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A million empty spaces: Chronicling COVID's cruel US toll

Soon, likely in the next few weeks, the U.S. toll from the coronavirus will surpass 1 million

The Independent UK

Echoes of one million lost in the spaces they left behind

Put your son in Sherman Peebles' barber chair and along with a buzz you could count on Peebles, a sheriff’s deputy who cut hair as a sideline, to issue a fatherly warning about staying out of trouble.

The Independent UK

Time to remove vaccine mandates? Not so fast – it could have unintended consequences

Several Australian states have used mandates to drive up COVID vaccination rates. Governments justified the mandates on the basis of preventing the spread of disease and protecting the vulnerable.

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Queensland Covid grants were approved improperly and $96m may not be repaid, report says

Queensland Audit Office finds concessional loan scheme beset by administrative problems

The Guardian - AU

Pressure builds to reopen

The desperate need to get the economy back on track is leaving the government no choice but to work toward a full-scale reopening of the country amid lingering fear of a post-Songkran festival spike in Covid-19 cases, according to experts.

Bangkok Post

Why is Thailand going through yet another dry Songkran?

Splashing has been banned during Songkran for a third consecutive year, frustrating some tourism operators. The decision was based on an increase in Covid-19 cases.

Bangkok Post

easyJet boss explains cancellations after airline axes hundreds of flights during Easter holidays

The chief executive of easyJet said cancellations were partly a result of Department of Transport delays.

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Families who lost loved ones during Covid blast Boris Johnson as he gets Partygate fine

Hannah Brady, of Wigan, Greater Manchester, lost her dad Shaun to Covid. She told Boris Johnson, after he was fined over Partygate: 'You paid a fine. Our loved ones paid with their lives.'

Daily Mirror

Sealed doors and tensions boiling over: American expat reveals reality of Shanghai’s citywide lockdown

The coastal city of 25 million people is at the heart of China’s recent Covid surge

The Independent UK

J Balvin postpones tour due to COVID-related ‘production challenges’

The tour was slated to launch April 19 in San Antonio, Texas. The postponement does not include his appearance at the Suenos Music Festival in Chicago’s Grant Park on May 29.

Chicago Sun-Times

U.S. saw highest death total ever in 2021 largely due to COVID-19

Deaths from drug overdoses also contributed to the record-breaking death total in 2021.

Axios

Fears Covid could spread on wards as overstretched hospitals ditch testing patients

Hospitals across the UK are being overstretched with patients and some trusts are ditching Covid testing, which has led to fears it could lead to the rise of infection in wards

Daily Mirror

Why are there long queues at Australian airports – and what is being done to fix it?

Sydney airport warns delays will get worse before they get better with domestic travellers in Melbourne and Brisbane also advised to arrive early for flights

The Guardian - AU

Babies missing out on health checks in Melbourne due to Covid-related workforce shortages

Exclusive: two Victorian councils limiting maternal and infant service, despite government lifting statewide pause enacted during Covid surge

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The Independent UK

Boris Johnson offers ‘full apology’ as he pays fine for breaking Covid law, but will not resign

PM said it ‘didn’t occur to me’ that birthday party would breach rules on social distancing

Newsroom.co.nz

Governing in a pandemic and without a coalition partner

Grant Robertson spoke to political editor @jo_moir about life without coalition buddies and Labour's governing majority hamstrung by covid.

Evening Standard

Are we heading back to the Seventies?

It’s a recurring truth in economics that things carry on for longer than you can imagine, but then change faster than you expect. We might be experiencing one of those transitions right now. The last two decades saw slowing global growth, low inflation, falling interest rates and booming asset prices.…

The Guardian - UK

Johnson and Sunak must go, say ‘disgusted’ families of Covid victims

Relatives voice anger as PM and chancellor given fixed-penalty notices for rule-breaking parties

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The Guardian - UK

Share your views on the prime minister and chancellor’s fines for breaking UK Covid rules

We would like to hear your views on the results of the investigation into Downing Street parties during lockdown

Manchester Evening News

Medics pulled from surgery backlog to deal with emergency care crisis as A&E 'struggles' with patient numbers, says Greater Manchester hospital

Helena Vesty reports on the latest from the region's hospitals

Manchester Evening News

'They partied at Christmas. I stood in tears at my elderly aunt's gate': Manchester reacts to Downing Street Covid fines

'They had a choice, we had no choice at funerals and hospitals'

The Independent UK

Carrie Johnson to be fined for breaking Covid lockdown rules

Mrs Johnson had in the past dismissed claims she had held parties in her Downing Street flat.

The Guardian - UK

They broke the law and are disgraced. Whatever they do now, shame will cling to Johnson and Sunak

They will be forever followed by tales of people who abided by the Covid rules and died alone – while Downing Street partied, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Wales Online

Nine times Boris Johnson denied Covid rules were broken before he was fined for breaking the rules

The Prime Minister, his wife, and the Chancellor have received fines from the police

Chronicle Live

Success for first ever Morpeth Book Festival as 600 people attend

The inaugural Morpeth Book Festival was held this weekend with 30 writers taking part, including Whitley Bay's Ann Cleeves

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