The obligation to wear masks indoors is back in New York. Since the Thanksgiving bridge, the number of Covid cases has increased by 43% and hospitalizations have grown by 29%. The governor of New York, Kathy Hochul, in the face of the increase in infections in the state, it has again introduced the obligation to wear masks in indoor public spaces. The law will take effect from Monday 13 December and will last at least until 15 January 2022. For those who transgress, there are fines of up to one thousand dollars and the risk of criminal penalties.
The UK is in a “deeply worrying situation”, with over 58,000 new Covid-19 infections registered on Friday, unprecedented since January, the minister said. Michael Gove. The number of Omicron cases “doubles every two or three days in England, and possibly faster in Scotland,” he noted. London has therefore announced that there will be no Christmas celebrations in Downing Street this year. Swiss pharmaceutical agency Swissmedic approved coronavirus immunization of children from 5 years of age with the Pfizer-BioNtech, Cominarty vaccine on Friday.
Tottenham-Rennes match canceled due to outbreak
The Conference League match between Tottenham and Rennes, scheduled last Thursday in London and postponed due to an outbreak of Covid-19 in the club coached by Antonio Conte, cannot be rescheduled and must therefore be canceled. Uefa announced it. “Unfortunately, and despite all the efforts, it was not possible to find a solution that would suit both clubs”, said Uefa, specifying that the result of this match will be determined by its supervisory and disciplinary body.
Vaccine obligation in Peru: record of deaths
Since last Friday, shopping centers, banks, supermarkets and restaurants have begun to request the vaccination certificate following the entry into force of the decree that requires the vaccine to access closed public places. Peru, country with the largest
worldwide death rate from Covid-19, has recorded more than one hundred deaths a day caused by the virus for the first time after four months. This was announced by the Ministry of Health. The victims were 123 and 1,356 new infections ascertained in the last 24 hours. Since the start of the pandemic in the country, in March 2020, there have been 2.2 million cases and 201,650 deaths. The last time more than one hundred coronavirus deaths were recorded was on August 18, when there were 120.
Brazil, hacker attack steals data from millions of vaccinated people
A cyber attack was launched yesterday against the ministry’s website, making the “ConecteSUS” page temporarily unavailable, containing all the information regarding the vaccination path of citizens and the application to request certificates such as those for travel. The attack, claimed by a group called “Lapsus $”, was carried out using Ransomware, a virus that seizes data and demands a ransom for its return, most often via the less traceable Bitcoin.
US, 43 cases of Omicron: 3 out of 4 were vaccinated
The first sample of Omicron variant infections in the United States contracted the disease mildly, showing symptoms that were not particularly severe. This was reported by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), specifying that so far 43 cases in all have been found, of which three out of four were already fully vaccinated. The new mutation of the virus now circulates in at least 25 states, although experts point out that it is still too early to draw conclusions on how it will spread to the rest of the Union. More than half of the infected people are young, between the ages of 18 and 39. Six of the cases found had already contracted the disease.
The US state of Michigan is overwhelmed by a new wave of Covid: deaths and hospitalizations, writes the Cnn, they have never been higher. “We have more patients than we have ever had at any one time and we are seeing more people dying at a rate never seen before,” Jim Dover, president and chief executive of the hospital for the Sparrow Health System, which runs the hospital, told broadcaster. Sparrow Hospital in Lansing. According to the Michigan Health & Hospital Association, hospitalizations for Covid-19 have increased 88% in the past month.
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US Navy Commander fired: no vax
An executive officer on an American warship because he refused to get vaccinated. He also refused to be tested for the virus. The commander Lucian Kins was relieved of his duties as second-in-command of USS Winston Churchill, a destroyer, by the Navy captain. Officials said Kins is the first officer to be fired due to the vaccine refusal. An official in the form of anonymity said Kins requested a religious exemption which was denied. The Pentagon made the vaccine mandatory for all members, and Navy personnel had until the end of November to get vaccinated or apply for exemptions. Thousands of military service members have asked for religious exemptions, but so far none have received a positive response.
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