At least 13 out of the 61 air passengers who arrived in Netherlands from South Africa have the “highly transmissible” Omicron variant. Netherlands is suffering from a record number of COVID cases, and the 61 positives who arrived on two flights were sent to a nearby hotel for isolation. More… Continue reading 13 out of the 61 air passengers in Netherlands have Omicron
The “highly transmissible” Omicron variant of COVID-19 is slowly bringing back lockdown fears because of its fast spread, and countries reacting in a bid to contain it. The World’s first move was to place travel bans on South Africa and its neighbors where the variant was spreading. Now that it… Continue reading Omicron is slowly bringing back lockdowns
At least 61 passengers have tested positive for COVID-19 on two flights arriving in Netherlands from South Africa. All those who have tested positive have been isolated at a hotel in Amsterdam. It took Dutch authorities hours to test those arriving from South Africa, and out of about 600 passengers,… Continue reading Over 60 people test positive for COVID on two SA-Netherlands flights
The US has imposed a travel ban on South Africa and seven other countries from Southern Africa over the new COVID-19 variant. Only US citizens and residents will be able to enter the country from the region. The United Kingdom and European Union had already restricted travel from the Southern… Continue reading US, Canada follow EU to ban flights from Southern Africa
As the newly detected B.1.1.529 COVID variant wreaks havoc in South Africa, the World is scrambling to ban flights to and from the country, and its neighbors. If a contagious COVID-19 variant wasn’t enough, South Africans are now facing travel bans and a looming lockdown ahead Christmas. COVID may once… Continue reading World scrambles to ban travel to and from Southern Africa
A new COVID-19 variant has been discovered in a South African region. It is said to have about 50 mutations and vaccines are feared to be ineffective against it. South Africa’s Health Minister Joe Phaahla has identified the variant as B.1.1.529, which is believed to be very contagious among young… Continue reading Vaccines feared to be ineffective against “most dangerous” COVID variant
Sweden’s first ever woman Prime Minister has resigned just hours after she was selected by a hung parliament. We reported her win and hours later she was no longer in office. Maybe she didn’t even pick her cabinet. Magdalena Andersson, 54, made history on Wednesday but had to resign just… Continue reading Sweden’s first female Prime Minister resigns hours after selection
Magdalena Andersson has been “accepted” by Sweden’s Riksdag to become the first woman Prime Minister of the country. Sweden, with the move has ended its reign for being the only Nordic country not to have ever elected a woman to lead. Andersson has now replaced Prime Minister Stefan Lofven as… Continue reading Sweden selects first female Prime Minister; wins by one vote
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has suspended President Biden’s vaccine mandate. The President’s mandate required employers with over a 100 employees to enforce mandatory vaccinations. It came into effect on November 05 and also required unvaccinated employees to provide weekly PCR test results. Companies were given a deadline… Continue reading OSHA follows court order and suspends Biden’s vaccine mandate
Children in San Francisco will be required to show their proof of vaccination in order to access indoor businesses. The city has announced the mandate that will require all kids age 5-11 to show their vaccination cards before accessing indoor businesses. Businesses like restaurants, play areas, daycare, etc., will be… Continue reading San Francisco children will need to show proof of vaccination