COVID-19

Dani Alves tested positive for Covid-19 along with Clement Lenglet

On Friday before the Christmas break, markets wavered in similarly subdued trade.

The debate still rages on whether the English Premier League were correct to insist the show must go on over Christmas rather than call a halt.

The Washington Post reported that several cruise liners were denied port at their scheduled destinations.

Lufthansa, Delta, United Airlines, British Airways, Alaska Airlines and several others have been forced to cancel flights.

Spurs boss says it's like talking to a wall

The club has been hit with ten Covid-19 cases all in the past week

Another major conference planned for January, the World Economic Forum, announced Monday it would delay its annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, due to Omicron.

The drug has previously been authorized in Britain and Denmark.

The carrier booked an underlying, or operating loss of 5.5 billion euros ($6.2 billion) in 2020 and turned to the state for support.

Several provinces, meanwhile, have reimposed public health restrictions including gathering size limits.

The programs have already been extended twice, in September 2020 and again last March.

The British royals had planned to spend Christmas with Queen Elizabeth II in Windsor Castle.

Even a single case can lead to a swift imposition of curbs, and officials deemed to have failed at controlling Covid are often sacked.

It remains unclear whether the decreased rate of severe cases seen with Omicron is because of characteristics of the variant

Visitors will have to undergo hotel quarantine for 10 days, or 14 days if they are unvaccinated.

Across the country, all sectors of British industry have been hit as staff contract the virus and are forced to self-isolate at home.

Biden is to deliver a speech on Covid on Tuesday and Psaki said he does not plan on "locking the country down"

EU chief Ursula von der Leyen has warned that the Omicron variant could be dominant in Europe by mid-January.

The Premier League has been hit by numerous outbreaks within participating clubs

Real Madrid could only manage a goalless draw against bottom-dweller Cadiz

The United States is the nation hit hardest by the pandemic, crossing 800,000 known Covid-19 deaths last week

Several players are indisposed due to injuries and a Covid-19 outbreak within the club

Karim Benzema and Dani Carvajal may be unavailable for their La Liga match against Cadiz on Sunday

Jan Oblak had a fever but was allowed to play in the Madrid Derby

The seven squad members tested positive after playing the Madrid Derby against Atletico Madrid on Sunday

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp reiterated his call for players to ignore "lies and misinformation" around the vaccine.

Several European nations are tightening virus restrictions, with Poland imposing limits on the number of people allowed in restaurants, hotels and theatres.

Omicron's apparent ability to mute the effects of existing vaccines has galvanised efforts to get booster shots into arms.

Another Covid pill, Merck's molnupiravir, has already been authorized in Britain.