Australian state of Victoria reports zero new cases; Auckland seven-day lockdown begins; UK records lowest cases in five months
- FDA approves Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose coronavirus vaccine
- Concerns grow as UK Covid testing labs scaled back before even opening
- House approves $1.9tn Covid aid bill despite minimum wage setback
- New Zealand: Auckland to go into seven-day Covid lockdown
- See all our coronavirus coverage
The US Justice Department said on Saturday it will appeal a judge’s ruling that the nationwide eviction moratorium during the Covid pandemic is unlawful, Reuters reports.
The measure authorised by Congress and issued by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention covers most residential evictions in an effort to help curb the spread of the coronavirus. A federal judge in Texas ruled on Thursday that Congress did not have the power to authorise the moratorium under the US Constitution.
Acting Assistant Attorney General Brian Boynton said in a statement in addition to the health benefits, the moratorium “protects many renters who cannot make their monthly payments due to job loss or health care expenses.”
Siding with a group of landlords and property owners challenging the evictions freeze, US District Judge J Campbell Barker ruled Congress exceeded its authority under two provisions of the Constitution.
Boynton noted that the judge’s ruling only applies to the plaintiffs who sued in that particular case meaning that the moratorium remains in effect everywhere else.
The moratorium order was issued in September under President Donald Trump and extended on 21 January, the day after President Joe Biden took office, to run at least another two months.
More than 20 million people in the UK have received at least a first dose of coronavirus vaccine, with under 4% of those given as second doses.
Government data shows that of the 20.5m jabs given in the UK up to 26 February, 19.6m were first doses.
Related: Nearly 20m receive first dose of Covid vaccine in the UK
Continue reading...source https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2021/feb/28/coronavirus-live-news-us-approves-johnson-johnson-vaccine-auckland-starts-second-lockdown-in-a-month
No comments:
Post a Comment