Covid-19 Culture: What we'd like to bring back from the pandemic Five years on, Euronews Culture reflects on the things we miss the most from the March 2020 Covid lockdown and what practices we'd bring back. Euronews · Mar 19, 2025
How Covid changed the way Britain works and plays From Thursday becoming the new Friday, to sore backs from working in the kitchen, the pandemic had a profound effect on our working patterns The Guardian - UK · Mar 19, 2025
Paterson’s links to Covid test supplier ‘not a conflict’, Bethell tells inquiry Lord Bethell’s role at the time involved overseeing the testing programme. Evening Standard · Mar 19, 2025
COVID-19: we’re no better prepared for a pandemic today than we were in 2020 On March 11 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. According to official data there have been more than 770 million cases of COVID, which have caused over 7 million deaths in 231 countries – almost 2.2 million of them in Europe. Other reports estimate that the number… The Conversation · Mar 19, 2025
Working from home: top tips to maximise your productivity away from the office Working from home is more than just a Covid hangover — it's here to stay. We've gathered the best productivity tips to help you thrive in a WFH setup Evening Standard · Mar 19, 2025
Fox host complains that plunging stock market and recession fears are a ‘media creation’ ‘The media has gone to war with President Trump to make tariffs the scariest thing in the world,’ Charles Payne fumed on Tuesday The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2025
Covid inquiry: ex-minister defends VIP contract lane despite ‘one or two crooks’ Lord Agnew says fast-track PPE procurement was not ‘some kind of plan by rightwing people to enrich themselves’ The Guardian - UK · Mar 18, 2025
TribCast: Measles, COVID and the state of our public health system On the fifth anniversary of the start of the COVID pandemic, we discuss the measles outbreak and the state’s ability to respond to health crises. The Texas Tribune · Mar 18, 2025
Italy honours COVID-19 victims on remembrance day, five years after pandemic hit On Italy’s day of remembrance for COVID-19 victims, survivors expressed gratitude to the doctors who saved their lives. Euronews · Mar 18, 2025
How Covid changed children in Britain Uncertainty, disruption, increased screen use and crippling anxiety are some of the legacies of pandemic school closures The Guardian - UK · Mar 18, 2025
UK life expectancy yet to recover to pre-pandemic levels The estimates continue to reflect the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Evening Standard · Mar 18, 2025
Major rule change for anyone booking a driving test in bid to cut backlog The new rule aims to cut down the backlog of test slots as a result of coronavirus lockdowns and industrial action by examiners The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2025
Am I tired or is it long Covid? This condition can leave people wondering if their tiredness is just the wear and tear of daily life. The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2025
After COVID, Texas is less prepared for the next pandemic Five years after Texas’ first COVID death, the state spends less on public health, vaccination rates have dropped and a distrust of authority has taken hold. The Texas Tribune · Mar 18, 2025
The Conversation · Mar 18, 2025 ‘It’s not a vaccine, it’s a shot’: uncovering a new trend in vaccine scepticism It has long been recognised that attitudes towards vaccines may be vaccine-specific, so that people may take up some, but not others.
Euronews · Mar 18, 2025 5 years on from the pandemic, 1 in 10 people aren’t sure if they have long COVID Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, here’s a look at how many people are still grappling with the medical consequences of the virus.
The Times of India · Mar 18, 2025 What is human coronavirus-HKU1 recently identified in India? Is it more dangerous than COVID-causing coronavirus? The news of a woman from Kolkata getting infected with the Human Coronavirus HKU1 has raised several health concerns as people relate it to the COVID causing coronavirus. The 45 year old was suffering from fever, cough, and cold for the past 15 days.
The Times of India · Mar 18, 2025 Woman in Kolkata diagnosed with human coronavirus: What is it, who is at risk and prevention tips A 45-year-old woman from Kolkata has been diagnosed with human coronavirus HKU1 (HCoV-HKU1) and is currently receiving treatment at a hospital. Doctors say her condition is stable, but this case has raised concerns because not many people know about this virus.
The Conversation · Mar 17, 2025 Why we are so scared of space – and how this fear can drive conspiracy theories There are many home-grown problems on Earth, but there’s still time to worry about bad things arriving from above. The most recent is the asteroid 2024 YR4, which could be a “city killer” if it hits a heavily populated area of our planet in the early years of the next…
Evening Standard · Mar 17, 2025 The office was not killed by Covid - but it has moved closer to home Between September 2019 and September 2022, spending in Zone 6 increased by 12% compared to pre-pandemic levels,as people spend time and money closer to where they live.
The Conversation · Mar 17, 2025 Europe had worst measles outbreak since 1997 – new data Europe has had the highest number of measles cases since 1997, according to a new report from the World Health Organization (WHO). There were 127,350 cases in 2024 – about double the number from 2023.
The Conversation · Mar 17, 2025 Global crises have hit education hard: 24 years of research offers a way forward for southern Africa Global crises have shaped our world over the past two decades, affecting education systems everywhere. Higher education researcher Emmanuel Ojo has studied the impact of these disruptions on educational opportunities, particularly in southern Africa.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 17, 2025 How Covid changed the way Britain thinks The physical impact alone has been seismic, but has the pandemic also altered how we see ourselves and the world?
The Conversation · Mar 17, 2025 Fewer deaths, new substances and evolving treatments in Philly’s opioid epidemic − 4 essential reads In Philadelphia, fatal overdoses are the No. 3 cause of death after heart disease and cancer. That’s been the case each year since 2016, except in 2020 and 2021 when COVID-19 deaths outpaced overdose deaths. The vast majority of fatal overdoses in Philly involve the synthetic opioid fentanyl.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 17, 2025 The big idea: do we worry too much about misinformation? Seeing falsehoods everywhere is as damaging as believing too much. Our focus should be on helping people interpret information better