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Free COVID-19 Test Kits To Be Available Again

The new kits were supposed to be available for order on Monday

International Business Times

Reeves pledges increased government spending and no return to austerity

Chancellor does not rule out real-term cuts to some government departments, amid concern about sombre approach

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves digs in over cuts to winter fuel payments but unions to get showdown vote at Labour rally

The Chancellor was also seeking to lift economic hopes in her speech to Labour’s conference after warning of tough choices ahead

Evening Standard

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Rachel Reeves to announce investigations into £600m worth of Covid contracts

Chancellor to use speech at Labour conference to pledge reversal of Conservative approach to ‘waive’ £670m worth of disputed contracts

The Independent UK

Rachel Reeves orders investigations into £600m of Covid contracts

Chancellor will confirm inquiries in conference speech as Labour tries to move on from donations scandal

The Guardian - UK

Americans Can Order Free COVID-19 Test Kits At Home

Americans can now order free COVID-19 test kits and new vaccines to stay safe during the upcoming holiday season.

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Americans can order free COVID-19 tests beginning this month

Americans will be able to order up to four COVID-19 nasal swab tests delivered to their home free of charge starting later this month

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‘Scam and scandal’: ex-aid chief raises alarm over £4bn Tory asylum contracts

The former top civil servant at the Department for International Development has warned a lack of oversight in spending echoes corrupt contracts awarded during Covid

The Guardian - UK

NHS issues new vaccine plea to avoid 'tripledemic' of viruses

NHS bosses say flu, Covid and RSV could create ‘challenging winter’ for health service

Evening Standard

6 things to know about the new Covid variant XEC

While the current wave of Covid-19 is slowing down a bit in the US, emergence of a new Covid variant XEC has left health authorities worried about its spread with the onset of colder weather. The recombinant strain of two closely related variants called KS.1.1 and KP.3.3 - both descendants…

The Times of India

Fears of fast spread of XEC Covid strain after many haven’t had vaccines in long time

Exclusive: Lower levels of protective antibodies could leave the UK population vulnerable to a rapid spread of the XEC Covid variant

The Independent UK

Bill Gates sees another pandemic within 30 years. Disease experts say it's not if but when.

Experts in infectious diseases agree with Bill Gates' concerns. They say another pandemic isn't a case of if, it's now a countdown to when.

Fortune

Could it be COVID? Here are the symptoms to watch out for in 2024

COVID symptoms can be mild, severe, or nonexistent, according to the CDC—and can appear as late as two weeks after you’ve been exposed to the virus.

Fortune

New COVID-19 Variant XEC Emerges In U.S.

Learn about the emergence of the XEC COVID-19 strain in the U.S. and how current vaccines are effective against it. Stay informed and consider updated vacc...

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Republicans feature 9/11 conspiracy theorist in South Texas ads

The small business owner featured in the ad previously shared memes calling 9/11 and the COVID-19 pandemic inside jobs and mocking U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw.

The Independent UK

Former NYC Covid czar attended sex parties while shaping pandemic guidelines

‘The only way I could do this job for the city was if I had some way to blow off steam every now and then,’ Dr Jay Varma can be heard saying in one clip

Radio France Internationale

New evidence reinforces theory Covid emerged at Chinese market

A French researcher has uncovered new evidence backing the theory that humans initially contracted the Covid-19 virus from animals at a market in China in late 2019 .

The Conversation

Wind phones help the bereaved deal with death, loss and grief − a clinical social worker explains the vital role of the old-fashioned rotary phone

My mother died in my home in hospice in 2020, on the day my state of Washington went into COVID-19 lockdown. Her body was taken away, but none of the usual touchstones for grief were available to our family. There was no funeral or supportive gathering, no deliveries of food…

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The Independent UK

‘Beyond reasonable doubt’ Covid pandemic originated at Wuhan market stall

US and French researchers traced coronavirus to one stall in Wuhan, China after analysing genetic samples

International Business Times

New Study Reinforces Theory Covid Emerged At Chinese Market

A study on the origin of Covid-19 provided new evidence on Thursday supporting the theory that humans first caught the virus from infected animals at a Chinese market in late 2019.

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Scientists Identify Animals Possibly Linked To COVID-19 Origins

Scientists identify potential animal sources of COVID-19 at Wuhan market, aiding in tracing origins. Study highlights challenges in determining exact virus...

The Independent UK

A new genetic analysis of animals in the Wuhan market in 2019 may help find COVID-19's origin

Scientists searching for the origins of COVID-19 have zeroed in on a short list of animals that possibly helped spread it to people

The Conversation

XEC: what you need to know about the new COVID variant

A new COVID variant is spreading rapidly and could soon become the dominant variant around the globe. The variant, called XEC, was first detected in Germany in August and appears to have a growth advantage over other circulating variants – but it is not a radically different variant.

The Independent UK

Bank of England widely expected to hold interest rates despite big US Fed cut

The Bank of England is widely expected to keep interest rates unchanged later Thursday despite a big cut from the U.S. Federal Reserve, its first since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic more than four years ago

International Business Times

Zoom Fatigue? Try Some Nature In Your Background: Study

Feel drained after a long video call? Whether for work meetings, distance learning at school or just catching up with friends and family, video calls have become a part of daily life for many people -- particularly since the Covid pandemic.

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