A number of Conservative MPs have taken to social media to voice support for the truck drivers en route to Ottawa in a cross-country convoy protesting the federal government’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. Dubbed “Freedom Convoy 2022,” hundreds of vehicles set off from northern British Columbia, with truck drivers joining from across Canada along the way….
Tory MPs Voice Support for Truckers’ ‘Freedom Convoy’ Protest Against Vaccine Mandate
Three-Quarters of Small Businesses Hurt by High Inflation: Survey
A new survey by Goldman Sachs paints a picture of U.S. small businesses struggling under the weight of surging prices, hiring woes, supply chain dislocations, and an Omicron-driven fourth wave of infections. The survey, released on Jan. 24 and based on a poll of 1,466 small businesses, shows that 76 percent of respondents said inflation…
Port Congestion Worsens as Omicron Variant Exacerbates Global Supply Chain Crisis
January 24, 2022
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Omicron outbreaks have exacerbated shipping congestion across the globe, with major Chinese and U.S. ports affected. Experts forecast that supply chain bottlenecks will continue into at least the second half of this year. With a fresh wave of COVID-19 outbreaks spreading in China, Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials have launched mass lockdowns and testing, driven…
WHO Director-General Says ‘Dangerous to Assume’ Omicron Is Final COVID-19 Variant
The World Health Organization’s head on Monday warned against assuming Omicron is the last variant of the virus that causes COVID-19, asserting conditions are ripe for more strains to appear. “There are different scenarios for how the pandemic could play out and how the acute phase could end. But it’s dangerous to assume that Omicron…
New Zealand Placed Under More Restrictions as Omicron Detected
New Zealand has shifted to the most stringent level of its traffic light COVID-19 restriction system after cases of the Omicron variant were reported in its most populated city, Auckland, and the Nelson-Marlborough region. The shift took place just before midnight on Sunday, following a press conference by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern earlier that day. Ardern…
Fauci ‘As Confident as You Can’ Be That Most of United States Will Hit Peak Omicron Infections Next Month
White House chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday that he is “as confident as you can be” that most states in the U.S. will reach a peak in Omicron infections within the middle of next month. “You never want to be overconfident when you’re dealing with this virus,” Fauci said during an interview on ABC’s “This Week.”…
Fauci ‘As Confident as You Can Be’ That Most of US Will Hit Peak Omicron Infections Next Month
White House chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Jan. 23 that he’s “as confident as you can be” that most of the United States will reach a peak in Omicron coronavirus variant infections within the middle of February. “You never want to be overconfident when you’re dealing with this virus,” Fauci, director of the…
Taiwan Premier Says No Reason to Fear Omicron as Local Infections Rise
Taiwanese Premier Su Tseng-chang on Sunday said there is no reason to fear the highly transmissible Omicron variant due to its milder severity, following a spike in domestic coronavirus infections fueled by the new variant. Speaking to reporters at Taiwan’s Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC), Su urged residents not to be afraid of the new…
Modelling Suggests Omicron May Have Peaked in Canada, Tam Says
The Omicron wave in Canada has likely peaked, says Canada’s chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam. Speaking at a virtual press conference on Jan. 21, Tam said the latest modelling update from Jan. 14 suggests that Omicron infections across the country will likely peak in January and recede going into February. “In the week…
Israel, One of Most Vaccinated Countries in the World, Sets New COVID-19 Case Record
The Israeli Ministry of Health announced this week that more than 72,000 people tested positive for the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, the largest rise in infections since the start of the pandemic. Total active cases in the country rose to nearly 400,000 people, of whom 533 are currently hospitalized in critical condition, according to a…
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