Facebook Misinformation; Sweden Shuts Schools: Virus Update

Facebook Misinformation; Sweden Shuts Schools: Virus Update

German Chancellor Angela Merkel extended the nation's partial lockdown for three more weeks, with the daily death toll at its highest since April. Facebook Inc. said it will start removing false claims about the immunizations that have been debunked by public health experts. The number of coronavirus cases reported in Iran surpassed 1 million, the Middle East's worst outbreak. Meanwhile Sweden will close all of its upper secondary schools for one month to curb the pandemic.Covid patients occupied more than 14% of beds in U.S. hospitals on Nov. 30, the most on record, according to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Los Angeles ordered residents to stay home and businesses that require in-person work to cease operations.Key Developments:



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