Top news of the week: 08.02.2022.
Coronavirus
U.S. Covid-19 Hospitalizations Continue Tracking Downward
The seven-day average of patients with confirmed or suspected cases eased to 134,000, down 16% from a Jan. 20 high, according to data from the Department of Health and Human Services.
U.S. Covid-19 Deaths Fall, Tracking Lower Hospitalizations
The seven-day average of patients with confirmed or suspected cases falling to roughly 130,000 on Thursday, down 18% from a high on Jan. 20, according to data from the Department of Health ...
As Omicron Shows Signs of Peaking in Europe, France Eases Restrictions
President Emmanuel Macron’s government lifted a rule requiring office workers to work from home at least three days a week, though authorities continued urging people who can avoid the ...
Covid-19: Further fall in coronavirus-linked deaths, says Nisra
The virus was mentioned on the death certificates of 38 people, in the week up to 28 January.
PNG's PM Marape tests positive for COVID-19 in Beijing, cancels France trip
Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape tested positive for COVID-19 upon arrival in Beijing on Thursday for the opening of the Winter Games and will not be traveling to France next ...
Playground culture Covid-19 has given children new words and ideas to play with
The pandemic has made play at once more modern and more old-fashioned
Some British children have been changed by covid-19, probably for good
Strangers to mathematics, and to sex
Just keep us alive Covid-19 has pushed governments to find new ways to help the poor
Even some of the least developed countries are experimenting