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Fashion Sakala in Rangers sweat for Celtic clash as star tests positive for Covid ahead of derby showdown

The Zambia international has returned a positive result while preparing for the double header against Congo and Turkey.

Daily Record

New Zealand to remove almost all Covid restrictions ahead of tourist return

‘New Zealanders have worked incredibly hard to get through this pandemic and as a result of those efforts we are now in a position to move forward and change the way we do things,’ Ms Ardern said

Evening Standard

Covid Ireland: New BA2 variant update, two obvious symptoms and calls for return of one restriction

“It’s a global wave. The WHO said there’s been an 8% increase [in cases worldwide] in the past week. It’s happening again."

Irish Mirror

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Dignity returns to profit as customers spend more on funerals

The funeral business warned the end of Covid could also have an impact on sales as death rates fall.

The Independent UK

Nurses urge Stephen Donnelly to declare 'national emergency' due to overcrowding

'Our nurses and midwives are burnt out and exhausted. We can’t expect them to be able to provide safe care in environments that are overcrowded'

Irish Mirror

The claim that the NHS ‘coped’ with Covid is not true - it’s drowning and damaged

Two years on, so much rewriting of history has happened, it is easy to forget just how anarchic and desperate conditions were, says palliative care doctor Rachel Clarke

The Guardian - UK

Two years on from lockdown families torn apart by Covid say their loved ones must not be forgotten

The first lockdown was enforced on March 23, 2020, and in the two years since, life for these families has changed forever

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How has the UK economy fared in the two tumultuous years since Covid?

Analysis: the country suffered its worst recession in a century and inflation made an unwelcome return

The Guardian - UK

Long Covid could create a generation affected by disability, expert warns

Prof Danny Altmann, immunologist at Imperial College London, says UK’s approach fails to take the impact of infections seriously

The Guardian - UK

Covid-19: Disaster Management Act provisions revoked after 2 years, wearing face masks to stay

NEW DELHI: After two years, the Government of India revoked provisions of the Disaster Management Act for Covid containment measures, as per the order issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday.

The Times of India

Neville Power gets suspended jail sentence for COVID breach of WA hard border after flying helicopter from Queensland cattle station

Nev Power, the former head of the nation's post-COVID task force and ex-CEO of Fortescue Metals Group, receives a suspended jail term after admitting he breached WA's strict COVID laws by flying his helicopter into the state without permission and not quarantining.

ABC News

False narratives about Covid left us with millions of deaths – will we challenge them now?

To stop another, more severe, pandemic, those misleading stories like thinking the virus would burn itself out can’t be forgotten, says science journalist Debora MacKenzie

The Guardian - UK

‘They’re entitled to know the world isn’t always a safe place’: how to talk to your children about the permacrisis

With the Ukraine invasion still raging, Covid cases rising again and the ongoing climate crisis, young people are picking up anxieties from social media and the playground. So what’s the best way to handle it?

The Guardian - UK

The people still living under lockdown rules: ‘I haven’t been touched by anyone in two years’

Two years since the UK’s first national lockdown, hundreds of thousands of people are still living under restrictive measures due to chronic illness or disabilities. Joanna Whitehead speaks with some of them

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From scotch eggs to snitching: The most bonkers rules Britain had during lockdown

24 months after the first Covid lockdown was imposed in the UK, Kate Ng takes a look back at the rules that didn’t make any sense

Chronicle Live

Newcastle health boss's Covid warning to 'protect the vulnerable' two years after lockdown

Newcastle's Director of Public Health Prof Eugene reflected on the pandemic so far, and explained what the situation is in March 2022

ABC News

Rising COVID cases numbers leave Queensland schools struggling with staff shortages

As student case numbers soar, schools are facing critical staff and student absences and some are imposing mask rules again.

Reuters

New Zealand sports to welcome back crowds as COVID rules eased

New Zealand sports will welcome full-capacity crowds when COVID-19 rules ease this weekend after a bruising period for revenues.

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The Philadelphia Inquirer

Millones aún no se vacunan contra el COVID. ¿Qué significa eso para el futuro de la vacunación?

FILADELFIA— Son las 2 de la tarde de un miércoles en Chester, Pennsylvania, y las enfermeras Susan Pollock y Carol Von Colln están dentro de una clínica de vacunas del Condado Delaware haciendo lo que pasan mucho tiempo haciendo estos días: esperar.

The Guardian - AU

‘A new beginning’: New Zealand to drop Covid vaccine passes and mandates

PM Jacinda Ardern, who oversaw some of the toughest restrictions in the world, says rules will relax after Omicron peak in early April

Wales Online

Boris Johnson marks national day of reflection with tribute to Covid victims and NHS

Two years since the first lockdown began, a nation remembers

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson pays tribute to Covid victims on national day of reflection

The nation will pause in remembrance of those who have died during the pandemic.

Daily Mirror

Major poll reveals extent of Britain's loneliness problem 2 years after first lockdown

The latest findings have been published on today’s second anniversary of the first Covid-19 lockdown after researchers tracked opinion from 1,300 Brits since April 2020

Bangkok Post

Thailand faces current account blowout on oil, tourism risks

Thailand is heading for a rare back-to-back current-account deficit as the outlook for tourist arrivals becomes less rosy with a flare-up in Covid cases globally and energy import bills ballooning amid soaring oil prices.

Irish Mirror

Competition watchdog receives 200 complaints from public on petrol gouging

This is up from 83 a week ago after excise duties on petrol and diesel had been cut by 20c and 15c on March 10th

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