Panama January 22, 2021.
The European powers inside and outside the union are fighting against adversities to stop the advance of the new variant of covid-19.
Rescue teams evacuated residents of a nursing home aboard dinghies.
The passage of Storm Christoph from large parts of England and Wales under water.
On the economic front, small and medium-sized food companies in the UK are facing bankruptcy.
The new tariffs imposed by the European Union are the bitter result of Brexit.
On the pandemic front, the confinements imposed by the Boris Johnson government managed to lower the national rt to a range between 0.8 and 1.
But the virus advances with a new variant.
About 900 people die every day in Germany from the virus. And more than 4,000 are struggling in intensive care.
The German government extended the confinement measures in the country that began in December until mid-February.
Around 900 outbreaks were identified in the country. And authorities fear that the new variant of the virus from the UK will push the healthcare system to collapse.
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