63 Million Cases

The world has now seen 63 million Covid-19 cases – and still spreading fast and furious.

On Friday, new daily cases surpassed 200,000 for the first time during the outbreak in the US. To date, more than 13.7 million infections have been confirmed, with at least 273,000 deaths. 

In the meantime, Dr Anthony Fauci (right) took his scaremongering role seriously when he warned that Americans should brace for a “surge upon surge” of infections following the Thanksgiving holiday. 

These days, the member of President Donald Trump’s coronavirus task force who was once as quiet as a mouse has taken to issue shrill warnings of "impending doom" with regard to Covid-19 on a regular basis. 

Friday too was the day when the Wall Street Journal reported that the first shipments of Pfizer-BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine have arrived in the US from a Pfizer lab in Belgium. 

United Airlines began operating charter flights to pre-position doses of the vaccine for quick distribution once they receive US approval, which is expected as early as December 10. 

Americans who refuse to wear masks nor do social distancing are not likely to put their faith in the said vaccine, methinks. 

Another blow to Celtic! Their stranglehold on Scottish silverware is over after they were bundled out of the second round of the League Cup at home by Ross County yesterday. 

The latter’s two goals ended the Scottish champions’ 35-match winning run in domestic cups and earned the Staggies a quarter-final slot. 

Already, Celtic are unable to progress in Europe and they also trail Rangers by 11 points in the Scottish Premiership. 

It was a sub-par game – so much so that hundreds of fans had assembled outside the stadium to protest, forcing a heavy police presence.