Category: COVID variant

Capitol Report (Nov. 26): ‘Omicron’: New Variant Spooks WHO, Stock Market

With inflation soaring, we just had the most expensive Thanksgiving dinner in modern history—14 percent more than last year. It’s also costing farmers too. As we enter the holiday season, inflation still looms large. What can we expect as the Christmas shopping season kicks off? Financial expert Charles Mizrahi has some answers. President Joe Biden…


New COVID-19 Variant: Canada Restricts Travel From Southern Africa

Canada is banning entry to foreign nationals who have travelled to southern Africa to prevent the spread of a new variant of concern discovered in the region. The new variant first emerged in South Africa and led to a sharp rise in the number of COVID-19 cases in the region in recent weeks. Global Affairs…


Czechs Ban Travel to Russia, Tunisia Due to Coronavirus Variants

PRAGUE—The Czech Health Ministry has banned Czechs from travelling to Russia, Tunisia and other countries due to the spread of COVID-19 variants there, the ministry said on Tuesday. The Czech Republic on Monday recorded a week-on-week rise in new cases to 157 from 118 a week ago, a sign of a potential turn in the…


Trudeau to Announce New Measures to Restrict Travel Abroad During COVID 19 Pandemic

OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce today new measures aimed at further restricting international travel as more infectious variants of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 spread around the globe. Trudeau has urged Canadians for weeks not to take any non-essential trips outside the country. For those who do, he has warned that the…