The cluster was detected in Sydney’s northern beachside suburbs in mid-December, and it has grown to 129 cases. About a quarter of a million residents will remain under lockdown until January 9 to stop the spread of infection. New South Wales (NSW) recorded three coronavirus cases during the 24 hours …
Read More »Is it possible to get even richer after devastating coronavirus pandemic? Danes say ‘yes’
The financial wealth of Danes has surpassed pre-pandemic levels, with net financial assets of Danish households surging to 5.66 trillion kroner ($930 billion) from July through September of 2020, according to the central bank in Copenhagen. The regulator said that in the last two quarters, Danish citizens’ financial wealth, mainly …
Read More »Contagious and mutated: What we know about the NEW coronavirus strain – and how much you need to worry
Ireland confirmed the presence of a new and highly infectious coronavirus strain on Friday, while authorities in Lebanon and Japan also recorded the first cases attributed to this variant. In continental Europe, Germany and Denmark confirmed the presence of the strain earlier this week, joining the Netherlands and Italy. Little …
Read More »Europe now has 25 million coronavirus cases – AFP tally
This makes the continent, representing over 50 countries, the world’s worst-affected region in terms of the quantity of registered infections. The US and Canada rank behind Europe in this measure, with 19,188,172 confirmed cases, followed by Latin America and the Caribbean (15,024,469) and Asia (13,617,004). It’s not the first anti-record …
Read More »UK and France agree plan to reopen border amid fears of new coronavirus strain – media
The measures agreed between Johnson and Macron will be announced later and come into effect from December 23, the BBC reported, citing French European Affairs Minister Clement Beaune. Urgent talks were held after Paris decided to close the border with the UK for 48 hours following the discovery of a …
Read More »Germany to restrict entry from UK over new, fast-spreading coronavirus variant
German government spokeswoman Martina Fietz announced on Sunday that the country intends to join Italy, the Netherlands, Austria, and Belgium in restricting UK flights to stop the variant from spreading. “Because of the reported coronavirus #Mutation the federal government intends to restrict travel options between Germany and Great Britain and …
Read More »Nurse FAINTS moments after receiving coronavirus jab in another flop for confidence-building PR drive (VIDEO)
A nurse manager at the CHI Memorial hospital in Chattanooga, Tiffany Dover, was among the first to get the inoculation at the facility on Thursday. But as she spoke to media moments after receiving her first dose, Dover reported feeling “really dizzy” before fainting, as was captured in a live …
Read More »VP Pence says he’ll get coronavirus jab ‘in the days ahead’ while urging ‘confidence’ in new vaccines despite speedy approval
Though he did not specify a date, Pence suggested he would soon receive the inoculation at a roundtable event on the federal vaccine initiative, Operation Warp Speed, in Bloomington, Indiana on Tuesday. “Be confident that we have cut red tape, but we’ve cut no corners when it comes to the …
Read More »Merkel defends Germany’s coronavirus response, says it’s not ‘dictatorship’-styled as in other countries
Speaking at theBundestag on Wednesday, the chancellor lauded her flexible approach to the coronavirus crisis. Facing the second wave of the pandemic, the country has rolled out the so-called “lockdown lite” avoiding a complete shutdown. “Our political action is different from what they do in countries that are more like …
Read More »The UK’s relaxing of the coronavirus lockdown at Christmas is simply a way to impose even tougher rules in the new year
On November 24, the UK government announced plans to relax coronavirus restrictions significantly between December 23 and 27, with up to three households permitted to mix in a combined ‘bubble’, allowing families to reunite over the holiday period. While warmly received in some quarters, the proposals sparked outcry among some …
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