China Jails Billionaire Who Criticized Leaders
A prominent Chinese billionaire who was outspoken on issues such as human rights has been sentenced to 18 years imprisonment in China.
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CDC director says European-style health passes ‘may very well be a path forward’ in US
European-style health passes for admission to public venues “may very well be a path forward” in the United States, said Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky.
Study: 20% of vaccinated health workers who test positive suffer from long COVID
Vaccinated Israelis who go on to contract the coronavirus experience it more mildly but can still suffer from so-called “long COVID” in significant numbers, a study published Wednesday suggests.
Israel To Reinstate ‘Green’ Vaccine Passport Policy, ‘Soft Suppression’ by Govt to Battle COVID
Because of a rise in COVID infections, apparently caused by the Delta variant of the coronavirus, the Israeli government announced that it is reimposing restrictions on its citizens, including wearing masks indoors and prohibiting the unvaccinated from entering some public places, such as restaurants, gyms, and synagogues, reported Reuters.
Uganda Pastor Killed, Two Injured In Islamic Attacks
New evidence has emerged of violence against Christian converts in Uganda where a pastor was killed, and two Christians seriously wounded for their faith in Christ, Worthy News learned.
Mounting Pressure On Unvaccinated Americans
There is mounting pressure on millions of Americans to take coronavirus vaccines despite concerns about their side effects.
France Passes Bill on Vaccine Rules, Health Pass
The French parliament early Monday approved a bill that will make COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for health workers as well as require a health pass in a wide array of social venues as France battles with a fourth wave of coronavirus infections.
Fauci: ‘Vulnerable’ Americans will need third vaccine shot
Top US infectious disease official Anthony Fauci indicated on Sunday that the most “vulnerable” individuals will be “among the first” to receive a third dose of the coronavirus vaccine.
PM Bennett: Vaccine ‘significantly less’ effective against the Delta variant
The effectiveness of the Pfizer vaccine against the Delta variant is “weaker” than health officials had hoped, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Friday, as over 1,000 people tested positive for coronavirus and more countries were added to the list of places to which Israelis will be banned from traveling.
Over 1.5 million children worldwide lost their parents or other primary caregiver to COVID-19
A study published by the Lancet on Tuesday has found that more than 1.5 children worldwide whose parents, custodial grandparents, or other primary caregivers died with COVID-19, UPI reports.
Indonesia Christians Charged For Burying COVID-19 Victims
Christians in Indonesia have been forced to pay for funerals of loved ones who died of COVID-19, sources say. At the same time, Muslims could bury coronavirus victims free of charge, Worthy News learned Wednesday.
Israeli scientists identify 3 existing drugs that can eliminate COVID-19
Hebrew University of Jerusalem studies published in a pair of medical journals suggest that already-existing drugs can be repurposed to fight Covid, Hebrew-language news sites reported Monday.
Rescue Crews Rush To Save Lives As Europe’s Flooding Kills 150
Rescue crews were racing to find survivors of floods that devastated parts of western Europe, killing more than 150 people and leaving at least hundreds of people still missing. In the Netherlands, a low-lying seafaring nation, authorities declared an emergency in the south.
England lifts COVID-19 restrictions as cases rise again
England celebrated the end of many grueling months of COVID-19 restrictions as of midnight Monday, but the lifting of all restrictions came amid a surge in infections and warnings about supermarket shortages, Ynet News reports. Following an intense nationwide inoculation drive, 87% of the UK population has now received at least one dose of the vaccine; 68% of the population is fully vaccinated.
Pentagon: 70 percent of service members have received first dose of Covid vaccine
Seventy percent of U.S. active duty service members have received their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine, the Pentagon announced on Friday, and 62 percent of the force is now fully vaccinated.
Yet again Israel delays reopening to individual vaccinated tourists; No new date set
Permission for Individual tourists to enter Israel has been delayed yet again with no new date set and, now, even Israelis may be barred from flying out of their own country as the government weighs limiting all non-essential travel in order to keep out the much-vaunted Delta variant of the coronavirus.
COVID-19: WHO calls for more transparency from China about virus origins – as head says ‘lab accidents happen’
Laboratory accidents “happen” and are “common”, the head of the World Health Organisation has said as he called on China to be more transparent about the origins of COVID-19.
15 years on, IDF girds for a potentially devastating war against Hezbollah
In a future war with Hezbollah, more rockets and missiles would be fired at Israel from Lebanon in the span of less than two days than were fired during the entire 11-day battle between Israel and Palestinian terrorist groups in the Gaza Strip in May, according to fresh Israeli military assessments.
‘Down with dictatorship’: 19K protest, clash with cops over France COVID rules
Police in Paris fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators on Wednesday, as 19,000 people protested throughout France over new coronavirus restrictions.
New Jersey residents can access COVID-19 vaccine data on an app
Residents of New Jersey will be able to access their COVID-19 vaccination data through a mobile Docket app, although Gov. Phil Murphy says the app is not intended to be a vaccine passport, Just the News reports. The app has been approved by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.