New Zealand to ease Auckland domestic border curbs in mid-Dec. Other Covid-19 updates: 🇳🇱 Dutch plan to drop 'corona pass' for unvaccinated faces political push back 🇧🇩 Bangladesh begins vaccinating slum dwellers 🇲🇽 Mexico logs 735 cases For more:
Domestic borders around New Zealand's largest city Auckland will reopen from December 15 for fully vaccinated people and those with negative test results, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said.
But with more than 80% of Auckland and the rest of country fully vaccinated it was time to open up the ability to travel again, Ardern sa id at a news conference.Brazil registered 132 deaths and 4,918 additional cases, according to data released by the nation's Health Ministry. Officials have said the ministry's figures likely represent a significant undercount of both cases and deaths.Bangladesh kicked off a vaccination drive for slum dwellers against the virus at a large slum in the capital.
“We will vaccinate all of our people, including slum dwellers across the country,” said Health Minister Zahid Maleque, speaking at a local event.The Dutch government's plan to scrap the "corona pass" for people not vaccinated against the virus faced strong opposition in parliament, including from within the ruling coalition.
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