In the UK, Prime Minister Boris Johnson apologized to Parliament for attending a meeting in Downing Street during lockdown in 2020. In China, restrictions are tightened to stop omicron infections in the city of Tianjin and in the central province of Henan.
In the US, school districts across the country have asked parents and various staff members, including former students, to replace teachers isolated by the omicron variant of coronavirus.
The Joe Biden administration in the US will provide an additional 10 million covid-19 tests per month to schools and students.
In Venezuela, a huge explosion in an oil pipeline left three people injured.
