National News 11-11-2021

K Buenavista — Fri, 12 Nov 2021 03:50:59 +0000

Germany officials warn public as COVID cases reach 50,000 per day

On November 11, Germany recorded more than 50,000 new cases which has prompted a severe warning for those living inside the country
Data coming from Germany’s public health body, the Robert Koch Institute, indicated that Germany’s total number of cases has now reached 4.89 million with 97,198 fatalities

According to information from the Virginia Department of health, a pharmacy incorrectly administered the Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 shot to 112 children during the first week of November
Recently, the shots for kids ages 5 to 11 were approved by the US CDC but the Virginia pharmacy mistakenly administered a lower dose than recommended
Kids in that age group receive a two-dose, 10 microgram Covid vaccine regimen, compared to the 30 microgram shots for those 12 and older

In a temporary block decision by the US appeals court, the National Archives are restricted from releasing information from White House records to the House Jan. 6 on Former President Donald Trump
The block was granted the stay that Trump’s lawyers requested while they appeal a lower court ruling that the former president cannot keep such documents secret by claiming executive privilege

According to a new report, Thanksgiving flight bookings are exceeding the number of bookings in 2019, which shows a significant recovery from low holiday travel in 2020
From the same time in 2020, Thanksgiving holiday bookings are 78% higher and 3.2% higher than 2019 bookings

On November 11, thousands of people marched in Warsaw to mark Poland’s Independence Day with a demand for stronger borders
This march is fueled by the Belarus crisis as hundreds of new attempts are made every day by migrants to enter the country illegally from neighboring Belarus

For those in the Muslim religion, the use of crypto assets as a currency is forbidden, according to Indonesia’s council of religious leaders
The National Ulema Council has deemed cryptocurrency as banned as it has elements of uncertainty, wagering, and hard

On November 11, the New Zealand government introduced the Three Strikes Legislation Repeal Bill to repeal parts of the Sentencing and Parole Reform Act of 2010
The Three strikes law was enacted to put off habitual offenders by threatening with increasingly longer mandatory jail sentences and to punish repeated offenders

The Scottish Government is looking for a “pre-emptive” ban on trail-hunting as plans to strengthen the law in a move supported by the Scottish Countryside Alliance
Currently, hunting in Scotland is restricted under different laws like the Hunting Act 2004 and the Protection of Wild Animals Act 2002

K Buenavista — Wed, 28 Jul 2021 17:44:17 +0000

According to the CDC director Dr. Rochelle Walensky, 83% of all sequenced Covid-19 cases in the US are made up of the delta variant
During the week of July 3, the delta variant of Covid-19 had only made up 50% of cases in the US
Fatalities from the virus have also increased by 48% over the past week to an average of 239 a day

This Friday, the Tokyo Olympics is set to start but officials still remain cautious due to many Covid-19 concerns in the country
Today (Tuesday), an organizing committee official for the Tokyo Olympics named Toshiro Muto said that canceling games due to the pandemic would be ruled out

The Finance Minister of Indonesia Sri Mulyani Indrawati has reported that the social safety net for Indonesians has increased by 20% and the healthcare expenditure has increased by almost 19%
The resurgence of Covid-19 cases in Indonesia has also caused record-high case numbers in recent weeks from the spread of the Delta variant