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Coronavirus News Briefing – Nov. 7: Court Temporarily Blocks Vaccine Mandate for Larger Businesses
A U.S. federal appeals panel temporarily blocking the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for businesses with over 100 workers. The stay, issued on Saturday by panel of three judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit of Louisiana, comes after a group of businesses, advocacy groups, and religious groups petitioned the court to determine if the administration had overstepped its authority.
Meanwhile, in the United States, 70% of adults …
Coronavirus News Brief – Oct. 29: Cases in Europe Surge, Britain Removes All Countries from Red List
While the number of new coronavirus cases is in decline in many parts of the world, that figure is surging in Europe. The World Health Organization reported that, in the period from October 18 through October 24, more than half of the world’s new confirmed cases were in Europe.
Low vaccination rates in many parts of Eastern Europe are largely to blame. The majority of the adult population in Western Europe …
Europe to Set Back Clocks One Hour on Sunday for Winter Time
People in most European nations will adjust their clocks back one hour early Sunday as the cutover from Summer Time to Winter Time takes place, thereby giving everyone on the Continent an extra hour of sleep. Since Europe spans multiple time zones, the change will occur at different local times.
The move is akin to the switch from Daylight Saving Time to Standard Time in the United States, although it is …
Coronavirus News Briefing – Oct. 23: New Virus Sub-Variant Raises Concerns in the U.K.
Health officials across the globe are keeping a close watch on the so-called “delta plus” variant of the coronavirus, formally known as AY.4.2. This variant adds two new mutations to the spike protein, A222V and Y145H, which allow the virus to enter the body.
Some scientists believe the new sub-variant, which has been identified in over 6% of new infections in the United Kingdom, could be 10% to 15% more transmissible …
Coronavirus News Update – Oct. 22: New Cases in Britain Hit 9-Month High After Loosening of Restrictions
Britain, which four months ago shed almost all Covid-era restrictions, is experiencing a surge in cases, with new infections almost a pandemic high. The number of new cases October 21, 2021 was 51,484. The high, reached earlier this year, was 68,053 on January 8, while the number of new cases was only 1,712 on April 25 of this year.
Meanwhile, hospital admissions and deaths are rising again, just as the effect …
Coronavirus News Briefing – Oct. 12: Covid Response ‘One of UK’s Worst Ever Public Health Failures’
The United Kingdom’s initial response to the coronavirus pandemic was one of the country’s worst ever public health failures, a House of Commons inquiry found.
The belief in “herd immunity” and the delay in ordering a lockdown was part of a deliberately “slow and gradualist” approach which meant that the country fared “significantly worse” than others, according to the 151-page “Coronavirus: Lessons Learned to Date” report.
Referring the slow response, the report …
American Express Opens Centurion Lounge at London Heathrow
American Express, which first announced plans for a Centurion Lounge at London’s Heathrow Airport prior to the pandemic in December 2018, marked its opening on Tuesday.
The 7,000-square-foot (650-square-meter) Centurion Lounge in London is located in Terminal 3 after security.
Visitors to the lounge have access to a large dining area, bar, shower suites, restrooms, high-speed Wi-Fi, a spa, and private phone rooms. The menu is focused on food and drink representative …
