Brief economic corona news from November 18
FHI, Federation of Technology Industries – November 18, 2020
- The RIVM reports 4628 new positive tests on Wednesday, but there are probably about a thousand more. There is again a computer failure. Once again there is a significant increase. The number of new corona patients in hospitals (192 for Wednesday) is decreasing.
- The time between making an appointment for a corona test and receiving the test result has now dropped to an average of 36 hours. André van der Zande of the National Coordination Structure for Testing Capacity said this in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, writes the NOSAt the end of September this was still 81 hours.
- Pfizer says that the latest tests show that its coronavirus vaccine is 95 percent effective. In people over 65, that is 94 percent. Pfizer now wants accelerated approval in the US, reports NU.nl.
- The aviation sector must take into account that losses could continue well into 2022 as a result of the corona crisis. This is the conclusion of research agency Moody's in a study what the FD writes about.
- UN aid agency Unicef is preparing to transport coronavirus vaccines to the world's poorest countries. The organization has consulted with dozens of airlines and freight carriers this week, reports Bloomberg.
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