First case of UK variant found in Georgia, state s health department says
From CNN’s Jamiel Lynch
The first case of the UK Covid-19 variant has been identified in Georgia, according to a release from the state Department of Health. The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is announcing Georgia’s first case of COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7, the same variant discovered in the U.K. and in several other countries and U.S. states, the department said in a news release.
The variant was discovered during analysis of a specimen sent by a pharmacy in Georgia to a commercial lab, the release said. The resident is an 18-year-old man with no travel history who is currently isolating at home.
California surpasses 27,000 Covid-19 deaths
From CNN s Cheri Mossburg
Funeral director Steven Correa moves the casket of Gilberto Arreguin Camacho, 58, in preparation for burial following his death due to Covid-19 at the Continental Funeral Home on December 31, in Los Angeles, California. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP/Getty Images
California reported 368 new Covid-19 fatalities Tuesday, bringing the state s total death toll to over 27,000 since the start of the pandemic.
Additionally, 31,440 new cases of the coronavirus bring the state’s total number of infections to 2.45 million.
California has averaged more than 38,000 new cases every day for the past two weeks.
Once again, hospitalizations are reaching all-time highs in the Golden State. More than 22,000 people are receiving in-patient treatment, the state reported Tuesday. About 21% of those patients are in intensive care units. Much of the state is still feeling the oppressive crush, with ICU capacity at 0% in Southern Cali
A renowned Scottish philosopher has told an audience of experts gathered in London for a pro-family conference that “the term ‘progressive consensus’ has become a bullying term, it’s become a cover for intimidation.” Professor John Haldane, of the University of St Andrews and Baylor University, Texas, made the comments at this year’s Family Education Trust annual conference in central London, during his lecture on “The philosophical foundations of the family.” The day brought together bioethicists, lawyers, academics, medical experts, and campaigners, to hear Professor Haldane and Professor Kathryn Ecclestone of the University of Sheffield UK, who spoke on “Mindfulness and the continuing rise of ‘therapeutic education.”
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UK Internal Market Bill
The UK government has introduced a new bill in parliament to protect jobs and trade across the whole of UK after the transition period ends. From January 1, 2021, powers in a range of policy areas previously exercised at EU level will flow directly to the devolved administrations. Without urgent legislation to preserve the status quo of seamless internal trade, rules and regulatio
Most shops remain closed, as did schools, restaurants, and cultural and leisure centres.
New Year’s Eve festivities will be muted, with a ban on the sale of fireworks and tight restrictions on the number of people who can gather in public.
“It will probably be the quietest New Year’s Eve that Germany can remember,” Mr Spahn said.
Chancellor Angela Merkel and leaders of Germany’s 16 federal states will meet on January 5 to decide on future measures.
Elsewhere, several Spanish regions were looking to tighten restrictions ahead of the New Year celebrations.
Some regions were limiting celebrations to six people per household, while others were set to impose a 12.30am curfew.