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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

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

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

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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.

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

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

Liverpool Echo

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.

The Conversation

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.

ABC News

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.

Newcastle Herald

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.

The Canberra Times

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.

AAP

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.

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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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The Conversation

How can more people be on unemployment benefits than before COVID, with fewer unemployed Australians? Here's how

So low is Australia’s unemployment rate, the official count says there are now just 580,300 people unemployed – the least since 2009, when Australia’s population was one-sixth smaller than it is today. Compared to just before the start of the pandemic, 184,800 fewer Australians are now unemployed.

ABC News

School returns for ACT students but public, Catholic and independent systems opt for different COVID-19 rules

Education Minister Yvette Berry acknowledges that tighter restrictions in public schools may frustrate families, but says teachers must be consulted.

AAP

ACT ditches COVID close-contact isolation

The ACT has ditched its mandatory week-long isolation requirement for COVID-19 household contacts, joining most states in making the change.

The Times of India

Covid spike in Haryana, daily caseload may peak in 15 days

CHANDIGARH: In view of the staggering 346.7% surge in daily Covid-19 cases in Haryana in the last 15 days, the daily cases are projected to peak in the state by mid or end of May, as per the report of Cambridge Judge Business School and the National Institute of Economic…

Chicago Sun-Times

Life expectancy gap widens among Black and white Chicagoans during first year of pandemic; Latinos suffer steepest drop

COVID-19 deaths drove much of the change but wasn’t the leading factor for it. The deadly virus was second to heart disease deaths — which increased with other chronic diseases like diabetes.

ABC News

COVID-19 case numbers from around the states and territories

Here's a quick wrap of today's COVID-19 statistics from each Australian jurisdiction.

Bangkok Post

Covid-19 not yet endemic

Thailand cannot yet declare Covid-19 as an endemic disease as the country is still at risk of a fresh wave being triggered, Dr Prasit Watanapa, dean of Mahidol University's Faculty of Medicine, warned on Monday.

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