Asia

China Outlines COVID Findings Of WHO Wuhan Team

republicworld– Chinese officials briefed diplomats Friday on the ongoing research into the origin of COVID-19, ahead of the expected release of a long-awaited WHO report on the topic. The briefing appeared to be an attempt by China to get out its view on the report, which has become

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Dawn Bilbrough: Food plea nurse considers quitting after Covid

bbc– A critical care nurse who tearfully urged the public to stop panic buying last year has said she is considering leaving her profession. Dawn Bilbrough said the past year had been “relentless, incredibly traumatic and emotionally and physically exhausting”. Her video message in March 2020 went viral after she found supermarket shelves empty following

Europe

Covid vaccine supply issues could see Dutch violence repeated in rest of EU

theguardian– In recent nights, rioters have poured on to the streets of 10 Dutch cities in what has been the closest Europe has come to open revolt against the coronavirus restrictions imposed across the continent. The violence, the worst in four decades, might be put down to the liberty-loving culture of the country but, perhaps […]

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Should everyone with a positive Covid test be given £500 to self-isolate?

independent– In response to the concerns that many people are failing to self-isolate for 10 days when they get Covid, the health secretary, Matt Hancock, has apparently been pushing for the government to give a one-off and automatic £500 payment to everyone who displays a positive test. The prime minister’s spokesperson says the government has “no plans” to adopt

Middle East

COVID in besieged Gaza: ‘A blockade inside a blockade’

aljazeera– Eight years ago, the United Nations warned that the Gaza Strip will not be a “liveable place” by 2020, urging Israel to lift its years-long blockade against the Palestinian coastal enclave and calling for an intensified and “herculean effort” to improve basic services there. Israel and Egypt have continued the crippling air, land and […]

Europe

Boris Johnson to hold press conference today amid rising Covid infections

independent– Boris Johnson will address the nation later today at a press conference as scientists confirmed that a new variant of coronavirus was spreading more rapidly in England. With just days remaining until a relaxation of rules for Christmas gatherings, the prime minister is expected to outline concerns over increasing cases of Covid-19 alongside