Thousands of flights canceled globally as omicron dampens Christmas joy
The average number of new U.S. coronavirus cases has risen 45% to 179,000 per day over the past week, according to a Reuters tally.
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Christmas travel chaos as airlines cancel more than 3,000 flights
Passengers returning home for festive season face disruption as Omicron leaves airlines short-staffed
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The Delhi government has banned mass gatherings due to the persistent rise in Covid cases
No mass gatherings in view of Christmas, New Year.
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Netherlands to go into strict Christmas lockdown
The Netherlands will go into a strict lockdown over the Christmas and New Year period to try to contain the highly- contagious Omicron coronavirus variant, Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Saturday.
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Covid: ‘Get booster to save Christmas,’ UK health secretary urges
Dr Susan Hopkins, the chief medical adviser at the UK Health Security Agency, said that while the UK is now at the flattening of the peak, the country could still stay at a “very, very high level like this, which will mean that we have deaths that could be prevented by vaccination”.
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Fauci: Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas gatherings safe for vaccinated people
Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert and chief medical advisor to Biden, made the rounds Sunday morning with national media outlets. He told ABC News that vaccinated families can safely enjoy the upcoming Thanksgiving and Christmas gatherings.
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Boris Johnson unveils plan to return England 'to normality' by Christmas
PM sets out workplace guidelines and gives local authorities powers to close premises and cancel events
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U.S. government shutdown likely to drag on past Christmas
A partial U.S. government shutdown was almost certain to drag through the Christmas holiday after the Senate adjourned on Saturday without breaking an impasse over President Donald Trump’s demand for more funds for a border wall.
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