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The Latest Breaking News on COVID-19

UK could face ‘twindemic’ if winter flu surge combines with new Covid wave

Flu could surge two months earlier than usual, new figures predict

The Independent UK

India records 5,700 new COVID-19 cases

An increase of 100 cases was recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours

The Hindu

Nearly 200,000 Illinoisans have received the updated COVID booster

In Chicago, 65% of the doses administered to date have gone to white residents.

Chicago Sun-Times

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UK faces 'twindemic' of Covid and flu as concerns grow over viruses overloading NHS

Figures from the Southern Hemisphere, which usually foretell what will happen in the UK, indicate a flu surge two months earlier than normal, driven by under-30s

Daily Mirror

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

The Independent UK

Spain extends covid entry rules for Scottish holidaymakers in new travel blow

Hopeful holiday makers might feel let down after Spain has announced it will be extending their entry requirements for UK passport holders, impacting the October break.

Glasgow Live

Wales sees another dramatic fall in its Covid infection rate but another part of the UK sees a rise

Less than 1% of the Welsh population now has Covid

Wales Online

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Covid-19 infections in UK at lowest level for almost a year

Around 881,200 people in private households are estimated to have had coronavirus in the week to September 5

Wales Online

UK Covid-19 infections drop to lowest level for nearly a year

There is a mixed picture for trends across the nations and regions.

The Independent UK

France's health body warns of resurgence of COVID virus in the country

France's national health body warned on Friday of a resurgence of COVID-19 cases in the country, and urged people to continue to get vaccinated to protect themselves against the virus.

Reuters

Scientists debate how lethal COVID is. Some say it's now less risky than flu

They argue the threat posed by COVID has lessened because of preexisting immunity and access to treatment. Plus, some deaths may be incorrectly blamed on COVID. Others caution it's too soon to tell.

WEKU

Should you get your flu shot and COVID booster together? Here’s what experts say

The flu shot is as familiar an October ritual as football, foliage and Halloween.

Tribune News Service

Commentary: You might need a COVID booster yearly. But this virus is still nothing like the flu

Should everyone eligible get the new omicron-specific COVID booster? Yes, absolutely. But we should not get lulled into the illusion that the fight against COVID is over and now comparable to preventing the flu.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Will vaccine fatigue affect how many people get the bivalent booster?

Pfizer’s and Moderna’s bivalent boosters, which are now available to many age groups, offer protection against the original COVID-19 virus plus the BA.4 and BA.5 omicron subvariants. Is the nation ready for yet another COVID-19 vaccine shot?

Chicago Tribune

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The latest COVID-19 case numbers from the states and territories

Here's a quick wrap of this week's COVID statistics from each Australian jurisdiction.

The Hindu

Active COVID-19 cases in country rise to 46,748

An increase of 359 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours

The Canberra Times

Low COVID cases reported in weekly ACT update

This was the first time weekly infections have been reported

Bangkok Post

837 new Covid inpatients, 12 more deaths

There were 12 more Covid-19 fatalities and 837 new patients admitted to hospitals on Thursday, the Ministry of Public Health reported on Friday.

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Slight COVID-19 decline reported in Minnesota ahead of fall

MINNEAPOLIS — COVID-19 rates have declined slightly in Minnesota, where no new coronavirus mutations have emerged with the intensity of last fall's delta variant to present a threat to the state.

Bangkok Post

Geoeconomics of the US-China tech war

Chinese President Xi Jinping's arrival in Central Asia this week in his first overseas travel in nearly three years is perhaps the most consequential irony of the coronavirus pandemic. As the place where the deadly pandemic began in early 2020, China was the first to swiftly and successfully suppress and…

AAP

Pandemic end 'in sight' as stats released

Promising figures showing the number of COVID-19 deaths continuing to drop are causing public health experts to become "optimistic" the pandemic may soon end.

Bangkok Post

Influenza spreading as people relax their guard

Seasonal influenza has been spreading rapidly as people have relaxed their guard against Covid-19 infections, according to the Department of Disease Control.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: The key to demystifying long COVID-19 could come from studying another chronic condition

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, 1.5 million people in the U.S. were estimated to have myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome, or ME/CFS, with an annual economic impact of $36 billion to $51 billion. Due to COVID-19, the total ME/CFS prevalence could rise to between 5 million and 9 million people. This would…

The Independent UK

People vaccinated against Covid share common symptom after testing positive

Around one in five vaccinated Britons with Omicron or Delta strain experienced diarrhoea as a symptom

The Independent UK

Nine Omicron symptoms affecting the fully vaccinated - and signs you may have it

Fainting and fatigue may signal onset of variant, experts say

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