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The State of New York, apparently still convinced the coronavirus doesn’t really start until 10 PM, is refusing to lift its 10 PM bar and restaurant curfew for Saturday night’s Bills game.

On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “Varney & Co.,” HHS Secretary Alex Azar said that there aren’t enough orders from the states for all the coronavirus vaccine doses that are available, urged states to end “micromanagement” by bureaucracy,

The 2021 Masters Tournament will be held in front of a limited number of fans in attendance, tournament officials said on Tuesday.

LONDON (AP) — The British government is increasingly troubled by soccer players hugging and kissing in celebrations, risking coronavirus infections and the sport’s ability to be allowed to continue during the latest lockdown.

Coronavirus doomsayers slammed college football for moving ahead with the season, with one “expert” even claiming that up to seven would die.

Major League Baseball says it will not mandate vaccinations or temperature tests for fans prior to entering ballparks this year.

Alabama fans are facing stiff criticism over the massive street celebration in Tuscaloosa after winning the national championship on Monday night.

The Arizona Cardinals’ State Farm Stadium is set to serve as a site for Arizonans to receive coronavirus vaccinations, according to reports.

TOKYO (AP) — More than 80% of people in Japan who were surveyed in two polls in the last few days say the Tokyo Olympics should be canceled or postponed, or say they believe the Olympics will not take place.

The Chicago Teachers Union announced a mobilization effort against a plan to reopen the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) for in-person learning.

The NBA called off two more games because of COVID-related and contact tracing issues on Monday, and a person with knowledge of the situation said the Miami Heat were preparing to be without “at least five” players for the next several days because of possible exposure to the coronavirus.

British Health Secretary Matt Hancock admitted on Sunday that it is “highly likely” that coronavirus vaccines will need to be administered every year alongside normal flu shots. As the British government looks to introduce more draconian lockdown measures, the Health

Guatemalan officials announced the deployment of 4,000 soldiers to patrol its southern border to stop another group of caravan migrants from making their way north. U.S. Customs and Border Protection warned the migrants about the risks associated with the perilous and often deadly journey that will not lead to successful entry into the United States.

Greek far-left Antifa anarchists are said to have been behind the placement of a banner outside the  Metropolis of Piraeus this week, calling on the church to obey the government’s Wuhan virus lockdown.

The BBC forwarded advised readers to wear masks and avoid face-to-face positions while having sex to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Pope Francis has insisted that receiving the coronavirus vaccine is a moral imperative, in apparent contradiction of a statement by the Vatican’s doctrinal office.

LONDON (AP) — Thousands of people 80 and older have started receiving invitations to get the coronavirus vaccine in England, officials said Sunday, as Britain ramps up its national vaccination program in a bid to meet its target of inoculating about 15 million people by the middle of February.

The British government wants police to hit the public with Covid fines after just one verbal warning, it has emerged, after video footage showing one woman being surrounded by officers for leaving her house more than once in a day and another having her hands cuffed behind her back for “sitting on a bench” circulated online.

The British government sent nearly £150 million to firms connected to the concentration camp regime in the Chinese region of Xinjiang for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) during the coronavirus outbreak in the UK.

Denmark is set to introduce a government-sponsored coronavirus vaccine passport in coordination with airlines early this year, a national Danish broadcaster has revealed.

LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Philip, have received their COVID-19 vaccinations, royal officials said Saturday.

London police are hunting a fraudster who conned a woman in her nineties into taking a fake vaccine injection and charging her £160 for it.

Brexit leader Nigel Farage warned that lockdowns in the United Kingdom are pushing the country into a full-on police state, predicting that the battle to regain individual liberty will be a tougher struggle than leaving the European Union.

London mayor Sadiq Khan has written to Boris Johnson requesting the immediate closure of all places of worship to curb the spread of coronavirus cases.

A pub landlord visited by police after an anonymous snitch wrongly informed on him for a supposed lockdown breach posted a message on the village hall advising locals that the person in question should “f*** off”.

An NHS doctor has claimed that patients are refusing the American/German Pfizer-BioNTech injection to “wait for the English one” instead.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) said in an interview Friday that President Donald Trump should resign immediately, arguing that “he has caused enough damage.”

Buffalo Bills fans got their wish: Governor Andrew Cuomo will not be attending the team’s upcoming AFC Wild-Card game.

A thug threatened to cut the throat of free speech campaigner and journalist Toby Young over his scepticism on government lockdown policy.

The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) warned Thursday that migrants and refugees are threatened by the twin menaces of climate change and the coronavirus.

The Quebec government is imposing an overnight curfew beginning on Saturday until at least February 8, ostensibly to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus.

A Southeast Baptist Seminary professor blames pro-life Christians for the overflow of coronavirus patients in Los Angeles County hospitals.

Google-owned YouTube reinstated the blacklisted account of Rupert Murdoch-owned talkRADIO, hours after the faced accusations of censorship.

Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) may be forced to cancel cancer operations in response to the Chinese coronavirus, a top medical chief in the UK has warned. The president of the Royal College of Surgeons, Professor Neil Mortensen said on

NEW YORK — The 2021 Grammy Awards will no longer take place this month in Los Angeles and will broadcast in March due to a recent surge in coronavirus cases and deaths.

On Tuesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said he’s fine with being criticized by news networks that are interested in “narratives” over facts if Florida has in-person education, people can work,