COVID-19

Weeks of revelations since December have seen leaked photographs and emails indicating repeated breaches of social distancing rules the government set for the country.

Due to the Winter Olympics, citizens of the capital face perhaps the highest pressure not to leave

The company also saw strong sales growth in several countries outside its home market, including France, Britain, Italy and Germany.

The PSG forward tested positive in December while back in Argentina for the holidays

Moderna's statement came the day after rivals Pfizer and BioNTech said they had begun enrollment for a clinical trial for an Omicron-specific vaccine.

From Thursday, passengers on London's transport network will still be required to wear face masks but they will no longer be mandatory in secondary school classrooms.

The trial is taking place across the United States and South Africa, and the first participant was dosed in North Carolina.

Last week, Johnson also scrapped almost all domestic restrictions in England after several weeks of falling case rates.

The risk of transmission from animals "remains low", the World Health Organization has said, but is a possibility.

Because of the very fast spread of the variant across Europe, Kluge said emphasis ought to be on "minimising disruption of hospitals, schools and the economy."

With the Beijing Games starting on February 4, international delegates, media personnel, and some athletes have already begun arriving.

The Argentine last played for PSG on December 22.

Austria has to date seen almost 14,000 Covid-related deaths and 1.5 million cases in a population of around nine million.

There have been two other instances where the sisters have lived with decomposed bodies, the police said.

Truck owners are demanding the Argentine Foreign Office intervenes and also want more testing posts to speed up the process.

Some 45,000 deaths from the disease were still being registered worldwide every week.

Johnson's senior ministerial colleagues have largely rallied round him

Guterres said the international community needs to "confront the pandemic with equity and fairness."

The tennis star's deportation came with a three-year visa ban which may potentially be shortened

His stubborn stance could now also compromise his chances at the other three majors.

Injuries and Covid-19 have taken their toll on the squad ahead of the important match

Leading immigration lawyer Christopher Levingston said the immigration minister could cancel Djokovic's visa because the travel declaration was incorrectly completed.

The vaccination mandate for health care workers was approved in a 5-4 vote

The United States is seeing massive numbers of new Covid-19 cases as Omicron tears through the population

Worldwide, more than eight billion doses of Covid-19 vaccines have been administered so far in at least 219 territories, according to an AFP count.

There have been a flurry of accusations about Downing Street parties held during lockdowns in 2020

Those up to date with their vaccines remain well protected against severe outcomes, but vaccine efficacy against infection has fallen.

The WHO's regional director for Europe Hans Kluge described a "new west-to-east tidal wave sweeping across" the region.

Johnson has previously denied knowledge that any rules were broken in Downing Street

Ferran Torres and Pedri were previously in doubt for the Supercopa de Espana semi-final after contracting Covid-19