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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 · Mar 23, 2022

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 · Mar 23, 2022

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 · Mar 23, 2022

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 · Mar 23, 2022

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 · Mar 23, 2022

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 · Mar 23, 2022

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 · Mar 23, 2022

‘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 · Mar 23, 2022

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

Chronicle Live · Mar 23, 2022

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

The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2022