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The Latest Breaking News from Covid-19

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

Here's a quick wrap of today's COVID-19 statistics from each state and territory.

ABC News

Goa: Six new Covid cases on Friday

PANAJI: Goa reported six new Covid cases on Friday with nil hospitalisations and nil deaths. A total of 469 samples were tested with a case positivity rate of 1.28%.

The Times of India

Cook, Lake counties join DuPage at medium COVID risk level set by CDC

Suburban Cook County’s case rate has jumped to 210 per 100,000 residents over the last week, meaning masks are advised indoors for the immunocompromised and people 50 or older.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Doug Mastriano is leading the Pa. primary for governor and Republican insiders are trying to stop him

PHILADELPHIA — The ominous mailer has an image of Doug Mastriano on one side. The other has a clipping from a news article reporting that the state senator wanted the federal government to suspend privacy laws so local health departments could "release names and locations" of COVID-19 patients.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

COVID-19 Omicron subvariant BA.2.12.1 detected in Australia in Victorian wastewater

Another Omicron COVID-19 sub-variant — thought to be more transmissible than the current dominant strain — is found in Victorian wastewater.

ABC News

Active COVID-19 cases in country rise to 17,801

Country logs 3,377 new COVID-19 infections

The Hindu

Airbnb tells staff they can ‘live and work anywhere’ permanently

Employees will have the flexibility to travel and work anywhere without a reduction to their pay under Airbnb’s new approach

The Independent UK

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Tasmania marks 25 years since decriminalisation of homosexuality

Diana has heard the stories of the hate and vilification of gay people — but, like others, can see Tasmania has come a very long way since LGBTQI+ advocates were arrested in the public square.

ABC News

Covid: Active cases at 54 in Ahmedabad

AHMEDABAD: The Covid cases refused to go down in the state with 17 new cases on Friday. With discharge of 11 patients, the active cases increased to 105. In Ahmedabad, 9 new cases were recorded and 4 of the patients were discharged, taking the active cases to 54.

The Times of India

Noida sees 141 new Covid cases, 50 in Ghaziabad

NOIDA: Gautam Budh Nagar reported 141 new cases of Covid-19 on Friday, which took the number of active cases to 698. The district has reported over 100 new cases daily for a week now.

The Times of India

Gurugram: Daily Covid cases nearly 500, positivity rate crosses 12%

GURUGRAM: Covid-19 cases continued to spike across the city with 495 more people testing positive for the virus on Friday, up from 473 the day before. The positivity rate too rose from Thursday’s 11.8% to 12.3% in the last 24 hours.

The Times of India

Coronavirus infection rates lower than national average in all boroughs

The number of cases continue to fall in all ten Greater Manchester boroughs according to the latest data

Manchester Evening News

Report critical of ex-leader at veterans home torn by COVID

A new report says the leader of a veterans’ care center in Massachusetts where 76 veterans died after testing positive for the coronavirus in the spring of 2020 lacked both the leadership skills and the temperament to run such a facility

The Independent UK

Biden sends Ukraine aid bill, but Democrats divide on strategy

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden sent to Capitol Hill proposed legislation for his $33 billion assistance package for Ukraine on Friday, but Democrats are divided on how to enact it.

Tribune News Service

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The 1944 law behind the CDC's authority

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Lawrence Gostin, professor of public health law at Georgetown, about the Public Health Service Act — which authorizes the CDC to set measures to combat disease spread.

WEKU

Here are 3 reasons why stocks are tanking

Stocks were pummeled on Friday with the Nasdaq slumping more than 4% to post its worst month since 2008. Why things have gotten so bad in Wall Street.

The Guardian - AU

Needling Albanese over his Covid workload is a sign that Morrison is starting to worry

The PM desperately needs to turn the spotlight back onto Albanese, so he is using playground tactics to goad his opponent into error

The Guardian - AU

Locked out: housing has become a path to wealth, but renters have been left behind

Analysis: Graphs show the pressures felt by renters around Australia as major party policies on housing affordability stagnate

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StockNews.com

2 Hotel Stocks to Buy With Summer Travel Bookings at Record Levels

While the resurgence of COVID-19 cases is a significant concern, the hotel industry enjoys substantial investor attention because of increasing consumer spending and pent-up leisure travel demand with the upcoming summer vacations. So, it could be wise to scoop up the shares of fundamentally strong hotel stocks Travel + Leisure…

The Canberra Times

'Will be significant': After two years of low numbers, the flu is back

Health authorities have sounded the alarm ahead of winter, with officials still preparing for the possibility of another COVID-19 peak over the cold season.

Benzinga

FDA Sets Review Dates For Pfizer, Moderna COVID-19 Shot For Kids, Plus Novavax EUA

The FDA has set up June meeting dates to review COVID-19 vaccine submissions, noting that the dates are tentative as none of the submissions are complete. The agency reserved June 8, 21, and 22 for virtual meetings of the Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) to review Moderna Inc (NASDAQ: MRNA) and Pfizer Inc (NYSE: PFE)…

Benzinga

Emergent BioSolutions Suspends CDMO Guidance As It Awaits Clarity On COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements

Emergent BioSolutions Inc (NYSE:EBS) reported Q1 sales of $307.5 million, down 10% Y/Y, beating the consensus of $283 million. Total product sales increased 72% to $237.1 million, while Contract development & manufacturing (CDMO) revenues declined 67% to $60.8 million. The decrease is primarily due to the company's decision to initiate maintenance and…

Chronicle Live

After 'horrendous' impact of lockdowns on fitness, a North East doctor is hoping easy-to-do exercises can transform our health

Dr Steve Parry is behind a programme called HowFit - which is designed to address the way in which Covid-19 and repeated lockdowns have hit our fitness levels and had worrying implications for our health.

ABC News

China won't give up on its COVID zero policy. As a Beijing lockdown looms, experts explain why

Countries such as Australia and New Zealand have given up on trying to eliminate COVID-19, but China still refuses to learn to live with the virus. Here's why.

Daily Record

'Worried' Sharon Osbourne tearfully admits husband Ozzy has Covid-19 and leaves new show

The tv personality broke down when she revealed that she would be stepping down as host from her new talk show.

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