The total number of Covid-19 cases registered worldwide passed 300 millionon Friday, with the Omicron variant’s rapid spread setting new infection records in dozens of countries over the last week.
Indeed, the world recorded more than two million daily coronavirus cases on average between January 1 and 7 with figures doubling in 10 days, an AFP tally showed on Saturday.
https://today.rtl.lu/news/world/a/1844255.htmlThe US economy ended 2021 on a sour note with a worse-than-expected employment report Friday underscoring the challenges awaiting President Joe Biden in the new year, as the Omicron variant runs rampant and his legislative agenda stalls.
Australian border agents held tennis superstar Novak Djokovic for eight hours at Melbourne airport, mostly incommunicado, before cancelling his visa and sending him to a detention centre, his lawyers said Saturday.
https://today.rtl.lu/sport/international/a/1844147.htmlMultiple Hong Kong officials and lawmakers will be allowed to leave a quarantine camp after one of two coronavirus cases detected at a party they attended was declared a false positive on Saturday.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholzinsisted Friday that his plan to introduce mandatory coronavirus jabs was on track, despite fierce debate about the controversial move and growing resistance from his own coalition partners.
