Month: November 2021

Andrés Sanz A couple who walked out of an isolation hotel in the Netherlands have accused Dutch authorities of treating them in conditions worse than prison. Carolina Pimenta tested positive for Covid-19 after landing at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport on a flight from South Africa on Friday. She was arrested by military police on Sunday night
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Getty Images US President Joe Biden has called the Omicron Covid variant a “cause for concern, not a cause for panic” one day after it was detected in North America. Cases have been found in Canada, and his speech from the White House comes as US travel bans on eight African countries takes affect. Mr
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Getty Images South Africa’s health minister says there is “absolutely no need to panic” over the new coronavirus variant Omicron, despite a surge in cases. “We have been here before,” Joe Phaahla added, referring to the Beta variant detected in South Africa last December. South Africa also condemned the travel bans imposed on the country,
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EPA Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has started a reshuffle of his shadow ministers. The reorganisation began as the party’s deputy leader Angela Rayner was giving a speech about ministers’ conduct. Asked about the reshuffle, Ms Rayner said she “didn’t know the details”, adding: “I’ve been concentrating on the job that I’m doing.” In early
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