{"id":40737,"date":"2022-01-17T21:25:06","date_gmt":"2022-01-17T12:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2022\/jan\/17\/covid-news-live-new-zealand-begins-vaccinating-children-aged-5-11-french-parliament-approves-vaccine-pass"},"modified":"2022-01-18T03:39:25","modified_gmt":"2022-01-17T18:39:25","slug":"covid-live-chinese-authorities-urge-people-not-to-import-goods-over-omicron-fears-amid-two-year-high-for-cases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eastasianews.net\/wp\/?p=40737","title":{"rendered":"Covid live: unvaccinated over-60s face monthly fine in Greece; UK reports another 84,429 cases and 85 deaths"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2022\/jan\/17\/covid-news-live-new-zealand-begins-vaccinating-children-aged-5-11-french-parliament-approves-vaccine-pass?page=with:block-61e568208f08e9c7b723f5bb#block-61e568208f08e9c7b723f5bb\">Un-jabbed older people in Greece face penalties starting at a \u20ac50<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2022\/jan\/17\/covid-news-live-new-zealand-begins-vaccinating-children-aged-5-11-french-parliament-approves-vaccine-pass?page=with:block-61e593818f08cd5ab32b16c4#block-61e593818f08cd5ab32b16c4\">UK cases continue downward trend<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/2022\/jan\/17\/winter-olympics-tickets-will-not-be-sold-as-china-seeks-to-contain-covid\">Winter Olympics tickets will not be sold as China seeks to contain Covid<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2022\/jan\/17\/dont-buy-from-abroad-chinese-told-as-covid-threatens-olympics-and-holidays\">Don\u2019t buy from abroad, Chinese told as Covid threatens holidays<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2022\/jan\/16\/no-intention-of-getting-infected-understanding-omicrons-severity\">\u2018I have no intention of getting it\u2019: understanding Omicron\u2019s severity<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/business\/2022\/jan\/17\/moderna-aims-to-launch-single-covid-and-flu-booster-jab-within-two-years\">Moderna aims to launch single Covid and flu booster jab within two years<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2022\/jan\/17\/irish-foreign-minister-orders-inquiry-into-champagne-party-during-lockdown\">Irish foreign minister orders inquiry into champagne lockdown party<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Germany<\/strong> is reporting a daily rise of 34,145 confirmed coronavirus cases and 30 deaths, according to recently released figures from the Robert Koch Institute.<\/p>\n<p>The numbers bring the cumulative total of infections to 8,000,122 and 115,649 coronavirus-related deaths.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2022\/jan\/17\/covid-news-live-new-zealand-begins-vaccinating-children-aged-5-11-french-parliament-approves-vaccine-pass\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Un-jabbed older people in Greece face penalties starting at a \u20ac50; 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