Christmas

UK's Christmas plans will cost many lives, say top health journals

UK's Christmas plans will cost many lives, say top health journals

  • “We believe the government is about to blunder into another major error that will cost many lives,” the editorial said.
  • The joint editorial came a day after the government announced that due to a surge in cases London would be moving up into “High Alert” level, the most restrictive of England’s tiered system of rules to try to contain the virus.
Published 15 Dec, 2020 03:49pm
Bethlehem to hold midnight mass without public
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Bethlehem to hold midnight mass without public

  • Days before, the PA imposed a new lockdown in several governorates in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and extended a curfew in force in the evenings and weekends throughout the territory to combat a surge in novel coronavirus infections.
Published 11 Dec, 2020 09:06am
Greece to keep schools, restaurants shut until after Christmas
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Greece to keep schools, restaurants shut until after Christmas

  • Greece had to enforce a nationwide lockdown in November, its second this year, after an aggressive surge in COVID-19 cases.
  • Apart from schools, courts and restaurants, gyms and ski facilities are also expected to remain shut during the Christmas season, he said.
Published 08 Dec, 2020 01:22am