Since Omicron was discovered, the symptoms between it and other strains has been much discussed.
22.12.2021 - 05:39 / deadline.com
In 2020, the NBA and the NHL were the most assertive major American sports leagues in their efforts to contain the impact of Covid on their seasons. Both leagues employed “bubbles” that sequestered players and employed aggressive testing regimens to continue their seasons. About a year-and-a-half later, their paths have diverged.
Today, NBA commissioner Adam Silver said the league has “no plans” to halt games, despite the lightning-quick spread of the Omicon variant.
“No plans right now to pause
Since Omicron was discovered, the symptoms between it and other strains has been much discussed.
The Grammy Awards have been postponed because of COVID-19 concerns. The ceremony was due to be hosted by Trevor Noah in Los Angeles on January 31, but the event has now been pushed back amid the recent spike in COVID cases in the US. A joint statement from the Recording Academy and CBS explained: "After careful consideration and analysis with city and state officials, health and safety experts, the artist community and our many partners, the Recording Academy and CBS have postponed the 64th Annual Grammy Awards Show.
health and safety experts, the artist community and our many partners.”“Given the uncertainty surrounding the omicron variant, holding the show on January 31st simply contains too many risks,” the Recording Academy said in a statement.The move was announced around the same time the Sundance Film Festival canceled its in-person programming set to begin on Jan. 20 and shifted to an online format.The multitalented Jon Batiste is the leading nominee for this year's honors, grabbing 11 nods in a variety of genres including R&B, jazz, American roots music, classical and music video.Justin Bieber, Doja Cat and H.E.R.
Paradise Square, the musical from producer Garth H. Drabinsky set during the history-making New York Draft Riots of the 1860s, has postponed its Broadway arrival by three weeks due to the recent Omicron surge. The production now will begin previews at the Barrymore Theatre on Tuesday, March 15, with an official opening on Sunday, April 3.
On Tuesday, the United States recorded 512,553 daily new cases, according to Johns Hopkins University. That is, by far, the single highest daily case number recorded during the entire Covid-19 pandemic. University data indicates that the previous high was 294,015 on January 8, 2021.
Omnicron has canceled travel plans for many, it won’t stop Santa from traveling from the North Pole.Once again, the North American Aerospace Defense Command is back to track his journey around the globe.NORAD will kick off its online Santa radar at 2 a.m. MT on Christmas Eve.
Camila Cabello performed at the White House Christmas special, and we couldn’t be more proud! The 24-year-old star appears on the Public Broadcasting Service’s (PBS) pre-recorded show, “In Performance at the White House: Spirit of the Season,” wearing a stunning red gown and accompanied by Mariachi Herencia de México.For the special show, the Cuban American singer and actress sang her version of the song “I‘ll Be Home for Christmas,” The interpreter also brought her father, Alejandro Cabello, to
Joe Biden aimed today to assure Americans that the nation can weather the frantic surge of the Covid-19 virus, and a stern President verbally linked arms with his predominant political foe to pull the unvaccinated into the tent and put his Rupert Murdoch employed critics on the hot seat.
The NHL has postponed more games, becoming the first major American professional sports league to halt play entirely in the face of rising infections from the fast-spreading Omicron coronavirus variant.
Angelique Jackson The 2022 AFI Awards luncheon is the latest Hollywood event to be postponed due to a surge of positive COVID-19 cases. The awards ceremony was planned for Fri.
The American Film Institute (AFI) announced today that the AFI AWARDS luncheon is postponed. The Luncheon was scheduled to take place on Friday, January 7, but due to concerns over the rising cases of Covid-19, AFI will reschedule the event for a later date.
Mariah Carey‘s ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ has topped the US singles chart for the third year in a row, breaking a record in the process.The iconic Christmas song, which hit Number One in the UK charts for the first time ever in 2020, is now the first song to ever top the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the US on three separate occasions, dropping out of the charts completely between each.The song first hit the Top 10 on the Hot 100 in December 2017, before finally hitting top spot in 2019 and