Coronavirus live news: Turkey's Covid death toll hits record for ninth day; Pfizer and Moderna file for EU approval of vaccines ed.3
Latest updates: Turks brace for new restrictions to combat spread of disease; two companies submit applications to European Medicines AgencyUS may begin vaccinations before ChristmasVietnam reports first community virus in almost three monthsModerna Covid vaccine has 94% efficacy, final results confirmScott Atlas resigns as Trump's pandemic adviser after controversial tenureSee all our coronavirus coverage 10.03pm GMT Brazil will give priority to the elderly, health workers and indigenous people for vaccination against Covid-19, the health ministry said on Tuesday, unveiling a four-stage preliminary plan for national immunisation. The ministry said in a statement that a final plan would depend on the vaccines that become available. 9.00pm GMT ESwatini's prime minister Ambrose Dlamini, who tested positive for Covid-19 two weeks ago, has been transferred to a hospital in neighbouring South Africa for further treatment, the tiny absolute monarchy's government said on Tuesday.The country's deputy prime minister, Themba Masuku, said in a statement Dlamini was moved to “guide and fast track his recoveryâ€.
