ONE IN EVERY 60 PEOPLE IN ENGLAND IS INFECTED WITH COVID-19: ONS

Fri 03 December 2021: One in every 60 people in England tested positive for coronavirus in the week ending November 27, with an estimated 898,900 people infected, according to the Office for National Statistics in the United Kingdom. Latest #COVID19 data shows infections increased in England, Northern Ireland and Scotland in the most recent week. […]

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SWITZERLAND: 2,000 PEOPLE, MOSTLY CHILDREN, QUARANTINED AFTER 2 OMICRON CASES

Fri 03 December 2021: After two cases of the Omicron variant were discovered at an international school, the Swiss cantons of Geneva and Vaud quarantined 2,000 people, the majority of whom were children. “Following two confirmed cases of the Omicron variant which attended the Chataigneraie campus of the International School of Geneva this week, the […]

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1% OF THE POPULATION IS INFECTED: GERMAN HEALTH MINISTER

Fri 03 December 2021: According to Germany’s health minister, more than 1% of the population is currently infected with the coronavirus, and citizens should get vaccinated if they haven’t already. The country reported 74,352 new Covid-19 cases per day, with 390 deaths. According to the Robert Koch Institute, there are approximately 925,800 people in Germany […]

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POPE ACCEPTS PARIS ARCHBISHOP’S RESIGNATION OVER ‘AMBIGUOUS’ RELATIONSHIP WITH A WOMAN

Fri 03 December 2021: According to the Vatican and the French Bishops Conference, Pope Francis accepted Michel Aupetit’s resignation as archbishop of Paris on Thursday due to his “ambiguous” relationship with a woman. “I was greatly disturbed by the attacks against me. I ask forgiveness of those I could have hurt and assure you all […]

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UK REGULATOR APPROVES GLAXOSMITHKLINE DRUG TO TREAT COVID-19

Fri 03 December 2021: British regulators on Thursday approved GlaxoSmithKline drug sotrovimab to treat those at high risk of developing severe COVID-19 symptoms, with the manufacturer saying it “retains activity” against the new Omicron variant. The monoclonal antibody “was found to be safe and effective at reducing the risk of hospitalization and death in people […]

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