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Tourism Ministry plans to propose scrapping 2nd RT-PCR test

The second RT-PCR test required by the Test & Go scheme should be scrapped by March if the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) agrees with the proposal, according to the Tourism and Sports Ministry.

Bangkok Post

Victoria records 20 Covid deaths, NSW 12 and Qld 10 – as it happened

Western Australia premier says he will spend week in hotel quarantine to avoid perceptions he will benefit from timing of border reopening; SA election campaign officially begins. This blog is now closed

The Guardian - AU

Port Macquarie Balcony Garden Project to improve wellbeing of elderly during COVID

In a bid to ease feelings of isolation and loneliness, a community-driven project is revamping the balconies and gardens of older Port Macquarie residents. The residents say it's bringing more joy and purpose into their lives.

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February Covid toll tops 15,000, highest since July, but 42% are earlier deaths

NEW DELHI: Covid deaths reported in February crossed 15,000 on Friday, overtaking the toll in the whole of January (14,752) to register the highest fatalities in seven months since July last year.

The Times of India

Overrun hospitals in Hong Kong forced to leave Covid patients on beds in car parks

Dozens of patients were seen waiting on stretchers outside hospitals in Hong Kong which has recorded an average number of new infections at 2,940 per day

Daily Mirror

Fashion’s new generation puts upcycled and digital clothes on the catwalk

London fashion week reveals new look for post-Covid world as industry embraces the metaverse

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Covid infection increases risk of mental health disorders, study finds

Researchers note need to follow patients after recovery for any emerging disorders

The Guardian - US

'I'm struggling to travel abroad because I had a third vaccine instead of a booster'

Sharon is unable to travel to Spain, despite being fully vaccinated

Wales Online

Covid travel rules: Entry requirements for Tenerife after Spain updates law for teen travellers

Those aged 12-17 no longer need to show a Covid vaccine certificate to travel to Spain or the Canary Islands. For those looking for some winter sun, here are the entry requirements for Tenerife.

Edinburgh Live

Covid: UK records 158 deaths and 47,685 new infections as pandemic continues to ease

Health Secretary Sajid Javid said free lateral flow tests would be ‘reviewed’ as we learn to live with Covid

Evening Standard

Families devastated after losing High Court battle for £1,500 Universal Credit U-turn

A legal fight to pay £1,500 to around two million sick and disabled people who were excluded from Covid benefit support has today been rejected by the High Court

Daily Mirror

Living with long Covid: Join our expert panel to discuss why it is the UK’s next health crisis

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Warning of 'rapid' Covid case rise if isolation and free tests end

Scientific advisors are concerned

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Newcastle city centre Covid vaccine hub turning into 'dead zone' with 'staggeringly low' uptake

A councillor who volunteers at the Centre for Life said staff were playing quizzes to pass the time due to a lack of people coming to get their jab

Daily Mirror

SAGE warn of 'rapid' Covid rise as Boris Johnson scraps free tests and isolation

Boris Johnson is preparing to unveil Covid rule changes in his 'living with Covid' plan on Monday - but a SAGE subgroup said ending testing and isolation 'has the scope to lead to a return to rapid epidemic growth'

Wales Online

Coronavirus infection rates, cases and deaths for all parts of Wales on Friday, February 18

There are now only 11 patients in ventilated intensive care beds with confirmed Covid-19

Tribune News Service

COVID underscores lack of whistleblower protections

FORT WORTH, Texas — Inside a partially completed Amazon warehouse here, workers last summer walked on conveyor belts four stories high without safety harnesses, welders used plasma torches while surrounded by flammable cardboard boxes, and laborers raised metal racks alongside a moving forklift, putting their feet in danger of being…

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Evening Standard

Protest leaders arrested in Ottawa in Canada police crackdown

Canadian police have arrested two protest leaders in Ottawa and threatened to break up a three-week protest against the country’s Covid restrictions.

Evening Standard

Council ordered to pay cinema’s legal costs after botched Covid prosecution

Tower Hamlets council to pay £24,000 in legal costs

Daily Record

Five to 11-year-olds in Stirling given Covid jag green light after new advice

The latest move follows a recommendation from the JCVI group.

Daily Record

Renfrewshire MP slams plans by the UK Government to scrap free covid tests

Gavin Newlands, MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, condemned the proposed move as "irresponsible."

Daily Mirror

Employees have just weeks left to claim up to £125 tax back for working from home

The 'work from home' allowance became a widespread right in April 2020 after employees were told to stay at home to curb the spread of Covid - but time is running out to claim it

Asharq Al-Awsat

Seoul Eases Covid Restrictions with Daily Cases at Record High

South Korea said it would ease pandemic restrictions Friday, even as the country's daily caseload crossed 100,000 for the first time, with officials citing economic concerns over social distancing measures. The country reported a record 109,831 new infections for Thursday, with health experts warning this number could rise to 270,000…

Manchester Evening News

Mum who fell ill now fighting for her life months after losing her dad to Covid

“Mary is best known for her contagious smile and laugh, her positivity and her absolute zest for life."

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