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Greece lifts COVID curbs for travellers ahead of key summer season

Greece lifted COVID-19 restrictions on Sunday for foreign and domestic flights, its civil aviation authority said, ahead of the summer tourism season that officials hope will see revenues bouncing back from the pandemic slump.

Reuters

Taiwan will not 'cruelly' lock down like China: premier

Taiwan will not act "as cruelly as China" in imposing lockdowns, its premier said Sunday, despite surging coronavirus infection numbers.

Bangkok Post

Thousands support efforts to free British geologist amid death penalty fears

A petition urging the release of father-of-two Jim Fitton has received more than 97,000 signatures in the three days since it was launched.

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Scotland scraps Covid self-isolation rules as cases continue to plummet

Scotland has ended its long-standing guidance on self-isolation as Covid cases continue to fall.

Evening Standard

Councils spent almost £300m on private firms ‘profiting from misery’ of homeless

COUNCILS have been accused of a “moral failure” to provide decent housing to homeless people and of overseeing a “fiscal disaster” as new…

The National (Scotland)

New Omicron variants can dodge infection antibodies but jabs helps, study suggests

The results of the study come amid a fresh Covid surge of infections in South Africa with experts warning a fresh wave of in the months ahead could be around the corner

Daily Mirror

COVID's new Omicron sub-lineages can dodge immunity from past infection, study says

Two new sublineages of the Omicron coronavirus variant can dodge antibodies from earlier infection well enough to trigger a new wave, but are far less able to thrive in the blood of people vaccinated against COVID-19, South African scientists have found.

Reuters

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Chelsea have dropped four major line-up hints as Thomas Tuchel considers front three vs Everton

Chelsea News: The front three for the Goodison Park trip looks like not including Romelu Lukaku once again

Football London

Face masks to be made compulsory in Maharashtra if Covid-19 cases rise: Health minister Rajesh Tope

AURANGABAD: Maharashtra health minister Rajesh Tope has said there is no need for making face masks compulsory in the state as of now, but if there is an increase in new COVID-19 cases, then face coverings will be made mandatory. Tope was speaking to reporters in Aurangabad on Saturday, when…

The Times of India

COVID's New Omicron Sub-lineages Can Dodge Immunity from Past Infection

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She wanted to vaccinate their kids against COVID. He didn't. A judge had to decide

A divorced Pennsylvania couple could not agree on whether to vaccinate their children — and ended up in court. Since the vaccine was approved for kids, cases like these have skyrocketed in the state.

WEKU

South Africa is proposing plans to manage diseases like COVID. Why they're flawed

At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic the South African government published “special regulations” to contain the spread of the disease. These actions were taken under special powers granted by the Disaster Management Act.

The Conversation

Nine Omicron symptoms affecting fully vaccinated — and two early signs you might have it

Fainting and fatigue may signal onset of Omicron, experts say

The Independent UK

Opposition leader offers Australia 'a better future' in campaign launch

Australian opposition leader Anthony Albanese on Sunday promised the country a "better future" in a campaign launch that was light on controversial reforms but drenched in unity and hope.

Reuters

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Uttarakhand govt fixes daily limit for Char Dham Yatra pilgrims

Ahead of the Char Dham Yatra, which is set to begin on May 3, the Uttarakhand government has fixed the daily limit on the number of pilgrims.

Evening Standard

Sharon Osborne: Ozzy on the mend after Covid diagnosis

Sharon Osbourne has thanked fans for their support after her husband Ozzy was diagnosed with Covid, revealing the rocker is "on the mend".

The Guardian - US

‘A horrible plague, then Covid’: Biden and correspondents joke in post-Trump return to normality

White House Correspondents’ Association dinner is first attended by a sitting president in six years after Donald Trump’s snubs, then pandemic

The National (Scotland)

No time for rest as John McGinn says Scotland’s players would go to the ends of the earth to make World Cup

THE Tartan Army famously sing that they’d walk a million miles for one of Scotland’s goals. According to John McGinn, the players are ready to…

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The Hindu

COVID-19 | India reports 3,324 new cases, 40 deaths

An increase of 403 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours

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India reports 364 fewer COVID-19 cases, logs 3,324 new infections in last 24 hours

The daily COVID-19 cases in the country saw a dip as 3,324 new infections were reported in the last 24 hours, 364 fewer than Saturday, taking the daily positivity rate to 0.71 per cent, the Union Health Ministry informed on Sunday.

Reuters

As Beijing tightens COVID curbs, hard-hit Shanghai sees signs of life

The Chinese capital Beijing tightened COVID restrictions on Sunday as it battled an outbreak, while Shanghai let more of its 25 million residents venture out for light and air after reporting a second day of zero infections outside of quarantine areas.

ABC News

South Australia records two COVID-linked deaths and 3,070 cases, but hospital number falls

South Australia records another 3,070 infections — but the number of people with COVID-19 in hospital drops to 221, and is expected to fall further in coming weeks.

Wales Online

The Tenby courtyard restaurant where you can watch your meat being cooked over woodfire in front of you

Tap & Tân - the hottest venue in Tenby - combines live fire cookery with independently brewed beers

Tribune News Service

Biden attends Correspondents’ Dinner as virus stalks Washington

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden attended the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner for the first time as commander-in-chief, even as the coronavirus continues to infect those around him.

The National (Scotland)

Voters urged to put pressure on politicians over food security at council elections

A “PERFECT storm” of Brexit, Covid and the war in Ukraine is threatening the country’s food security, according to Scottish producers.

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