Coronavirus – THE OVAL CIRCLE

Capitol breach worse than thought

Posted on January 17, 2021January 17, 2021By Editor

Jesse Ventura and Brigida Santos discuss the fallout from the DC riots on January 6, impeachment, and the role of corporate America in politics. Nate Mook, CEO of the World Central Kitchen, talks about providing millions of meals to those in need during the Covid-19 pandemic. … Read More >Capitol breach worse than thought

World

Microsoft, Oracle & Co full speed ahead on Covid-19 vaccine passports, citing incipient government demand

Posted on January 17, 2021January 17, 2021By Editor

US tech and health behemoths have joined forces to roll out yet another Covid-19 vaccination passport, dangling a return to international travel but raising more questions about the future of privacy. … Read More >Microsoft, Oracle & Co full speed ahead on Covid-19 vaccine passports, citing incipient government demand

Covid clampdown: UK closing ALL travel corridors in bid to block new virus variants arriving from overseas

Posted on January 16, 2021January 16, 2021By Editor

The UK will shut all of its remaining international travel corridors from 4am GMT on Monday until at least February 15, in a bid to shield the country from new coronavirus variants, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday. … Read More >Covid clampdown: UK closing ALL travel corridors in bid to block new virus variants arriving from overseas

USA

Pompeo Says COVID-19 Outbreak in Wuhan May Be Linked to Chinese Laboratories

Posted on January 16, 2021January 16, 2021By Editor

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo claimed that the origin of the COVID-19 coronavirus may be linked to activities of Chinese laboratories in the city of Wuhan. … Read More >Pompeo Says COVID-19 Outbreak in Wuhan May Be Linked to Chinese Laboratories

Latin America

Health Workers From Brazil’s Manaus Cry Out For Help Amid Oxygen Shortage For COVID Patients

Posted on January 16, 2021January 16, 2021By Editor

Manaus, the capital city of Brazil’s largest state, Amazonas, has its healthcare system now pushed to the breaking point as coronavirus cases soar and hospitals run out of beds and oxygen. State authorities have declared a curfew to slow the spread of the pandemic. … Read More >Health Workers From Brazil’s Manaus Cry Out For Help Amid Oxygen Shortage For COVID Patients

12hr Covid curfews announced for all of France for at least 15 days, PM says pressure on hospitals is ‘high’

Posted on January 16, 2021January 16, 2021By Editor

The entirety of France will be placed under a 6pm-6am curfew for at least 15 days from Saturday in a bid to ease the pressure of Covid-19 on the country’s health system, Prime Minister Jean Castex announced on Thursday. … Read More >12hr Covid curfews announced for all of France for at least 15 days, PM says pressure on hospitals is ‘high’

Asia & Pacific

Thailand to introduce tourism tax for every visitor, advised to legalize gambling to help stop the spread of Covid-19

Posted on January 16, 2021January 16, 2021By Editor

Tourist traffic to Thailand has plummeted during the Covid-19 pandemic. Now the kingdom is introducing a visitor tax to help pay Covid-19 costs and is being urged to legalize gambling to stop its spread in underground. … Read More >Thailand to introduce tourism tax for every visitor, advised to legalize gambling to help stop the spread of Covid-19

Saxony migrant center to be turned into Covid-19 JAIL for repeat quarantine violators – media

Posted on January 15, 2021January 15, 2021By Editor

A building that used to host people seeking asylum in Germany is being converted into a “corona jail,” a detention facility for people who repeatedly violate quarantine, the German tabloid Bild reported. … Read More >Saxony migrant center to be turned into Covid-19 JAIL for repeat quarantine violators – media

Business

Chinese exports soar despite Covid-19 pandemic & US trade war

Posted on January 15, 2021January 15, 2021By Editor

China’s trade surplus has hit $535 billion, its highest level since 2015, amid the global coronavirus pandemic and an ongoing trade war with Washington. … Read More >Chinese exports soar despite Covid-19 pandemic & US trade war

Russia

A long goodbye? Russian expert says pandemic will be over by summer, but Covid-19 here to stay as seasonal virus

Posted on January 15, 2021January 15, 2021By Editor

The coronavirus pandemic in Russia could begin fading away by summer, one of the country’s top scientists has said. According to him, infections and deaths should tail off as more and more people develop protective antibodies. … Read More >A long goodbye? Russian expert says pandemic will be over by summer, but Covid-19 here to stay as seasonal virus

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