Brief economic corona news from January 8
FHI, Federation of Technology Industries – January 8, 2021
- The RIVM reports 8169 new corona infections on Friday, 1549 fewer than on Thursday. Hospital occupancy continued to decline.
- The UK has approved the Moderna vaccine, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on TwitterIt is the third vaccine to be given the green light for use in the UK.
- AstraZeneca is likely to ask for approval for the use of its coronavirus vaccine in the European Union next week. The EMA medicines agency may come to a decision as early as the end of January, writes Nu.nlThe Netherlands has ordered 11.7 million doses of the vaccine.
- Eurozone unemployment fell slightly in November compared to October, reports EurostatUnemployment stood at 8.3 percent, up from 8.4 percent in October
- The average daily production of Dutch industry in November was down 2.5 percent compared to the same month in 2019, according to reports CBS.
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