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Relief, revival as Singapore scraps its COVID curbs

Office workers queued for trains, restaurants and elevators and delivery riders raced from building to building as the buzz returned to Singapore's business district on Tuesday, its first day free of COVID curbs.

Reuters

Government borrowing overshoots forecasts in March as interest payments jump by 50%

Government borrowing more than halved last year as Covid-19 support schemes and health investments wound down, but interest payments on the UK’s debt pile are rising fast.

Evening Standard

Russia's war heats up cooking oil prices in global squeeze

Cooking oil prices have been rising worldwide since the COVID-19 pandemic began, and Russia's war in Ukraine has sent those costs spiraling

The Independent UK

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Hunter health district records more COVID-related deaths in 2022 than last two years combined

The number of COVID-19 related deaths in the Hunter this year have shadowed the first two years of the pandemic combined, and it is still only April.

Newcastle Herald

Welsh morning headlines: The latest news, coronavirus, Ukraine and sport news as new bank holiday is considered

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Wales Online

WA scraps masks, proof of vaccine mandates

Western Australia is set to abolish quarantine for asymptomatic COVID-19 close contacts and remove proof of vaccination and face mask mandates.

AAP

Beijing Expands Mass Testing as Lockdown Fears Grow

Beijing on Tuesday launched mass coronavirus testing for nearly all its 21 million residents, as fears grew that the Chinese capital may be placed under a strict lockdown like Shanghai. China is trying to contain a wave of infections in Shanghai -- its biggest city -- which has been almost…

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Too many new coal-fired plants planned for 1.5C climate goal, report concludes

Number of new plants planned fell last year, but coal-generated electricity rose by 9% to record high

The Guardian - UK

Ministers to assess proposals for making jubilee bank holiday permanent

Dragons’ Den star Deborah Meaden and ITV’s Carolyn McCall say government should prioritise public wellbeing

The Guardian - UK

Covid camps, fenced-off apartments and workers forced to sleep in factories — inside Shanghai’s lockdown

More than 25 million residents have been shut inside their homes for four weeks while officials battle to contain the city’s worst Omicron surge to date. As fences go up around housing blocks with no end to the lockdown in sight, Ed Tucker reports from China’s Covid frontline

Evening Standard

India reports 2,483 new Covid-19 cases and 1,399 deaths; active caseload rises to 15,636

NEW DELHI: With 2,483 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India's total tally of Covid-19 cases rose to 4,30,62,569, while the active cases increased to 15,636, according to the Union health ministry data updated on Tuesday.

The Times of India

Regaining fitness after COVID infection can be hard. Here are 5 things to keep in mind before you start exercising again

Are you finding it difficult to get moving after having COVID? You are not alone. Even if you have mild symptoms, you may still experience difficulty in regaining your fitness.

The Conversation

Western Australian students return to school for term two amid eased COVID-19 restrictions

West Australian students and teachers begin to claw back a sense of normality after isolation rules and other COVID restrictions threw schools into disarray in term one.

ABC News

We’re Fighting Covid With Faulty Data

Measurements of illnesses and vaccinations haven’t kept up with the changing nature of the pandemic.

Businessweek

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Liverpool Echo

Kirkby Market traders open up on Morrisons and covid after major milestone

The ECHO spoke to local business owners about the town's success

The Conversation

There are 4 economic wildcards between now and election day. The first gets played this week

There are four economic wildcards between now and the election, and we know exactly when each will be played.

ABC News

South Australia to keep masks in schools as state records seven COVID deaths

SA Premier Peter Malinauskas says the decision to retain masks is in students' "best interests", as the state today reports 3,463 new cases of COVID-19. Seven people who tested positive for the virus have died.

Newcastle Herald

Hunter New England records 1306 new COVID cases

The Hunter New England local health district has again topped the daily COVID-19 new case number rankings, with 1306 positive results in the 24 hours to 4pm on Monday.

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The Canberra Times

What the new household contact rules mean for Canberrans

From Tuesday April 26 at 11.59pm, household contact rules will be changing for people in Canberra.

AAP

Aussies more vulnerable to flu this winter

Australians are being warned they are particularly vulnerable to flu this winter, as COVID-19 measures, which also suppressed circulation of flu, are eased.

Chicago Tribune

Chicago Teachers Union tells labor board CPS violated COVID-19 safety agreement

CHICAGO — Officials with the Chicago Teachers Union argued Monday that the halting of the universal masking requirement at Chicago Public Schools last month violated their COVID-19 safety agreement by rescinding a key tenet of the plan without reopening collective bargaining.

Reuters

Beijing to test 20 million for COVID in bid to avert Shanghai lockdown misery

Three-quarters of Beijing's 22 million people lined up for COVID-19 tests on Tuesday as authorities in the Chinese capital raced to stamp out a nascent outbreak and avert the debilitating city-wide lockdown that has shrouded Shanghai for a month.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

1st COVID treatment for kids under 12 gets FDA approval. What to know about Veklury

The Food and Drug Administration approved Veklury — also known as the drug remdesivir — as the first COVID-19 treatment for children younger than 12 on Monday, April 25.

The Canberra Times

Total ACT COVID-19 infections pass 100,000 as hospitalisations rise

The ACT reported 831 new infections in the latest reporting period.

Bangkok Post

13,816 new Covid cases, 120 more deaths

The country registered 120 more Covid-19 fatalities and 13,816 new cases during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry announced on Tuesday morning.

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