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The Latest Breaking News from Covid-19

NatWest returns to profit after heavy Covid hits

The bank said it will pay £1.3 billion back to shareholders, including the Government.

The Independent UK

Keep isolation and free Covid tests, plead NHS bosses

The survey called on the restrictions to continue amid Boris Johnson’s plan to scrap them next week

Evening Standard

‘No light at the end’: How Hong Kong’s Covid response went so wrong

A policy of admitting every positive case to hospital means thousands are being added to an already huge backlog every day

The Guardian - AU

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Expat exodus but escape is expensive in Hong Kong

After calling Hong Kong home for 30 years, Tina, a self-employed mom, is calling it quits on the city and moving to Portugal. But with 10 of her booked flights to Europe cancelled in the past year, her travails show how Hong Kong’s Covid-Zero policy is making getting out almost…

Bangkok Post

Family's heartbreak as 'life of the party' Leeds student took his own life

Desmond Weich had been struggling with his mental health during Covid

Leeds Live

Senate rejects Ted Cruz push to ban COVID-19 vaccine mandates in schools, in deal to avert shutdown

WASHINGTON – The Senate granted Sen. Ted Cruz’s demand Thursday night for a vote to block local school boards from requiring COVID-19 vaccines but then promptly rejected his proposal.

Tribune News Service

Net migration from capital cities to regional areas doubles during COVID-19

Regional towns are determined to capitalise on a doubling of regional migration during the pandemic, and make it a long term trend beyond COVID.

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The end of Queensland's Omicron COVID wave in sight as state records nine more deaths

Queensland records 5,795 COVID cases and nine deaths, including six in aged care homes, as the Chief Health Officer indicates when the Omicron wave will soon come to its end.

ABC News

ACT begins easing of COVID-19 restrictions

The ACT is scrapping density limits and other restrictions with mask rules to be relaxed next week as the national capital unwinds COVID-19 control measures.

AAP

Wales drops use of Covid passes at indoor and outdoor venues

From Friday, spaces such as cinemas, nightclubs, sportsgrounds and theatres will no longer need to check visitors’ vaccination status.

The Independent UK

Covid passes no longer have to be used in Wales

Venues can still choose to ask you to show one but the legal requirement has ended

Wales Online

Blackhawks notebook: Seth Jones finally faces Blue Jackets for 1st time since trade

After missing the Hawks’ Jan. 11 game in Columbus with COVID-19, Jones — as well as Adam Boqvist — was healthy Thursday to play his former team.

Chicago Sun-Times

'Likely day' for end of face masks in Ireland except for in one setting as Covid restrictions to end

Last of the main restrictions will be dropped by Government following NPHET giving the green light on Thursday

Irish Mirror

ACT to ease Covid restrictions; Bob Katter decries ‘super sneaky’ passing of firearms bill – as it happened

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Morning mail: Covid restrictions ease in NSW and Victoria, Biden warns on Ukraine, calls for calm after shark attack

Friday: Restrictions introduced to curb the spread of Omicron, including bans on singing and dancing, will be eased over the next week in NSW and Victoria. Plus: how we can repel threats to Australian democracy

The Independent UK

New York City mayor Eric Adams calls for a way out of ‘pandemic prison’

Mr Adams joked that some workers who refused to return to the office because of Covid fears were hitting the club in their spare time

ABC News

Employers still want more workers, despite COVID-19's Omicron wave

Australia's economy has weathered COVID-19's Omicron wave over the summer, and workers are still in strong demand, according to economists.

The Guardian - US

US has suffered more than 1m excess deaths during pandemic, CDC finds

The latest statistic hints at the breadth of Covid-19’s impact on health in the United States

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'Not a chance' - Parents react to younger children being offered Covid vaccine

The rollout of the jab for five to 11-year-olds is expected to start in April

The Independent UK

7,000 Covid air purifiers promised for classrooms still not delivered as half term ends

Government promised to provide the machines to improve ventilation in classrooms

France 24

Culture after Covid-19: UNESCO calls for better protection for arts workers

An estimated 10 million jobs were lost in the creative industries in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a report from the United Nations' cultural agency UNESCO. The organisation estimates that shutdowns and other restrictions incurred a loss of $750 billion to the global economy. The UN body…

Evening Standard

UK records 51,899 more Covid infections and 183 deaths as Sajid Javid says UK is ‘seeing other side of Omicron wave’

Boris Johnson is set to announce his ‘living with Covid’ plans next week

The Guardian - AU

Australian nursing students struggle to complete training due to Covid restrictions

Major trained nurse shortage predicted if trainees unable to obtain and complete placements, which are required to graduate

Dublin Live

Covid-19 Ireland: NPHET 'agrees' to scrap most face mask rules as restrictions set to end

If the proposal is accepted by government, masks would no longer be required in shops, schools, public transport and offices

The Independent UK

Family of three all found dead at home from Covid

Police visited the home after the family wasn’t heard from for days

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