(2022-01-21). Ethiopia receives additional 2.2 mln doses of Chinese-donated COVID-19 vaccines. ecns.cn The Chinese government on Thursday donated an additional 2.2 million doses of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines to Ethiopia, giving a boost to the East African nation's vaccination efforts.
(2022-01-21). Video: Molotov Cocktails, Cop Injury, Gunfire Amid Protests Against COVID Restrictions in Guadeloupe. sputniknews.com Over the past few months, the French overseas territory of Guadeloupe, along with the nearby French island of Martinique, has been hit by protests against coronavirus restrictions.
(2022-01-21). Schools defy Johnson's Covid relaxations. rt.com 
Over 100 UK headteachers have insisted masks must still be worn | Hundreds of British schools are set to defy Prime Minister Boris Johnson after he announced on Wednesday that masks will no longer be needed in schools, when Plan B rules elapse next week, according to reports in British media. | More than 100 headteachers have already written to parents to inform them that their children will still be required to wear facemasks in the classrooms. | Several schools said the policy would be in place "until further notice," citing high regional levels of Covid-19; coronavirus prevalence remains high in England's n…
(2022-01-21). Biden Missed His Best Chance To Vaccinate America. dailyposter.com 
(2022-01-21). US blockade frustrates Cuba's vaccine internationalism. greenleft.org.au ING Group, the Dutch multinational banking institution, has bowed to pressure from the United States and is blocking donations to support Cuba's vaccine solidarity, reports Ian Ellis-Jones.
(2022-01-21). QR Codes Are Dead in Russia. strategic-culture.org 
One thing the individual can do is resist, and when the majority of the population decides to grind the wheels the engine comes to a halt | The sum of all fears for the average Russian has just been averted. The large packet of totalitarian answers to a problem of questionable magnitude has been booted from the State Duma. There has been an air of dread amongst the populace who were waiting to see if nationwide QR-code legislation would make it into law destroying their lives and businesses to separate those vaccinated from plague ridden riff raff. There was an expectation that some sort of Hegelian Dialectic gam…
(2022-01-21). Stellantis refusing to distribute supply of N-95 masks to workers at Sterling Stamping Plant. wsws.org Throughout the auto industry, even flimsy surgical masks, inadequate to prevent transmission, are no longer being provided while workers report they are not allowed to bring higher quality N-95 masks from home.
(2022-01-21). The global struggle to close schools and stop the pandemic. wsws.org The fight against school reopenings is once again the spearhead of the global class struggle as masses of youth and educators are unwilling to accept further infections, hospitalizations and deaths from COVID-19.
(2022-01-21). Reports show worsening conditions for Australian youth. wsws.org The studies highlight that living conditions and financial security for young people in Australia were declining even before the pandemic, which has further exacerbated this trend.
(2022-01-21). New Mexico governor calls in National Guard to substitute teach as educators and child care workers fall ill from COVID. wsws.org With outbreaks of the Omicron variant resulting in staff shortages at schools, the Democratic governor is mobilizing military forces to act as replacements to keep schools running and parents working to produce profits during the pandemic.
(2022-01-21). U.S. COVID-19 POLICY: PRISONERS OF FEAR—THE ELDERLY, THE SICK, AND VULNERAB. indybay.org The only way out of the Covid pandemic prison is by fighting for ZERO-COVID…
(2022-01-21). Fifth Time's Not the Charm: Pam Anderson Files for Divorce as Husband Was 'D*ck' to Her, Report Says. sputniknews.com Anderson married Hayhurst, who previously was her bodyguard and a contractor on Christmas Eve in 2020, at her Vancouver Island home. But it appears that the romance has fizzled out due to the pandemic.
(2022-01-21). Adele Cries Her Heart Out Amid Las Vegas Residency Delay, as Angered Fans Doubt Her Tears are Real. sputniknews.com The singer was supposed to perform at the iconic Colosseum every weekend, starting from 21 January until 16 April – however, the pandemic and delivery delays forced her to reschedule the grand event at the very last moment.
(2022-01-21). West Bengal adopts mass infection policy amid India's COVID-19 surge. wsws.org The disaster unleashed by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's reckless policies in the current surge of the pandemic implicates the entire ruling establishment.
(2022-01-21). Cantante checa Hana Horká muere de COVID-19 tras contagiarse a propósito. cubadebate.cu Hana Horka, cantante del grupo de folk checo Asonance —que se opone a las vacunas contra el covid—, murió este domingo (16.01.2022), con 57 años, después de haber contraído deliberadamente el virus para obtener su pase sanitario, anunció la familia.
(2022-01-21). Peruvian miners strike over COVID surge. wsws.org The miners' action challenges not only the homicidal policies of mine owner Anglo-American, but those of the Castillo government itself.
(2022-01-21). At least one in 10 workers out with COVID at Amazon's JFK8 warehouse in Staten Island. wsws.org A leaked internal document has revealed that a large portion of the workforce at Amazon's JFK8 warehouse on Staten Island in New York City were out due to COVID-19 last week.
(2022-01-21). Brasil aprueba uso de vacuna china anticovid en menores de edad. telesurtv.net Brasil atraviesa por una nueva ola de contagios de Covid-19 ante la expansión de la variante Ómicron.
(2022-01-21). Hospitals across the US overflowing with COVID-19 patients. wsws.org Hospitals are buckling under the crush of COVID-19 admissions, sending out pleas for help and, in some cases, shuttering doors to incoming patients.
(2022-01-21). Ratifican eficacia de Sputnik V ante cepa àìmicron de Covid-19. telesurtv.net En individuos con elevados niveles de anticuerpos generados por ambas vacunas, el 100 por ciento de los inmunizados con Sputnik V neutralizó Ómicron, por el 83.3 de Pfizer.
(2022-01-21). Australian state and federal governments confirm school reopening plan amid record COVID infections. wsws.org The prime minister yesterday continued to bluntly emphasise that the overriding reason that schools had to be forced open was to ensure that workers remained in their work places.
(2022-01-21). COVID-19 and Privatization in Germany. zcomm.org Public health is no longer measured on public health needs. Now they are based on abstract formulas about hospital bed and ICU occupancy…
(2022-01-21). OMS confirma récord de contagios diarios por Covid-19. telesurtv.net Según la OMS, la cifra de casos desde el inicio de la pandemia asciende a los 336.790.193.
(2022-01-21). Italia registra 2.266 decesos por Covid-19 en la última semana. telesurtv.net Las autoridades sanitarias indican que la nación europea es uno de los países con una elevada tasa de letalidad.
(2022-01-21). China's Jiangsu sees robust air cargo growth since epidemic. ecns.cn East China's Jiangsu province saw its cargo flight sector over the last two years surge by 489.2 percent compared with the level before the COVID-19 epidemic, said the provincial border inspection department.
(2022-01-21). Massachusetts hospitals "gasping for air" wsws.org The hospital system in Massachusetts is collapsing as thousands of workers fall to COVID-19 and new COVID-19 hospitalizations push facilities beyond capacity…
(2022-01-21). Outbreak effectively controlled in Tianjin. ecns.cn The outbreak of the Omicron strain of COVID-19 has been effectively controlled in Tianjin, a senior official said on Friday. But relevant departments will not let their guard down, and residents, too, should not be careless, Gu Qing, deputy secretary general of Tianjin municipality, said at news conference.
(2022-01-21). Gobierno francés prevé levantar algunas restricciones por Covid-19. telesurtv.net Una de las medidas que prevé eliminar el Gobierno francés es el uso obligatorio de la mascarilla.
(2022-01-21). High school students stage walkouts in Texas and Colorado amid wave of student protests. wsws.org With more teachers and students getting sick with COVID, students across the country have demanded increased safety measures.
(2022-01-21). China Fires Up Growth Engines Under Economic 'Triple Pressure'. telesurenglish.net China's year-on-year economic growth in 2021 was the best in around a decade, although a complicated external environment and the evolving COVID-19 epidemic continued to weigh on the world's second-largest economy. | RELATED: | Gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 8.1 percent year on year last year, outstripping the government's target. However, there are still challenges on the horizon, with sporadic COVID-19 cases c…
(2022-01-21). As Omicron rages through US workplaces, 8.8 million workers were off sick in early January. wsws.org The number out on sick leave represents 6 percent of the total workforce and does not include another 3.2 million workers staying home due to fear of contracting or spreading COVID-19.
(2022-01-21). Hundreds of thousands of educators, children infected in Spanish schools. wsws.org The deliberate mass infection of pupils and teachers with COVID-19 is a part of the PSOE-Podemos government's policy of allowing the virus to become endemic.
(2022-01-21). New Zealand PM declares "We won't stop Omicron" wsws.org Jacinda Ardern stated that New Zealand will not go into lockdown in the event of an Omicron outbreak, making clear that her Labour-Greens government has adopted the murderous policy of letting the virus rip.
(2022-01-21). Australia: Shepparton resident supports Global Workers' Inquest and speaks on "living with the virus" in regional community. wsws.org "I fully support the Global Workers' Inquest and it is my hope that it will shine a light on the most selfish and uncaring of our 'leaders' for their direct action or intentional inaction, so they may be judged for profiteering from the people's pain."
(2022-01-21). Amidst Omicron surge, Pakistan's government declares war on poor, moves to close hospitals. wsws.org Karachi, Pakistan's biggest urban agglomeration and the epicenter of the Omicron outbreak, recorded a shocking test positivity rate of 40 percent last weekend and again on Wednesday.
(2022-01-21). Swedish People, Parties Polarised Over Joining NATO Amid Russia Scaremongering. sputniknews.com As a result of what the Russian Embassy has described as an "incomparable propaganda campaign", a majority of Swedes are now afraid of Russia as a superpower — to the point that the nation's embassy there has even had to soothe ordinary Swedes and assure them that Moscow doesn't plan to attack the Scandinavian country.
(2022-01-20). Headlines for January 20, 2022. democracynow.org Voting Rights Bill Dies in Senate as Democrats Manchin & Sinema Allow GOP Filibuster, Biden Predicts Russia Will Invade Ukraine, Says Putin "Will Regret Having Done It", Supreme Court Rejects Trump's Bid to Shield Records from January 6 Committee, Global Coronavirus Cases Hit Record High, Czech Singer Hana Horkad Dies After Deliberately Infecting Herself with Coronavirus, West Virginia's Republican Governor Urges Vaccinations After Bout of COVID-19, Florida Health Dept. Puts Top Official on Leave for Promoting COVID Vaccine to Staff , Aid Flights Land in Volcano-Stricken Tonga Amid Water Shortages, Threat of COVI…
(2022-01-20). Ralph Nader: Biden's First Year Proves He Is Still a "Corporate Socialist" Beholden to Big Business. democracynow.org 
As President Biden marks one year in office, we speak with former four-time presidential candidate Ralph Nader and The Nation's Katrina vanden Heuvel, who say Biden has failed so far to sell his agenda to the American people and bring about the transformative policy he campaigned on — from quelling the pandemic to passing his landmark Build Back Better legislation. The two also critique the U.S. mainstream press for asking "war-inciting questions," with Nader saying "the self-censorship of the press is overwhelming."
(2022-01-20). As inequality killed millions, top billionaires doubled wealth during pandemic. peoplesworld.org 
LONDON—The world's richest billionaires, including Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk, have doubled their wealth during the coronavirus pandemic, even as income inequality, climate change, and the coronavirus combine to kill one person worldwide every four seconds, a new analysis says. "The wealth of the world's 10 richest men has doubled since the pandemic began," London-based …
(2022-01-20). Ursula von der Leyen Speaks at Day Four of World Economic Forum 2022. sputniknews.com This year, the World Economic Forum (WEF) which traditionally takes place in the Swiss resort town of Davos in January, is being held virtually due to the coronavirus pandemic.
(2022-01-20). Modi pledges to defend financial oligarchy's profits as Omicron tsunami rips through India. wsws.org Modi has made clear that his policy, like that of capitalist governments across the world, is to allow the coronavirus to spread throughout the population.
(2022-01-20). Broadening the scope of respiratory infection control. healtheuropa.eu 
Marinomed's CSO, Dr Eva Prieschl-Grassauer explains how Carragelose can offer an extra line of defence against respiratory infection, including coronaviruses and support infection control. From social distancing to wearing masks, there is now a range of infection control measures that many of us are adhering to in our daily lives to mitigate the risk of …
(2022-01-20). Omicron Supply-Chain Disruptions Are Hitting Low-Income Communities the Hardest. truthout.org 
Over the past few weeks, as the Omicron variant of the coronavirus has swept the U.S., supply chain woes have worsened. | Three things seem to be happening: the first is that so many workers are now out sick that delivery systems to grocery stores and retailers are starting to break down; in other words, the produce has been harvested, but in many instances it's stuck in warehouses, or on ships, or in food silos because of a shortage of people to speedily deliver goods around this huge cou…
(2022-01-20). France: To Lift COVID-19 Restrictions Next February. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Jean Castex, the French Prime Minister, decreed that COVID-19 restrictions would be lifted entirely by February 2. Vaccine passes would still be required to go to concert halls, sporting matches, and other events in public areas, gradually starting the following Monday. Face masks will also no longer be directed outside. | RELATED: | Castex announced during a press conference on Thursday that the general COVID-19 situation was s…
(2022-01-20). British PM announces expiration of strict Plan B COVID restrictions. ecns.cn British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on Wednesday that next week will see the end of Plan B COVID restrictions, which include mandatory rules for mask-wearing, vaccine certificates and guidance to work from home.
(2022-01-20). Bank Blocks Donations Supporting Cuban Effort To Vaccinate World. popularresistance.org Progressive International recently asked for contributions so they can send a delegation to Havana next week to promote Cuba's effort to vaccinate the world against Covid-19. | But in an apparent genuflection to the illegal U.S. embargo against the island, Dutch multinational bank ING has blocked all donations supporting the trip, the group said Tuesday. | "This is scandalous," said Progressive International (PI) general coordinator David Adler. | "The U.S. wields unparalleled power over our global financial system," Adler continued. "Yesterday, a message received by our supporter revealed the far-reaching conseq…
(2022-01-20). What's the latest on monoclonal antibody therapies to treat COVID-19? newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org As COVID-19 continues to evolve and mutate quickly, so do treatment options. While the best ways to prevent the spread of COVID-19 are vaccinations and booster vaccinations, several authorized treatments and preventive drugs, including monoclonal antibody therapies, are used to treat patients at different stages.Monoclonal antibody therapies are laboratory-produced proteins created to bind to SARS-CoV2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and prevent it from attaching to human cells. While these therapies have been used to…
(2022-01-20). New Zealand COVID-19 experts take action against Auckland University over online abuse. wsws.org Prominent scientists Siouxsie Wiles and Shaun Hendy say their university told them to refrain from public comment despite being threatened by conspiracy theorists opposed to vaccination and lockdowns.
(2022-01-20). Thailand Resumes Quarantine-free Entry for Vaxxed in February. telesurenglish.net Thailand will resume its quarantine-free travel scheme for fully-vaccinated inbound visitors from next month, the country's COVID-19 task force announced Thursday. | RELATED: | Globalink | Olympics Can Not Be Part of Any Political Conflicts: Thai IOC Member | The Test & Go quarantine exemption scheme was suspended from Dec. 22 only after seven weeks of its launch due to the fast spreading of COVID-19 linked to Omicron variant. | Beginning Feb. 1, fully-vaccinat…
(2022-01-20). COVID testing scam hits Michigan, contributing to pandemic fatigue. peoplesworld.org 
DETROIT—The Better Business Bureau has begun investigating the Center for Covid Control, an Illinois-based organization claiming it partners with the CDC to offer free COVID testing. According to its website, the company also offers workplace testing, has job opportunities for those interested, and advertises social media links on its "Contact Us" page. At first glance, …