Biden orders ‘pause’ on border wall construction, bringing crews to a halt Updated: January 21 Published January 21
Newly erected border wall separating Mexico, left, and the United States, cuts through through the Sonoran Desert just west of the San Bernardino National Wildlife Refuge, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020, in Douglas, Ariz. Construction of the border wall, mostly in government owned wildlife refuges and Indigenous territory, has led to environmental damage and the scarring of unique desert and mountain landscapes that conservationists fear could be irreversible. (AP Photo/Matt York)
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Print article WASHINGTON - Construction crews building the steel wall along the U.S.-Mexico border were ordered to a halt Wednesday after President Joe Biden delivered on a campaign promise and hit “pause” on the Trump administration’s signature infrastructure project.
Quarantines Return for English Pupils as Government Pauses Daily Test Scheme
Pupils in England will once again have to quarantine when their classmates test positive for COVID-19, as the government hits pause on its plan to instead rely on rapid daily tests.
A minority of children are still attending school, exempt from current lockdown laws that otherwise mandate home learning.
To try to stem the spread of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) virus, commonly known as the novel coronavirus, in schools, rapid tests have been used in two ways.
Firstly, regular blanket tests once or twice a week have been used to identify asymptomatic infections in staff and pupils.
Posted By Iridian Casarez on Mon, Jan 18, 2021 at 1:53 PM click to enlarge iStock Last night the California State Epidemiologist told all county local health officials to pause administration of the Moderna 041L20A COVID-19 vaccine lot after a disproportionate number of severe adverse reactions were reported at a vaccination clinic in San Diego. This is the same vaccine lot that makes up 90 percent of doses Humboldt County Public Health has on hand and had planned to administer this week. Despite the allergic reactions in San Diego, Humboldt County Public Health Officer Ian Hoffman said Public Health has already administered hundreds of doses from the lot and has not seen any noted severe or unusual reactions.
Minister of Energy Sonya Savage issued the following statement on the decision to cancel 11 recently issued coal leases and pause any future coal lease sales in former Category 2 lands:
Today, Americans and people everywhere will pause to remember Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.-a civil and human rights champion who fought to extend the promise of a fair and just world to. | January 19, 2021