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'Huge increase' in US child poverty feared as tax credit expires amid Omicron wave
Jan 08, 2022 06:34The New York Times has recently reported that with Omicron surging in the US, "economists warn that the one-two punch of expiring aid and rising cases could put a chill on the once red-hot economic recovery and cause severe hardship for millions of families already living close to the poverty line."
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Capitalism is preventing bold steps to curb COVID as cases skyrocket in US
Jan 08, 2022 06:31Indeed, Americans are all at the end of their rope, and it is vital to recognize that, along with the peril it represents. They have allowed capitalism to be in the driver’s seat of their response since this began, and all that has gotten them is a steady diet of one step forward, three steps back.
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Britain calls in military to help with hospital COVID staffing crunch
Jan 08, 2022 05:55Britain's Ministry of Defense began the deployment of the military to support hospitals experiencing staff shortages and extreme pressures due to record COVID-19 cases in the country on Friday.
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Overwhelmed by Omicron surge, US hospitals delay surgeries
Jan 08, 2022 00:53Hospitals across the United States are postponing elective surgeries to free up staff and beds due to a surge in COVID-19 cases driven by the highly transmissible Omicron variant of the coronavirus.
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UK NHS staff absences hit record high, data shows
Jan 07, 2022 13:08The British government faced the highest level of hospital staff absence in early January since the vaccine rollout, data from National Health Service (NHS) shows.
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Iran reports less than 20 COVID-19 related deaths
Jan 07, 2022 12:06Health Ministry on Friday reported 1,178 new COVID-19 cases, taking the country’s total infections to 6,204,224.
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Japan to declare COVID-19 curbs in three regions hosting US bases
Jan 07, 2022 06:15Japan decided on Friday to declare quasi-emergency measures in three regions in order to stem a COVID-19 surge that some officials have linked to US military bases in the country.
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Calling Omicron 'mild' a mistake, warns WHO
Jan 07, 2022 03:33The Omicron variant of COVID-19 is killing people across the globe and should not be dismissed as mild, the World Health Organization insisted Thursday.
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French parliament approves Macron’s new ‘vaccine pass’
Jan 06, 2022 10:25France’s parliament has approved President Emmanuel Macron’s plans for a “vaccine pass” to help curb the spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus after three days of tumultuous debates, which were sparked by Macron’s comment that he wants to “annoy” the unvaccinated.
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Omicron wreaking disruption on US economy, 4th stimulus checks not expected
Jan 06, 2022 07:37The American economy is getting hit as the US federal government is grappling with the Omicron variant which has prompted Covid-19 cases to surge to record levels.