HEALTH

Several countries, including the U.S., Japan and Israel, have announced travel restrictions to avoid the mass spread of the latest COVID strain.

A minimal amount of physical activity in a week will produce some health benefits. But how much exercise until we start seeing significant results? And what about diet?

BioNTech, AstraZeneca, and Johnson & Johnson have announced plans to test their vaccinations against the new variant of concern.

The new travel ban will go into effect starting November 29, President Joe Biden announced on Friday.

Five countries have recorded cases relating to the new strain, which the World Health Organization is calling a variant of concern.

Los Angeles city employees were given until mid-December to provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19.

The WHO predicted last month that about 10 percent of countries in Africa would meet global vaccination targets set earlier this year.

"Thanksgiving may look different than we thought, but we still have a lot to be thankful for," the teenager's mother said.

As fear over the Omicron COVID variant, which has been detected in southern Africa, increases, Fauci told CNN: "You need to protect the American public."

"This is a clear reminder to everyone that this pandemic is not over," UKHSA Chief Executive Dr. Jenny Harries said.

Rashelle Baird, 27, died in a hospital in Scotland. Her father has called for people who don't get the jab to be fined.

"You could almost set your watch by it," said the 5-year-old's father, Phil Gidman. "At 6 a.m. every morning he'd wake up, vomit and then go about his usual day."