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LeBron James will return for the Lakers’ Friday night game against the LA Clippers after briefly entering health and safety protocols.

Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY) slammed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) for enforcing a mask mandate in the House and imposing fines against members of Congress who broke the edict during an appearance on FNC’s “Fox & Friends.”

BERLIN (AP) – Germany’s health minister said Friday that more than 1 per cent of the population – almost a million people – are currently infected with the coronavirus, and called on citizens to get vaccinated if they haven’t done so yet.

A senior government and Conservative Party figure refused to rule out following Europe into mandatory vaccination or lockdowns for the unjabbed, only saying that the UK will not have to consider those measures as long as “people keep on taking the booster”.

The World Health Organization (W.H.O.) has a plan to save the planet from disaster. It urged countries Friday to step up their drive to vaccinate everyone and stem a coronavirus surge driven by the Omicron variant, adding travel curbs and border controls are not the answer.

Italian police have claimed that the number of fake coronavirus vaccine passports being sold online has surged and that some doctors may even be involved in the sale of fake certifications.

New Jersey state troopers blocked Republicans Assembly members from entering the statehouse in Trenton on Thursday before Republicans defied the rule and entered the Assembly chamber. A new coronavirus policy that went into effect Wednesday, which requires proof of vaccination or a negative coronavirus test from those who wish to enter the statehouse, was the catalyst for the conundrum.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki dodged a question on Wednesday about whether or not it is acceptable for a president to stay in office after overseeing a copious amount of U.S. deaths from the Chinese coronavirus.

The presidents of Nigeria and Cote d’Ivoire joined South African President Cyril Ramaphosa for engagements on Wednesday and Thursday in solidarity following the imposition of a travel ban on that country by President Joe Biden and leaders of European and Middle Eastern states this week.

MSNBC health analysts Dr. Irwin Redlener said Thursday on “Deadline” that President Joe Biden should ban the unvaccinated from flying both on domestic and international flights to address the growing cases of the COVID-19 omicron variant in America.

Former Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean said Thursday on MSNBC’s “The Beat” that Republicans who refuse to get vaccinated against COVID-19 were “disgusting.”

The Biden administration on Wednesday blamed the Omicron coronavirus variant for continued economic supply chain woes.

Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) said Thursday that residents should assume that the omicron variant of the coronavirus is already present in New York City.

Florida this week launched a new initiative designed to promote healthy lifestyles as a strategy to overcome the coronavirus pandemic, urging people to focus on exercise and activity, nutrition, and early treatment for COVID-19. 

The Republican House leadership is whipping votes Thursday against funding government until February 18 over concerns the spending bill also finances coronavirus mandate enforcement measures.

Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) said during a Senate floor speech Thursday that the American people have the right to know if their representatives in Congress oppose President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate.

China’s state-run Global Times admitted on Wednesday that “loopholes in port management” contributed to the country’s latest coronavirus outbreak in the China-Russia border city of Manzhouli this week.

Former President Barack Obama is assisting the Biden administration in its vaccine messaging, urging Americans to not only get vaccinated but get a booster shot as well.

Victor Jimenez, a former spokesman for Democrat D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, has left the Democrat Party, attributing his switch to the Republican Party to President Biden’s  immigration crisis and poor handing of the economy.

NEW YORK (AP) — Antonio Brown and two other NFL players have been suspended immediately for three games by the league for violating COVID-19 protocols.

President Biden announced Thursday his administration will, once again, extend the mask requirements for travel on aircraft, train, and other forms of public transportation.

Twitter is warning users that the website of the American Heart Association may be “unsafe,” after it published an abstract in one of its medical journals containing research linking mRNA COVID-19 jabs to heart inflammation.

UFC President Dana White announced on Thursday that he and his entire family were diagnosed positive for the coronavirus.

“Real America is done” with the Chinese coronavirus, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) said on Thursday as Biden administration officials gear up to offer what has been dubbed as their “winter” strategy to combat the virus.

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday denounced President Joe Biden’s ban on travel from southern Africa, and similar measures hastily imposed by other nations after the Omicron coronavirus outbreak, as “travel apartheid” – in other words, racist mistreatment of Africans.

BRUSSELS (AP) – The Belgian government has vowed to reinforce measures to contain the coronavirus even more with fresh measures to be decided Friday, possibly including more school closures and further reducing opening times of bars and restaurants.

It is “prudent” for fully vaccinated individuals to wear masks in congregate settings throughout the holiday season, Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Wednesday, ignoring that vaccines were originally pitched as a way for Americans to get back to a maskless state of pre-pandemic normalcy.

Dr. Anthony Fauci said he is “not so sure” if vaccines should be required for travelers on domestic flights, making the remark during Wednesday’s press conference in the White House briefing room, where he also admitted the definition of fully vaccinated “could change” down the road to include those who received a booster shot.

Britons should keep away from the mistletoe this year, says a government minister who told the public to not kiss “people they don’t know”.

The Greek government will fine all unvaccinated people aged 60 and older €100 (£85/$113) every month before mandatory vaccination is enforced next month.