Dr. Anthony Fauci is set to step down as the head of the NIAID and as the chief medical advisor to President Biden in December. Dr. Fauci, 81, who has served as the head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for 38 years announced that he will… Continue reading Fauci set to step down in December
The Omicron variant has driven a sharp increase in COVID cases in South Africa, according to health officials. Over 8,000 new cases were registered in the past 24 hours in South Africa, double than yesterday’s number. The WHO has called the variant to be “of concern” because of its high… Continue reading Omicron spread doubles COVID cases in South Africa
The “highly transmissible” Omicron variant of COVID-19 which is slowly bringing back lockdowns has landed in Canada. Two people who traveled from Nigeria have tested positive for the variant. Nigeria is nowhere near South Africa, and with two positive arriving in Canada from the region certifies that Omicron has possibly… Continue reading Omicron lands in Canada; might secretly be spreading in US
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
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
An independent study by the Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) sheds light on the carbon footprint – facemasks – surgical masks leave behind. Published on June 02, 2021, the study shows just how much damage the “reusable” facemasks have dealt, or are dealing to humanity’s most-talked subject. As the World… Continue reading The carbon footprint of facemasks; a billion used everyday
Wednesday – An American Airlines flight from New York to Orange County, CA was diverted to Denver after a passenger allegedly assaulted a flight attendant. According to a witness, the flight attendant had blood all over her mask after she was punched in the face. The attendant was taken to… Continue reading American Airlines flight diverted after passenger assaults flight attendant
The Department of Justice is preparing to combat intimidation and threats against school teachers and board members from upset parents. The FBI is penning strategies that would address the problem, according to AG Merrick B Garland. Schools across the country have reported a rise in threats against staff members. Though,… Continue reading DOJ to combat mask mandate induced threats against teachers
May 13, 2021 – The CDC’s newest guidelines for the people fully vaccinated bring out news Americans have been craving to hear. Masks are not essential indoors or outdoors if you are fully vaccinated and not only that you don’t need to be tested for COVID while travelling to other… Continue reading Fully vaccinated can dump masks – CDC