2020 in review: Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed s key moments – in pictures
The Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces busy year
Sheikh Mohamed and Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan, stand for the national anthem during a reception at Qasr Al Watan, on January 13, 2020. Mohamed Al Hammadi/Ministry of Presidential Affairs
Sheikh Mohamed waves with Abdel Fattah El Sisi, President of Egypt at the Sharm El Sheikh Heritage Festival on January 16, 2020. Hamad Al Kaabi / Ministry of Presidential Affairs
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed meets Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany, in Berlin, on January 18, 2020. Mohamed Al Hammadi/Ministry of Presidential Affairs
Dec. 22, 2020 2:28 pm ET
LONDON Scientists around the world are racing to assess the dangers posed by a new variant of the coronavirus that has spread rapidly in Britain, as more countries shut their borders to travelers from the U.K. in an effort to keep it out.
Epidemiologists and virologists advising the British government say initial evidence indicates the new strain is more contagious than older variants, but that so far there are no signs that it causes more severe disease.
Transmissibility how easily the virus spreads from one person to another and the seriousness of the illness it causes are both important metrics for gauging the potential threat. And scientists say there is still much they don’t know.
Latin American bans flights from the UK: Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Peru and El Salvador suspend arrivals amid concerns over mutant strain of COVID-19
Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Peru and El Salvador are among the first nations in Latin America to ban flights from the United Kingdom
The decision comes after the U.K. announced a new COVID-19 strain that is 70% more transmissible than existing strains appeared to be driving the rapid spread
U.K. flights are still being allowed into Mexico, where 118,602 people have died of coronavirus
Brazil, the epicenter of the pandemic in Latin America, has not announced any measures
December 21, 2020 at 9:48 am
I ve often wondered why the Muslim Brotherhood strikes fear into the hearts of Arab regimes. Prisons across Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia are filled with thousands of political prisoners drawn from the leadership and membership of the movement, which is also banned as a terrorist organisation by this tyrannical triumvirate.
The exaggerated fear shared in equal measure by the extreme right wing in Israel and the outgoing Trump administration is such that it has become one of the most demonised political groups in the Middle East today. If you listen to Riyadh, Abu Dhabi or Cairo you d be forgiven for thinking that they have rounded up and caged the most dangerous and violent terrorists in the world. The reality, though, is quite different. You would be hard pushed to find any terrorist act committed or claimed by the Muslim Brotherhood.
Fears over United Kingdom coronavirus strain leads to new travel restrictions
Variant could make virus harder to control
Frank McGeorge, MD, Local 4 s Good Health Medical Expert
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DETROIT – Countries across the globe have quickly closed their borders to the United Kingdom as a new coronavirus variant is effectively cancelling Christmas celebrations in parts of England.
The fear shared by the global community is that if this variant becomes more widespread it could make the virus even harder to control.
There has been talk about different changes or mutations that happen with some regularity to the SARS-CoV-2 virus.