🔴Wednesday January 6th 2021
🔵2021年1月6日星期三
1️⃣Vaccinations in France and Germany: nothing close to efficiency
法國以及德國的疫苗接種:效率很待加強
France announced that firemen, carers older than 50 and people over 75 who are not in care homes will receive covid-19 vaccinations. The government has been criticised for sluggishness, vaccinating only 7,000 people so far. Germany—despite administering around 266,000 shots—has also been accused of slacking. Germany extended its lockdown for a further three weeks.
法國 (政府) 宣佈消防員、50歲以上的看護員以及 75歲以上不住在養老院的人等將接種新冠疫苗。(法國) 政府因行動遲緩而備受譴責,迄今為止僅給七千人接種了新冠疫苗 (法國總人口約 6,700萬)。鄰國德國雖然已執行了大約 266,000劑的疫苗施打,但也受到批評 (徳國總人口約 8,300萬)。德國將其 (現行之) 封鎖措施延長了三個星期。
2️⃣Covid-19 in Japan: Yeltsin Effect 2.0?
日本新冠疫情:另類的葉爾辛效應?
Hakuho Sho, the highest-ranked sumo wrestler in Japan, tested positive for covid-19. Japan has allowed sumo wrestling to continue in recent months, amid relatively light coronavirus restrictions. But yesterday the country recorded its highest-ever daily levels of new infections (4,915) and deaths (76). Yoshihide Suga, the prime minister, will decide on Thursday whether to declare a state of emergency in the Greater Tokyo area.
日本排名最高的相撲力士白鵬翔 (Hakuho Sho) 對新冠病毒的檢測呈陽性。由於近來對新冠病毒的限制措施相對較少,日本最近幾個月仍允許相撲比賽繼續進行。然而該國在昨天記錄了新確診病例 (4,915) 以及死亡人數 (76) 的單日新高。日本首相菅義偉 (Yoshihide Suga) 將於 (本) 週四決定是否宣佈大東京首都圈進入緊急狀態。
3️⃣The CSI 300: signs of China’s growth
滬深300指數:端見中國的成長
The CSI 300, China’s main stockmarket index, closed at its highest level since 2008. On Tuesday the index rose by 1.9% on Monday’s level, surpassing 5,368 points and up by more than 50% from a trough in March. China’s economic recovery from the pandemic and reforms easing access for foreign investors to the country’s capital markets boosted investment.
滬深三百指數 (由上海和深圳證券市場中選取三百支市值大、流通性好的A股以自由流通股本市值加權的方式,由中證指數編制並發佈的成份股指數) 是中國股市的主要指數,收盤於 2008年以來的最高水平。(本) 週二該指數較週一上漲了 1.9%、突破 5,368點,較 (今年) 3月份的低點上漲了 50%以上。中國從疫情大流行中復甦以及改革使得外國投資人更容易進入其資本市場 (等舉措),進而促進了 (在其國內的) 投資。