British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s office has rejected a minister’s suggestion that Christmas parties should be cancelled or scaled back to prevent the spread of the new Omicron COVID-19 variant. Downing Street said on Thursday that rules dictating Christmas party sizes are not in the current set of COVID-19 regulations. In media interviews earlier in…
Singapore Tightens Border Measures Over Concerns of Omicron Variant
Singapore will adopt stricter healthcare protocols over concerns of the Omicron variant, announced Health Minister Ong Ye Kung in the multi-ministry task force press conference on Nov. 30. While the city-state’s existing approach to handling the Delta variant is to “co-exist” with it, the new protocols are intended to “contain” the emerging Omicron variant, according…
Orange County COVID Numbers Inch Down Prior to Omicron Detection
December 1, 2021
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—Orange County officials reported declining infection and hospitalization rates from the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus prior to the first confirmed case of the Omicron virus variant in San Francisco on Dec. 1. In Orange County, CCP virus case rates dropped from 7.5 to 6.3 per 100,000 people between Nov. 24 and Nov….
Ontario to Invest $30 Billion in Modernizing Hospitals: Ford
Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced Wednesday the province’s largest single hospital infrastructure investment to build and renovate the Trillium Health Partners’ hospitals and health centres. Speaking at a press conference, the premier announced the multi-billion-dollar project to build a new Mississauga Hospital and expand the Queensway Health Centre, which are both part of Trillium Health…
Ontario Investing Billions to Build New Hospital, Expand Another Facility: Ford
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says that the province will invest billions of dollars to build a new hospital in Mississauga, Ont., and expand another one in Toronto. Speaking at a press conference on Dec. 1, the premier announced the multi-billion-dollar project is the largest single hospital infrastructure investment in Ontario history and will add over 500…
South Korea to Mandate 10-Day Quarantine on All Travelers Starting Dec. 3
South Korea will mandate a 10-day quarantine for all incoming travelers, including its citizens—regardless of their vaccination status—starting Dec. 3, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention (KDCA) announced Wednesday. The announcement was made the same day after the country confirmed its first five cases of the new Omicron variant in people arriving from Nigeria. The…
WHO Recommends People Aged 60 and Above to Postpone Travel Due to Omicron Variant Concerns
The World Health Organization is recommending people 60 and older to postpone their travel plans over Omicron variant concerns. The WHO, which named Omicron as a variant of concern (VOC) on Nov. 26, says it is monitoring the spread of the variant, and advised certain travelers to delay their trips to “areas with community transmission.”…
No Plan to Shut Schools Before Christmas Break: UK Minister
The UK government plans to keep schools open until the Christmas holidays despite the detection of the Omicron COVID-19 variant in the country, a minister said on Wednesday. When asked whether schools will be kept open, Children’s Minister Will Quince told the Education Committee of the House of Commons, “That is certainly our plan and…
No Need to Change Christmas Plans: UK Health Secretary
There’s no need to cancel Christmas parties, the UK’s Health Secretary Sajid Javid said on Wednesday after a government health agency chief advised against unnecessary socialising. In a series of media appearances on Wednesday, the health secretary told Sky News that people should “continue to behave in the way they were planning to behave over…
UK Conservatives Slam New COVID-19 Rules as ‘Scaremongering Propaganda Campaign’
The UK government has been accused of running a “scaremongering propaganda campaign” as some of its own Conservative backbench MPs slammed the reintroduction of COVID-19 restrictions following the detection of the Omicron variant. The House of Commons on Tuesday passed new measures proposed by the government, under which face coverings must be worn in shops…
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