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Jamaica PM Holness: No More Lock Downs Amid 4th COVID-19 Wave

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Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness says there will be no more lock downs even as cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) continue to increase.

Speaking at a news conference on January 9, the Prime Minister said the government will not return to lock downs as a containment strategy for COVID-19. This ends speculation that the continued increase in cases of COVID-19 would see him overturn a position he took in November last year.

“I know there is great tension in the air, and what it says to me is that people are not listening to what I have said. I have been very clear in Parliament, very clear, absolutely gone overboard to say that we are not going back to lock downs, so be calm,” Holness said.

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The Prime Minister encouraged Jamaicans to take full responsibility for their protection against COVID-19 by getting vaccinated.

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“It is now in your hands. Go and take the vaccine. That is the strategy. We can’t hold you down and put the needle in your hand. If you get sick, you take that responsibility,” said Holness.

“I have said what the [containment] strategy is. It is now in your hands. Go and take the vaccine. That is the strategy,” he added.

On November 16, 2021, the prime minister stated that the government did not intend to place the country on lock downs anymore despite anticipating and preparing for a fourth wave of infection after the Christmas season.

He also noted that cases of exposure to the novel coronavirus were reported since the resumption of face-to-face classes for about half of the island’s primary schools.

“The Government continues to act in the best interest to preserve lives and to preserve livelihoods as best as possible. We are being very cautious in reopening, and just to be clear, we are not going to shut down again,” he said at the time.

Now in its fourth wave of infections Jamaica recently set a new record high of new cases since the start of the pandemic, having reported 1,593 new COVID-19 cases on Friday January 7.

On Sunday January 9, the country reported 953 new cases pushing the overall total since the outbreak in March 2020 to 103,458.

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Haiti Presidential Assassination Suspect Reportedly Visited PM Ariel Henry’s Home

Ariel Henry denies links to the suspect who is alleged to have visited the PM’s house twice, at night

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The prime minister of Haiti reportedly maintained contact with a key suspect after the assassination of the country’s president.

Ariel Henry was connected to former justice official Joseph Felix Badio, who is suspected of involvement in organising the attack that killed President Jovenel Moise on July 7, the New York Times reported.

Mr Badio visited Mr Henry’s official residence twice, at night, about four months later while he was being sought by police, two Haitian officials told the newspaper.

Phone records also showed Mr Henry and Mr Badio spent seven minutes talking in two phone calls the day after the assassination, the newspaper reported.

A spokesman for the prime minister told the newspaper he did not speak to Mr Badio following the assassination.

The spokesman said the prime minister had no relationship with Mr Badio.

A suspect in the investigation Rodolphe Jaar, a Haitian businessman, told the New York Times that Mr Badio had described Mr Henry, 72, as his “good friend” who he had “full control of”.

According to the report Mr Badio contacted Mr Henry to help him escape after the assassination and Mr Henry said he would “make some calls.”

Haitian officials involved in the investigation told the New York Times Mr Henry would currently be a suspect if he was not the head of government.

Mr Jaar also reportedly said he believed the intention of those responsible for the assassination had been to depose, rather than kill, the president and swear in a judge in his place.

Mr Jaar was reportedly detained in the Dominican Republic on Friday.

Phone calls between Mr Henry and Mr Badio were first disclosed in September by a Haitian prosecutor who was later fired.

A spokesman for Mr Henry said the prosecutor was fired for pursuing a political agenda.

Haiti’s Senate reconvened on Monday for the first time in a year as it prepares for elections following the assassination .

Mr Henry has pledged to hold general elections this year, but he has not provided a specific date.

The elections were originally scheduled for last year, but they were delayed by the pandemic, a spike in gang violence and the killing of Mr Moise.

Last week Mr Henry said he was targeted in an assassination attempt during recent national day celebrations.

He said: “An attempt has been made against me personally. My life has been put in the crosshairs.”

Photographs provided by Mr Henry’s office showed a bullet mark on the windshield of his armoured vehicle.

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Haiti’s Outgoing Senate Leader To Continue in Roll Despite Term Expiring

Haiti's outgoing Senate leader Joseph Lambert shakes hands with Senator Pierre Francois Syldor at a news conference where Lambert announced his intention to continue holding sessions as his term expires, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti January 10, 2022. REUTERS/Ralph Tedy Erol
Haiti's outgoing Senate leader Joseph Lambert speaks at a news conference where he announced his intention to continue holding sessions as his term expires, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti January 10, 2022. REUTERS/Ralph Tedy Erol
Haiti's outgoing Senate leader Joseph Lambert with Senator Pierre Francois Syldor, speaks at a news conference where he announced his intention to continue holding sessions as his term expires, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti January 10, 2022. REUTERS/Ralph Tedy Erol

Haiti’s outgoing Senate leader Joseph Lambert speaks at a news conference where he announced his intention to continue holding sessions as his term expires, in Port-au-Prinhce, Haiti January 10, 2022. REUTERS/Ralph Tedy Erol

Jan 10 (Reuters) – The outgoing leader of Haiti’s senate on Monday said he would continue to lead sessions despite his term in office expiring, amid continued weakening of state institutions following last year’s assassination of President Jovenel Moise.

Joseph Lambert, who led the senate for one year, said Haiti must hold elections in 2022 to restore state institutions whose legitimacy is increasingly in question.

“We are living in a vacuum, with no constituted power, everything has become illegal,” Lambert told reporters. “In any case, 2022 will be an election year.”

Haiti was supposed to hold elections in 2020 to form a new legislature, but the vote was suspended due to disputes about the legitimacy of the elections council.

The Caribbean nation was left in a political power vacuum when Moise in July was assassinated in a nighttime raid on his home.

Prime Minister Ariel Henry took office following Moise’s murder on promises to promptly hold elections, but that vote was also suspended after an August earthquake and no new date has been set. The country remains without an elections council.

“Our priority is elections,” said a spokesman for the prime minister’s office when asked about Lambert’s comments. “We need to create the (elections council) first to have credible, fair and clean elections.”

Reporting by Gessika Thomas in Port-au-Prince and Brian Ellsworth in Caracas; Editing by Chris Reese

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From Ambulance Delays to Transit Disruptions, COVID-19 Absences Hit Canada’s Public Services

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Jan 10 (Reuters) – From delayed ambulances to police shortages, Canadian public agencies hit hard by COVID-19 worker absences have cut back on service, rearranged staff or warned the public that emergency responses may be disrupted.

Over the weekend, paramedics in Toronto, Canada’s largest city, said there were briefly no ambulances available to respond to emergencies. The city said about 12.8% of its “essential and critical services” staff were off due to COVID-19 as of Monday.

It is not unusual for ambulances to be tied up at any moment, city spokesperson Brad Ross said. But with workers sidelined by COVID-19 and stretched hospitals delaying ambulance offloading, it was becoming more common.

Low-priority calls may be put off and some will go to the fire department, he said.

About 10% of the city’s 1,400 paramedics are off work because of COVID-19, down from a peak of about 240 over Christmas, said union chair Mike Merriman. And those left working are “totally defeated. They’re totally demoralized. They’re exhausted,” he said. Where earlier in the pandemic they could be convinced to take on overtime, “they can barely get through their own shifts.”

And about 200 of the city’s paramedics are part time and lack employer-paid sick leave, Merriman said, which means they may be pressured to work while sick.

Like much of the rest of the world, Canada is swamped by the fast-spreading Omicron variant. Earlier this month Canada broke its previous one-day record for the highest number of people hospitalized with COVID-19, at more than 4,100 nationally.

Ontario regional transit operator Metrolinx cut its service by 15% as 20-30% of its staff were off work due to COVID-19, spokesperson Anne Marie Aikins said.

About 9% of Winnipeg Police Service staff were on sick leave due to COVID-19, and the police service said it had reallocated officers from specialized units such as gang enforcement to street patrol.

The Atlantic city of Halifax canceled bus and ferry trips due to COVID-19 absences.

Reporting by Anna Mehler Paperny; Editing by Howard Goller and Sandra Maler

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Mexican President Contracts COVID-19 for 2nd Time

 

MEXICO CITY, Jan 10 (Reuters) – Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Monday announced he had contracted COVID-19 for a second time, saying he had a mild case and that he would keep working in isolation until he had recovered.

The 68-year-old Lopez Obrador, who also tested positive for COVID-19 in January last year, sounded hoarse during his morning news conference on Monday, prompting him to say he would take a test later in the day.

“Although the symptoms are mild, I will remain in isolation and will only do office work and communicate virtually,” until recovering, Lopez Obrador said in a tweet.

The leftist leader, a former smoker who had a heart attack in 2013, also suffers from hypertension but his previous COVID-19 infection was light, Mexican officials say. Lopez Obrador received an AstraZeneca vaccine booster shot on Dec. 7.

For now, Interior Minister Adan Augusto Lopez will replace the president during his daily morning press conferences and other official acts, Lopez Obrador added.

Critics have attacked the Mexican leader for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, arguing he downplayed its seriousness during the early phase of the health emergency.

He has also rarely been seen in public wearing a face mask, except on planes, and Mexico has imposed comparatively few restrictions on travelers entering the country.

However, he has been very insistent on the need for the public to vaccinate against the virus, and nearly all the adult population of Mexico City has had at least two shots.

As the Omicron variant spreads, Mexico is seeing a jump in infections, with some of the steepest rises coming in states home to beach resorts such as Cancun and Los Cabos popular among visitors from the United States and further afield.

Mexico, which has carried out relatively few tests compared to other countries, on Saturday broke its record for daily COVID-19 infections as it recorded 30,671 new cases.

Writing by Drazen Jorgic Editing by Dave Graham and Christian Schmollinger

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Nicaragua’s Ortega Sworn in for 4th Term as U.S., EU Impose Sanctions

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WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS, Jan 10 (Reuters) – Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega was sworn into office for his fourth consecutive term on Monday, hours after the United States and European Union imposed sanctions on several figures in his government following elections Washington has called a “sham”.

Ortega won the Nov. 7 poll after most of his political foes were jailed, prompting widespread condemnation. U.S. President Joe Biden called the election a “pantomime”, accusing the former Marxist guerrilla and Cold War adversary of the United States of growing authoritarianism.

Most Western and regional nations shunned the inauguration ceremony on Monday evening, though leftist leaders such as Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz Canel flew in to show their support.

China, which recently established ties with Nicaragua, also sent a delegation.

In a measured speech mostly focused on the history of the Sandinista rebellion against former U.S.-backed dictator Anastasio Somoza, Ortega vowed to keep “growing dreams and building roads” for the Nicaraguan people.

But Ortega’s opponents say the leader now presides over a government akin to that of Somoza, who was toppled by Ortega’s leftist Sandinista guerrillas in 1979.Laura Chinchilla, the former president of Costa Rica, called Ortega a “dictator” ahead of the ceremony.

“He shows his back to a people who did not vote for him, isolated from the world that does not recognize his election, under a legacy of horror and pain,” Chinchilla said on Twitter.

Ortega’s government, in power since 2007, did not respond to a request for comment.

Earlier in the day, the United States and the European Union imposed sanctions on Nicaraguan officials, including the defense minister.

The sanctions come after a series of other actions Washington has coordinated with allies in recent months to increase pressure on Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo.

Ortega’s first stint in power ended in 1990 and upon returning as president in 2007, he quickly set about gaining control of key state institutions, analysts say.

Election observers from the European Union and the Organization of American States were not allowed to scrutinize November’s poll, and journalists were barred from entering Nicaragua.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States and partners would “continue to call out the Ortega-Murillo regime’s ongoing abuses and will deploy diplomatic and economic tools to support the restoration of democracy and respect for human rights in Nicaragua”.

The U.S. Treasury Department said in a separate statement it imposed sanctions on six Nicaraguan officials over accusations of state acts of violence, disinformation and targeting of independent media.

The Treasury action targeted the minister of defense as well as officials of the military, the company overseeing telecommunications and postal services, and the state-owned Nicaraguan Mining Company.

The U.S. State Department is also taking steps to impose visa restrictions on 116 people it accused of undermining democracy in Nicaragua, Blinken said, barring some mayors, prosecutors and police, prison and military officials, among others, from entering the United States.

Responding to the moves against him, Ortega said in his speech the United States and the European Union did not have the moral authority to impose sanctions.

“They don’t respect international laws,” Ortega said.

Reporting by Daphne Psaledakis and Paul Grant in Washington and Robin Emmott in Brussels; Writing by Drazen Jorgic; Editing by Doina Chiacu, Alistair Bell and Karishma Singh

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US with Record Daily Cases, Some US Flights, Australia Swamped,

U.S. reports 1.35 million COVID-19 cases in a day, shattering global record

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People wait outside a community center as long lines continue for individuals trying to be tested for COVID-19 during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in San Diego, California, U.S., January 10, 2022. REUTERS/Mike Blake

People wait outside a community center as long lines continue for individuals trying to be tested for COVID-19 during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in San Diego, California, U.S., January 10, 2022. REUTERS/Mike Blake

Jan 11 (Reuters) – The United States reported 1.35 million new coronavirus infections on Monday, according to a Reuters tally, the highest daily total for any country in the world as the spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant showed no signs of slowing.

The previous record was 1.03 million cases on Jan. 3. A large number of cases are reported each Monday due to many states not reporting over the weekend. The seven-day average for new cases has tripled in two weeks to over 700,000 new infections a day.

The record in new cases came the same day as the nation saw the number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients also hit an all-time high, having doubled in three weeks, according to a Reuters tally.

There were more than 136,604 people hospitalized with COVID-19, surpassing the record of 132,051 set in January last year.

While the Omicron variant is potentially less severe, health officials have warned that the sheer number of infections could strain hospital systems, some of which have already suspended elective procedures as they struggle to handle the increase in patients and staff shortages.

The surge in cases has disrupted schools, which are struggling with absences of staff, teachers and bus drivers.

Chicago canceled classes for a fourth day as the district and teachers failed to agree on how to deal with increased infections.

New York City suspended service on three subway lines as a large number of workers were out sick, according to its Twitter account. Companies’ plans for workers to return to office have also been derailed.

Deaths are averaging 1,700 per day, up from about 1,400 in recent days but within levels seen earlier this winter.

A redesigned COVID-19 vaccine that specifically targets the Omicron variant is likely needed, Pfizer Inc’s (PFE.N) CEO said on Monday, adding his company could have one ready to launch by March.

Reporting by Lisa Shumaker in Chicago, Aparupa Mazumder and Akriti Sharma in Bengaluru; Editing by Cynthia Osterman and Himani Sarkar

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Australia swamped by Omicron surge as pressure grows on hospitals

Customers queue outside a Western Sydney chemist to purchase Rapid Antigen Test kits in the wake of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Sydney, Australia, January 5, 2022. REUTERS/Jaimi Joy

Customers queue outside a Western Sydney chemist to purchase Rapid Antigen Test kits in the wake of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Sydney, Australia, January 5, 2022. REUTERS/Jaimi Joy

SYDNEY, Jan 11 (Reuters) – Australia’s COVID-19 infections hovered near record levels on Tuesday as a surge of infections caused by the Omicron variant put a strain on hospitals already stretched by staff isolating after being exposed to the virus.

After successfully containing the coronavirus for most of the pandemic, Australia has been swamped by the rapid spread of the Omicron variant after authorities eased mitigation measures as high vaccination rates were reached.

Australia has reported about 1.1 million cases since the pandemic began, with more than half of those in the last two weeks, including nearly 86,000 cases on Tuesday, with two states due to report later.

“There is significant pressure in our health system,” the premier of Victoria state, Daniel Andrews, told a media briefing, adding about 4,000 hospital and 400 ambulance staff in the state were isolating due to virus protocols.

Ambulance services in Victoria were forced to declare a code red – when there are more call requests than ambulances available – for several hours on Monday night, ambulance union official Olga Bartasek told broadcaster ABC.

There are more people in hospital in Victoria and New South Wales, home to more than half Australia’s 25 million people and the worst-affected states by the virus, than at any time during the pandemic.

In all, about 4,000 people are in hospital with COVID-19 as of Tuesday, nearly double from a week ago. More than 92% of the population over the age of 16 have had a double dose of vaccine and a booster programme is picking up pace.

The number of patients in intensive care and the number of deaths are creeping up, with 25 new fatalities registered on Tuesday, with data from some states still not in.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison, facing pressure for his handling of the Omicron wave in an election year, has vowed to “push through” the outbreak and plans to ease isolation rules for asymptomatic workers in key sectors amid reports of bare supermarket shelves. read more

Reporting by Renju Jose Editing by Robert Birsel
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China orders suspension of some U.S. flights after COVID-19 cases

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Stairs stand on a tarmac next to a Delta Air Lines plane at Pittsburgh International Airport in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S., October 3, 2020. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

Stairs stand on a tarmac next to a Delta Air Lines plane at Pittsburgh International Airport in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S., October 3, 2020. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

WASHINGTON/BEIJING, Jan 10 (Reuters) – China has ordered the cancellation of more than two dozen scheduled flights from the United States in recent weeks after numerous passengers tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in China.

China’s aviation regulator has mandated the cancellations of eight total scheduled U.S. passenger airline flights for Shanghai under its COVID-19 pandemic rules: four by United Airlines and two each from Delta Air Lines (DAL.N) and American Airlines (AAL.O).

Delta said it canceled Detroit to Shanghai flights last Friday and Jan. 14 due to the Chinese rule requiring “all affected carriers”, whose passengers test positive for COVID-19, “to cancel inbound service on certain China flights.”

The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has also canceled at least 22 other U.S. bound flights operated by Chinese carriers since December after positive COVID-19 tests, including eight by China Southern Airlines Co (600029.SS).

The United States is facing a surge in infections caused by the highly contagious Omicron variant and on Monday had 132,646 people hospitalized with COVID, surpassing the record of 132,051 set in January 2021. The seven-day average for new cases has doubled in the last 10 days to 704,000.

United said it had been forced to cancel flights from San Francisco to Shanghai scheduled for Jan. 15, 19, 22 and 26. The Chicago-based carrier flies from San Francisco to Shanghai four times weekly.

The U.S. Transportation Department (USDOT) did not immediately comment late Monday.

U.S.-CHINA AIR SERVICES

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, China and the United States have sparred over air services.

In August, USDOT limited four flights from Chinese carriers to 40% passenger capacity for four weeks after Beijing imposed identical limits on four United Airlines flights.

China told United in August it was imposing curbs on some flights after it alleged five passengers who traveled from San Francisco to Shanghai tested positive for COVID-19 on July 21.

USDOT said in August that China’s policy “places undue culpability on carriers with respect to travelers that test positive for COVID-19 after their arrival in China.”

The department said carriers “have no means to independently verify positive test results alleged by Chinese authorities.”

A long-standing U.S.-China air agreement allows the countries to operate over 100 weekly flights between the two nations but only a fraction of those are currently operating.

Former U.S. President Donald Trump in January 2020 barred nearly all non-U.S. citizens who had been in China within the last 14 days from traveling to the United States.

President Joe Biden in November lifted the Chinese travel restrictions for fully vaccinated foreign air travelers.

Reporting by David Shepardson in Washington and Stella Qiu in Beijing; Editing by Himani Sarkar

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Put Hope and Confidence in God for a Prosperous 2022: PM Harris

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS — Prime Minister Dr the Hon Timothy Harris on Sunday January 9 joined the leadership and membership of Miracle Temple in Lodge Project, where he and his entourage were welcomed for the morning worship and fellowship by Pastor John Bradley.

Thanking Pastor Bradley and those who accompanied him to church, he observed they were all happy to be at the Miracle Temple at the start of the new year for worship and fellowship as it signalled their confidence that the God that they serve can see them through to the rest of the year, and are glad for the wonderful mercies.

“We are glad that we are among those around the world who have taken time out to come to say ‘thank you’ to God – thank you that we are alive and we are of good health,” said Dr Harris. “Thank you that we can be of service to ourselves, to one another, and most importantly to the God above.”

As the country goes through 2022, the Prime Minister noted that people’s hope and confidence lie in God’s grace and mercy. As a result, he added, St. Kitts and Nevis is looking forward to a prosperous New Year, a year in which good things will happen to each and all of the citizens and residents, and that good things will happen to the country.

He advised: “All good things come from God, and therefore we have to let Him know our desires, our wants and our needs, and have the confidence that His Will will be done for us and this country we love.”

Prime Minister Harris who is also the Area Parliamentary Representative for St. Christopher Seven (Bellevue to Ottley’s), and National Political Leader of the Peoples Labour Party (PLP), was accompanied by members of PLP Constituency Number Seven Group led by PLP National Women Representative Mrs Sonia Henry. Also present were members and supporters of the Peoples Labour Party drawn from all constituency branches in St. Kitts.

“I want to say a special thank you to those of the Spanish community who have joined us, and those from the Haitian community who have joined us – ‘merci beaucoup’,” noted the Honourable Prime Minister.

In conclusion he said: “I want to again thank all of the supporters and well-wishers who have turned out today to give God thanks and glory, to fellowship with us, and most importantly remember with God all things – not some things, not a few things, not just the things that we desire, but all things are made possible.”

During his sermon, Pastor John Bradley also impressed upon the congregation on the importance of thanking and praising God for what He is doing in their lives.

“We had a breakfast this morning,” said Pastor Bradley. “It might not have been like the one for Marriott, but we had a breakfast oh hallelujah, and that is something we ought to thank God for.”

According to the Pastor, the breakfast one ate might not be like somebody else’s breakfast but they had breakfast nonetheless and that is just enough reason to say thanks for, as they have food on their table. He added that one might also say ‘glory to God’ that there is a roof over their head, shoes on their feet, and that He gave them a life and a fine family.

“Let this be a lesson for 2022, that I will bless the Lord at all times,” advised Pastor Bradley. “Praise Him for His goodness.”

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Jan 10, 2022

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