Covid live: Poland advisers quit over concerns government not following science – as it happened
by Tom Ambrose (now); Georgina Quach, Martin Belam an from World news | The Guardian on (#5V07F)
More than two thirds of Poland's Covid-19 medical advisory body resigns; restrictions in the Netherlands will be eased from Saturday
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South Korea will extend tougher social distancing rules for three more weeks amid concerns over a looming Omicron wave ahead of the Lunar New Year holidays, officials said on Friday.
The curbs were restored a month ago just six weeks after being eased under a living with Covid-19" scheme, as record-breaking numbers of new cases and critically ill patients threatened to saturate the country's medical system.
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