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European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde warns that the rapid rise in coronavirus cases fuelled by the Delta variant poses "a growing source of uncertainty" for the eurozone economy. SOUNDBITE
Le président de la COP27 s'inquiète du financement du climat Le ministre égyptien des affaires étrangères et président de la COP27 déplore que les nations riches n'aient pas tenu leur promesse de verser 100 milliards de dollars par an pour aider les pays en développement à rendre leur économie plus verte. - Sameh Shoukry, Ministre égyptien des affaires étrangères, président de la COP27
People wait in line in front of St Thomas's Hospital vaccination centre in London the day after Britain recorded 78,610 coronavirus cases, the highest daily total since the coronavirus pandemic began. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has pleaded with all Britons to get booster jabs in the face of the spiralling infections. IMAGES
Özlem Türeci, BionTech's Chief Medical Officer says that the coronavirus vaccine developed jointly by BioNTech and Pfizer neutralises the Omicron variant of the virus after three doses. A laboratory study by its makers found "three doses of our vaccine neutralise the Omicron variant", but warned that "two doses show significantly reduce neutralization of this new variant.". SOUNDBITE
Preliminary data doesn't indicate that the Omicron variant is "more severe" than Delta, says Michael Ryan, the World Health Organization's emergencies director. SOUNDBITE