News Round-Up
November 9, 2021 11:22 pm 60 CommentsA summary of all the most interesting stories that have appeared about politicians’ efforts to control the virus — and other acts of hubris and folly – not just in Britain, but around the world.
A summary of all the most interesting stories that have appeared about politicians’ efforts to control the virus — and other acts of hubris and folly – not just in Britain, but around the world.
From December 8th, the Government of Singapore will no longer cover the medical bills of Covid patients who refuse the vaccine.
The Government is set to implement a mandatory vaccination requirement for all care home workers, although one in 10 currently remain unvaccinated and will likely lose their jobs as a result.
Nearly 12,000 patients most likely contracted Covid in hospital and died shortly after.
A summary of all the most interesting stories that have appeared about politicians’ efforts to control the virus — and other acts of hubris and folly – not just in Britain, but around the world.
China is experiencing its most severe outbreak since Wuhan, with the Government's extreme zero-Covid strategy seemingly doing little to curb the spread of the virus.
Although it was heralded as a dangerous move by media outlets and academics across the West, Sweden has emerged with a much lower death toll than many nations which enforced strict lockdown measures.
The former Health Secretary Matt Hancock has called for mandatory vaccination for NHS staff to be introduced before winter. Sajid Javid, instead, wants to wait until April.
A summary of all the most interesting stories that have appeared about politicians’ efforts to control the virus — and other acts of hubris and folly – not just in Britain, but around the world.
When compared with last Sunday's figures, the number of Covid infections appears to have dropped by 20%.
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