
US Vice President Kamala Harris arrives at the AI Safety Summit in the UK, the first major global conference of its nature, and is greeted by UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. The two-day summit at Bletchley Park, north of London, kicked off on 1 November with the publication of an agreement signed by 28 countries and the European Union acknowledging the "need for international action." IMAGES
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