[ad_1] Issued on: 12/29/2020 – 08:20Modified: 12/29/2020 – 08:18 Johannesburg (AFP) South Africa has banned the sale of alcohol and made masks mandatory in public starting Tuesday after a surge in coronavirus cases, as the World Health Organization warned that pandemics far more deadly than Covid-19 are looming. Nations around …
Read More »Britain reports daily record number of new coronavirus cases, topping 40,000
[ad_1] LONDON: Britain reported 41,385 new cases of Covid-19 on Monday, a daily record, as a rapidly spreading variant of the coronavirus increases infection rates and the holiday weekend affected the reporting of some new cases. There were 357 new deaths within 28 days of a positive test, the government’s …
Read More »People from around the world come together to celebrate the first virtual New Year’s Eve in New York
[ad_1] Times Square Alliance President Tim tompkins said: “New York has always been a global city and Times Square New Year’s Eve a global celebration, so we are pleased to join mayors from around the world to virtually celebrate together and say goodbye – finally! – 2020.” . To commemorate …
Read More »Three Ways You Can Address COVID-19 Safety Measures for a Healthy Workplace
[ad_1] Creating a healthy and responsible workplace relies on ongoing communication and education. getty Companies have a moral responsibility to keep their employees safe. Since March, an estimated 1 in 1,000 people have died from COVID-related symptoms and 1 in 17 in the US has been infected. As such, employers …
Read More »US May Bypass Covid Strain ‘Because Holes In Our Network Are Too Wide’
[ad_1] The lack of Covid testing capacity in the United States could mean that the highly communicable new strain of coronavirus that first emerged in the United Kingdom is already making its way into communities in the United States. That’s according to Dr. Nahid Bhadelia, medical director of the Special …
Read More »England is finding new ways to end unhealthy food
[ad_1] (CNN) – The food and drink industry has warned of “devastating” results for consumers and businesses if the UK government moves forward with plans to restrict the way supermarkets sell and advertise chocolate, soft drinks and other high-sugar foods, salt and fat as part of a broader drive to …
Read More »Several countries report cases of SARS-CoV-2 variants in the UK
[ad_1] Over the holiday weekend, more than a dozen countries reported cases related to the UK variant of SARS-CoV-2, with some reporting their first cases of a similar but different South African variant. As the world approached 1 year from the first media reports of an unusual pneumonia outbreak in …
Read More »Chinese citizen journalist jailed for reporting on virus
[ad_1] Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan has been sentenced to four years in prison for her reporting on the COVID-19 crisis in Wuhan, China. Zhang’s lawyer confirmed the punishment on Monday. The jail sentence comes nearly a year after details of an “unknown viral pneumonia” He first left the central …
Read More »Pandemic wilts immigration by nearly 40%: report
[ad_1] By the end of December, approximately 20,000 new immigrants will have arrived in Israel since the beginning of the year, the Jewish Agency for Israel said Monday. That number is 40 percent lower than the 33,247 new immigrants who arrived in 2019, according to figures from the Central Bureau …
Read More »Coronavirus Roundup: UK Hits New COVID Infection Record | News | DW
[ad_1] The UK reported its highest day for new coronavirus infections on Monday, with 41,385 new COVID-19 cases. The surge, driven by a new, more contagious variant of the virus, is forcing hospitals to cancel non-urgent procedures and scramble to find a space. 357 new deaths were reported. “This very …
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