South Africa
A man arrested Sunday is being questioned in connection with the blaze, police said.
The South African priest, who died at 90, was known for being a moral compass to the world, fighting against apartheid, racial injustice and homophobia.
Tutu died peacefully at the Oasis Frail Care Center in Cape Town, the Archbishop Desmond Tutu Trust said Sunday.
South Africa’s drop in new COVID-19 cases in recent days may signal the country’s dramatic omicron-driven surge has passed its peak, medical experts say.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
More than 40 people in the U.S. have been diagnosed with the omicron variant so far, but nearly all of them were only mildly ill -- even the unvaccinated patients.
Nearly 20 countries have recorded the variant, triggering travel bans across the world.
The Netherlands’ RIVM health institute found omicron in samples dating from Nov. 19 and 23.
Dutch health authorities said the coronavirus variant was found in samples taken before South Africa first reported the variant to the World Health Organization.
The U.S. will “face this new threat just as we’ve faced those that have come before it,” President Joe Biden said.
Officials later confirmed that at least 13 had the omicron variant.