Twitter says it has permanently suspended the personal account of Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene for violating the platform’s COVID-19 misinformation policy.
Meanwhile, more than 3,800 flights were cancelled around the world – more than 2,200 of them in the United States – as countries report record cases of the coronavirus caused by the Omicron variant.
In Europe, thousands of people defied a ban on gatherings in Amsterdam for a demonstration against the Dutch government’s coronavirus lockdown measures. France said all unvaccinated travellers from the US will need to self-isolate for 10 days.
India has reported more than 27,000 new COVID-19 infections – the highest daily count since October. Neighbouring Pakistan warned the country is entering its fifth coronavirus wave.
