Monday, December 27, 2021

U.S. health officials cut COVID-19 isolation, quarantine guidelines from 10 days to 5

Virus Outbreak Florida

U.S. health officials on Monday cut recommendations for isolation restrictions for Americans diagnosed with coronavirus from 10 to five days, and similarly shortened the time that close contacts need to quarantine.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/us-cdc-covid-isolation-guidelines-1.6298953?cmp=rss

Wayne Thiebaud, painter of lush colours and textures, dies at 101

Wayne Thiebaud

Artist Wayne Thiebaud, whose luscious, colourful paintings of cakes and San Francisco cityscapes combined sensuousness, nostalgia and a hint of melancholy, has died. He was 101.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/wayne-thiebaud-dies-1.6298919?cmp=rss

Omicron grounds thousands of global flights, scuttles holiday plans

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Thousands of cancelled global flights disrupted what is traditionally a peak week of Canadian travel because of airline staffing shortages caused by COVID-19.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/covid-holiday-flights-1.6298732?cmp=rss

Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Monday

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COVID-19 cases continue to mount across Canada as the Omicron variant of the coronavirus becomes further entrenched in the country.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-canada-world-dec27-2021-1.6298702?cmp=rss

U.K. police probe video linked to Christmas breach at Windsor Castle

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British police said Monday they were investigating a video linked to a man armed with a crossbow who was arrested at Windsor Castle on Christmas Day.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/queen-windsor-castle-christmas-security-breach-1.6298716?cmp=rss