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China's Health System Faces Raft of Challenges as Omicron Hits

China is battling its biggest spike in coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic, with millions under lockdown and the healthcare system feeling the pressure. One of the last countries sticking to a zero-Covid strategy, China aims to stamp out every infection with strict lockdowns and by sending all…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Dublin couple reveal why they decided to marry on Friday 13th

"It was brilliant, a blessing in disguise. I didn’t want the big thing, I was dreading putting on the wedding dress."

Dublin Live

Saudis to allow 1m at Haj this year

Saudi Arabia will let up to 1 million people join the Haj pilgrimage this year, greatly expanding the key Muslim event to participants from outside the kingdom after two years of tight Covid restrictions, state media said on Saturday.

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How much Covid figures in Bristol have dropped since the end of free lateral flow testing

With testing only available for those in high-risk settings, official Covid data is looking a bit different to what it was last week

Bristol Post

Entrepreneur program a fountain for youth ideas

The Youth Entrepreneurs Hub will be launched during Youth Week on April 14 and will kick off with an intensive mindset bootcamp.

Newcastle Herald

Danes revel in ‘dancing cow day’ for first time since Covid outbreak

National event to mark organic dairy cattle’s release from winter barns has been online only since 2020

The Guardian - UK

What happens when Covid-19 becomes endemic?

For months, some American and European leaders have foretold that the coronavirus pandemic would soon become endemic. Covid-19 would resolve into a disease that we learn to live with. According to several governors, it nearly has.

Bangkok Post

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COVID-19 spread risk at arts events leaves organisers feeling guilty

Despite taking all the necessary precautions, a Geraldton-based events organiser had to inform the attendees of an art exhibition she hosted last week that a third of the patrons had since tested positive.

ABC News

Ludhiana: 3 test positive for Covid

LUDHIANA: Three residents of Ludhiana tested positive for Covid here on Friday.

The Times of India

Melbourne's population fell during COVID-19, but it's still set to overtake Sydney

Melbourne is still forecast to become Australia's biggest city despite over 60,000 people leaving during the height of the pandemic — the biggest population drop of any capital city.

ABC News

'Ticketmaster promised me a refund after I got Covid - then backtracked just hours later'

Jane from Manchester had spent more than £80 on two tickets to see Bastille

Manchester Evening News

Boris Johnson admits it took 'a while' to get Covid test before virus nearly killed him

Prime Minister Boris Johnson had to be advised to get a Covid-19 test by England’s Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty back in March 2020 when he contracted the bug

Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson says ‘lot of nonsense’ talked about No 10 lockdown parties

PM also agrees with view that some Covid rules appear ‘inhumane’ in retrospect

The Guardian - UK

How finding love has changed Rebecca and Mitchell

In a world where COVID, floods and war have been dominating the headlines, Mitchell Davidson and Rebecca Preedy find love despite some pretty significant personal obstacles.

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COVID creates two-speed economy and 'exacerbates' Western Australia's lack of economic diversity

Western Australia's path through the pandemic creates a two-speed economy and that's bad news for business owners like Edward Schimmel.

The Guardian - AU

Elective surgeries may soon be delayed due to staff shortages, Victorian hospital body says

Exclusive: Four health services already failing to meet nurse-to-patient ratios ahead of expected Covid surge

Reason

Under COVID Lockdown, Shanghai's People Are Running Out of Food and Meds While Pets Get Killed in the Streets

As officials forcibly separate parents from their COVID-positive children, criticism of the CCP mounts.

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Rookie Magician pulls new trick from her netball hat

Up and coming defender Georgie Edgecombe has found herself in uncharted territory wearing the Magic's wing attack bib this netball season, but she's starting to love it, she tells Merryn And

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Tony Holohan, Luke O'Neill and Philip Nolan among members of new Covid-19 Advisory Group

Its aim is to advise Government on "how best to maximise Ireland’s medium to long-term preparedness" against Covid-19

Reuters

Premier of Canada's Alberta province faces crunch vote on his leadership

The premier of Canada's Alberta province, Jason Kenney, faces a leadership review starting on Saturday, following months of criticism for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and top-down leadership style.

Daily Record

Perth and Kinross artists sought to help create memorial for those who lost their lives to coronavirus

The ‘Remembering Together’ project will also acknowledge the ways in which communities supported each other during the pandemic

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson refuses to rule out future lockdown if more deadly Covid variant emerges

Boris Johnson says it ‘would be irresponsible’ to rule out something ‘that could save lives’

The Independent UK

Covid infection levels in UK remain at near-record highs, ONS says

4.88 million people caught Covid-19 between 28 March and 2 April, down from a record 4.91 in the previous week

Chronicle Live

North East gym owner Eddy Ellwood fined over £55k after being found guilty of Covid rule breach

Judge slammed the idea the gym premises were open for peaceful protesting

Daily Mirror

Stricken railways run almost 3,000 fewer trains a DAY than before Covid hit UK

Leaked industry data, seen by the Mirror, shows there were 132,000 services in the week ending March 20 - down by 19,000 compared to a week in February 2020. Yet more cuts are coming down the track

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