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Woman, 26, who collapsed in Morrisons 'due to Covid' receives heartbreaking news

Jade Colburn, 28, started to feel like she couldn't catch her breath and thought lockdown or the weather must be to blame - but she was later diagnosed with bowel cancer

Daily Mirror

What COVID might look like in the U.S. once we reach the endemic phase

Andy Slavitt, former senior adviser to President Biden on COVID-19, shares what he thinks the endemic phase of COVID-19 will look like in the U.S. and how we can prepare for that stage now.

WEKU

COUNTERPOINT: Masks remain an essential tool to protect against COVID

In his recent article in The Atlantic, Ed Yong posed a poignant question: “What does society owe immunocompromised people?”

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Commentary: COVID won’t become endemic until we have a vaccine for kids under 5

Last week, Moderna became the first manufacturer to officially ask the Food and Drug Administration to approve its COVID-19 vaccine for children under 6 years old. One of three companies with authorized COVID-19 vaccines in the United States, Moderna made the request a month after saying its data showed efficacy…

Los Angeles Times

Two new Omicron sub-variants driving an increase in Covid cases in South Africa, WHO says

‘Too soon’ to ascertain if new sub-variants cause more severe disease than others, says WHO chief

The Independent UK

Beijing on high alert for Covid as people return to work after five-day break

Beijing is on high alert for Covid as people returned to work on Thursday following a five-day public holiday.

Evening Standard

Forty raids and 28 suspects arrested in huge child abuse crackdown

Special police team is quadrupled in size to tackle issue

Manchester Evening News

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Omicron just as deadly as earlier Covid variants, Harvard scientists claim

The large study, published in Research Square, is yet to be peer-reviewed

The Independent UK

Zalando Posts First Decline in Sales Since Founding

Zalando posted a decline in sales for the first time since the German online fashion retailer was founded, leading it to dim its outlook for 2022 on Thursday. First-quarter sales fell by 1.5%, to 2.2 billion euros ($2.33 billion), after posting a 46.8% increase in the same quarter last year…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Shoppers return to Next stores post-Covid, pushing online sales down

Retail giant says sales continue to grow following two-years of on-and-off lockdowns

Birmingham Post

Want free, at-home COVID-19 tests from pharmacies and insurers? It’s not always easy, despite requirements

CHICAGO -- Some Illinois residents say they’re still having trouble getting free at-home COVID-19 tests from pharmacies and insurance companies, more than three months after the White House began requiring insurers to cover them.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: With COVID-19 and social upheaval, is it any wonder that millennial parents are stressed?

In this time of COVID-19, millennials rear their children with precision, rituals and caution. Nothing within their control is left to chance.

Chicago Tribune

91 charges laid in alleged funds fraud

Nearly 100 charges have been laid against a NSW man for alleged fraud by falsely taking advantage of COVID-19 and natural disaster state government funds.

AAP

Adelaide Crows coach Matthew Nicks contracts COVID, Port Adelaide's Ollie Wines attacked by 'a thousand anti-vaxxers'

Port Adelaide midfielder Ollie Wines says he has been targeted by people opposed to vaccination. Meanwhile, Crows coach Matthew Nicks will miss Sunday's game after contracting COVID-19.

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China's Covid controls prompting firms to consider moving elsewhere

SHENZHEN: European businesses in China are increasingly looking to shift their investments to other markets due to the country's strict Covid-19 containment measures and supply chain disruptions, the European Chamber of Commerce in China said on Thursday.

Daily Mirror

Voters head to polls in local elections as Tories brace for big losses

Conservatives fear they will be punished for the Partygate saga while Keir Starmer's Labour aims to pick up support

The Independent UK

What is Omicron XE? Symptoms of the new Covid variant found in UK

XE combines genetic characteristic of the Omicron BA.1 and BA.2 variants, in what is known as a “recombinant”

Daily Mirror

NHS staff anger at blitz of hospital parking tickets with one given 10 fines

NHS staff at Hull's hospitals have complained at a blitz of parking tickets that they have been receiving. Many say they have been given wrongly in a bid to "claw back money lost"

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Newcastle Herald

Nearly $1 million in grants for community groups

Community groups can now apply for nearly $1 million in grants and sponsorship funding from the City of Newcastle. Sporting groups, businesses, tourism and event operators can apply for projects to support social, cultural, environmental and economic initiatives. Lord mayor Nuatali Nelmes said the funding will enhance community wellbeing and…

Liverpool Echo

Are you still waiting for a new passport after 10 weeks? Let us know

Covid and Brexit have caused a perfect storm and queues at the Passport Office

Reuters

Beijing nervously returns to work as China doubles down on 'zero-COVID' policy

Beijing residents tentatively returned to work on Thursday after a muted five-day Labour Day holiday devoid of the usual trips across the country or lavish family dinners, as China pledged to fight any criticism of its uncompromising "zero-COVID" policy.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Millions in Beijing Urged to Work from Home to Fight Covid Outbreak

Millions of people in Beijing returned to work Thursday, many remotely, with scores of subway stations shut after a national holiday muted by the coronavirus curbs. Chinese authorities have pressed on with their zero-Covid policy involving lockdowns and mass testing as they battle the biggest outbreak since the early days…

The Canberra Times

First snow falls on Thredbo ahead of ski season

The Independent UK

Hong Kong reopens beaches, Beijing relaxes quarantine rules

Hong Kong is reopening beaches and pools in a relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions, while China's capital Beijing is easing quarantine rules for arrivals from overseas

The Guardian - UK

Care homes in England demand revival of Covid fund to pay isolating staff

Providers and Unison tell Sajid Javid workers are changing jobs or turning to food banks as they cannot afford to stay at home

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