Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Sunday morning.
in a Christmas season hit hard by the Covid pandemic and bad weather. Around the world, nearly 4,400 flights were cancelled on Saturday - and more than 2,500 of them were in the US, according to air traffic site FlightAware. Airlines have been struggling with staff self-isolating as well as heavy snow hitting central US. Chicago's O'Hare and Midway airports have been particularly bad hit, making up for 1,000 of the country's cancellations.
Since 14 December, at least 16 of the 25 workers at the Princess Elisabeth Polar Station have caught the virus. All are fully vaccinated and officials say cases remain mild so far. Every resident was offered the chance to leave on a scheduled flight in two weeks' time, but chose to stay and continue their work, Joseph Cheek, a project manager for the International Polar Foundation, told the BBC.
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