SUNDAY: The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported 2 new deaths from Covid-19, as well as 21,200 new positive cases.
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First Minister Mark Drakeford has announced that revised level two restrictions will be reintroduced in Wales from Boxing Day, as Omicron infections rise.
The new measures will bring tough Covid rules for pubs, restaurants, cinemas and theatres.
People also won't be allowed to meet in groups of more than six in hospitality, cinemas and theatres as the "Rule of Six" returns.
Indoors, people are limited to meeting in groups of up to 30, while outdoor events are to be capped at 50 people.
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SUNDAY: The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported 2 new deaths from Covid-19, as well as 21,200 new positive cases.
An unvaccinated mother has died from coronavirus just two months after giving birth to her only son in hospital.
Monday marks D-Day for New Year's Eve celebrations as pubs, clubs and restaurants face an anxious wait over possible new Covid restrictions.
SUNDAY: The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported 7 new deaths from Covid-19, as well as 8,891 new positive cases.
There's a reduced service on the Metrolink on Boxing Day due to covid-related staff shortages.
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The Strokes have announced that they’ve had to postpone their New Year’s Eve show at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center due to a spike in Omicron cases.The band were slated to play the New York venue on December 31, with support coming from IDLES and Hinds. However, due to the city’s rise in cases of the new coronavirus variant they’ve now been forced to postpone.“How can we put this….
Covid vaccine centres in Scotland are set to close later today as Scots are being urged to come forward to get jabbed before the big day.
“Fifty percent of all of the sequenced genomes identify themselves as Omicron,” said California Governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday. He was speaking of the positive Covid tests and wastewater in the state that have been examined for new cases of the variant. Newsom then hinted that numbers to be released today would be even higher.
Both Manchester City and Manchester United could be handed welcoming boosts over the busy Christmas and New Year period thanks to new guidelines over Covid-19 isolation.
Glasgow's Irn-Bru Carnival will only last for three days this year - due to measures brought in to stop the spread of Covid-19.
While the 2022 New York Film Critics Circle Awards were scheduled to take place at Tao Downtown in NYC on January 10, they’ve now been postponed due to the recent surge in Covid-19 cases witnessed across the country, with a new date for the ceremony to be unveiled early next year.
Boris Johnson has announced that no further Covid restrictions will be put in place in England before Christmas.
Bolton Wanderers confirmed their second postponed match in the space of six days after a Covid-19 outbreak at the club forced the planned Boxing Day clash against Morecambe to be shelved.
Scotland is to face tougher Coronavirus restrictions after Christmas, Nicola Sturgeon has announced.
Bolton Wanderers will not be in action on Boxing Day after it was confirmed the game against Morecambe has been called off.
Manchester council has decided to cancel its New Year’s Eve fireworks display.
Morecambe boss Stephen Robinson and his players are preparing for the club's Boxing Day clash against Bolton Wanderers amid Covid uncertainty over matches going ahead in light of rising Covid-19 cases and postponements.