The variants of concern are spreading rapidly. I know that, over a year into this pandemic, news of a shutdown is frustrating to hear. We are now fighting a new enemy. "We have a ton of people now who are sick, most of those because of the COVID-19 variants in particular". The province has already seen record numbers of people admitted to ICUs, with more than 430 patients admitted as of Wednes... [Full Article...]
Capitol Police officers Friday, then got out of his vehicle with a knife and ran "aggressively toward officers", according to Acting Chief of Police Yogananda Pittman. "I am currently now unemployed after I left my job partly due to afflictions, but ultimately, in search of a spiritual journey ", the suspect said as reported by Associated Press . [Full Article...]
DeSantis, who has described vaccine passports as a "terrible" and "unacceptable" idea, announced his executive order Friday, which prohibits the use of what he described as "so-called COVID-19 vaccine passports" in the Sunshine State. As of this week, more than 2 million Floridians have been infected by the virus, and almost 33,500 have died. Meanwhile, a private university in South Florida wi... [Full Article...]
The part of the trial from South Africa involved 800 participants. That means the second shot for vaccines that require two jabs. "These data also provide the first clinical results that a vaccine can effectively protect against now circulating variants, a critical factor to reach herd immunity and end this pandemic for the global population". [Full Article...]
After a slow start, the U.S. vaccination campaign has gathered pace since late January and Biden has promised that 90 percent of America's adults will eligible for a vaccine by April 19. Don't give back the progress we've all fought so hard to achieve. On the economic front. The Democrat president condemned critics of his plans, suggesting that the GOP should not stand in the way of projects w... [Full Article...]
Chauvin, who is white, was sacked by the city's police department the day after he was captured on video on top of a handcuffed Floyd as the 46-year-old Black man was dying. Once a suspect is handcuffed "that person is yours", he said. "He's your responsibility. His safety is your responsibility ". "Once a person is cuffed, the threat level goes down all the way", Zimmerman testified. [Full Article...]
The official added that an investigation had been launched into the crash and police had questioned one person about the truck. At least 48 people are dead and more than 100 injured in Taiwan after an express passenger train partially derailed inside a mountain tunnel on Friday, in what is being described as the island's worst-ever rail disaster. [Full Article...]
Reiterating what he mentioned last month , Boris Johnson said that three elements, namely the vaccine, testing and immunity from the virus could work together to be useful in the UK's exit strategy from coronavirus restrictions. One member of the pubic in Bristol told Sky News: "I have had both my vaccines and it would be nice to feel that you are safe somewhere". "I think that will still go on". [Full Article...]