Three workers are killed and three other people are injured when two
cranes collapse on a street in
Turin,
Piedmont,
Italy. A residential building is also damaged.
(BBC News)
France imposes a ban on British citizens from entering the country without compelling reasons due to the spread of the
SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in the
United Kingdom. French and
EU citizens returning from the UK must self-isolate for seven days unless they show a negative COVID-19 test result on arrival, which will reduce the self-isolation to 48 hours.
(France 24)
The
Mayor of LondonSadiq Khan declares a "major incident" in effort to ease pressure of hospitals amid a record-breaking COVID-19 cases in the UK caused by the Omicron variant.
(The Guardian)