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Exempt tax on medical equipment, say experts

JAIPUR: Experts feel the sector which has gained more importance due to Covid pandemic is health and it required more attention from the Centre in the union budget.

The Times of India

With Covid cases dipping in Bengaluru, Palike says worst is over

BENGALURU: With Covid-19 cases ebbing in the city, the number of daily hospitalisations has dropped from 83 to 51 in the past 15 days. BBMP officials felt the worst for this wave is over.

The Times of India

Fauci calls continued investigation of Covid origins ‘obviously important’ after senators propose task force

President’s chief medical adviser appeared to stop short of explicitly voicing support for the senators’ plans

The Independent UK

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COVID remains the most formidable, frightening foe at Beijing Olympics

BEIJING — The opening ceremony for the 2022 Winter Olympics is still days away, but the U.S. has already celebrated its first big win.

Los Angeles Times

COVID updates: All the coronavirus news you need in the one place — as it happened

Look back at how today unfolded in our live blog.

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Albanese demands Colbeck ‘resign today’ as nation records 82 Covid deaths – as it happened

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All 23 countries UK tourists are banned from travelling to amid Covid fears

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Novak Djokovic 'to make Covid vaccine U-turn' after watching Rafael Nadal make history

Novak Djokovic's refusal to get vaccinated against Covid-19 ultimately cost him the chance to win a record 21st Grand Slam title at the Australian Open last month

Daily Mirror

'I used to run marathons, now I can't walk more than 200m and I've lost my job': Patients STILL battling long Covid nearly two years on

'It's destroyed who I was - taken away my previous personality, what I loved doing. I now have to get used to the new me'

Manchester Evening News

Report suggests Covid is now no more deadly than flu in UK

Analysis by the Telegraph prompted claims the UK is now 'out of the woods' regarding Covid

Chronicle Live

Michael Gove apologises for arguing for tighter Covid restrictions to tackle Omicron over Christmas

Michael Gove has apologised for arguing tighter restrictions were needed over Christmas to curb the spread of Covid.

Evening Standard

Covid cases yet to peak as expert warns stealth Omicron strain still driving surge

London and the rest of the UK should expect Covid case rates to rise in the coming weeks, an expert has warned.

Evening Standard

Australia’s schools should continue Covid testing students indefinitely, expert says

Localised rapid antigen testing in schools could be important for controlling outbreaks even after the initial four-week period

The Guardian - AU

Covid deaths climb to 534 in deadliest daily figure in 11 months

More than 500 deaths were recorded in the Covid daily figures on Wednesday in a grim milestone.

Evening Standard

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Daily Mirror

Covid death up by 534 in highest rise for 11 months after data backlog

New Covid infections have fallen since yesterday while the number of deaths reached a record high for this year partly down to a data backlog with 88,085 new cases and a further 534 deaths

Belfast Live

Plans for Strabane nurse Pat McManus who died of Covid to be given freedom of district

Pat had worked at the frontline of the health service for 40 years before he passed away in 2020

Daily Record

Rangers fans given Borussia Dortmund ticket hope as Covid restrictions eased ahead of Europa League showdown

The German side have only been allowed 750 fans at games recently but Bundesliga clubs are set to be given the green light to increase the capacity to 10,000.

Radio France Internationale

Abbé-Pierre foundation blasts Macron’s record on housing as more people find themselves homeless

In its annual report, the Abbé-Pierre Foundation paints a sombre picture of housing in France, with a decline in access to public housing, which it blames on what it claims are President Emmanuel Macron’s poor housing policies, exacerbated by the Covid crisis.

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Daily Record

Spain's new Covid vaccine entry requirements for holidaymakers change this week

The new rules have implications for Scots vaccine passports and they dates they received their jabs.

Evening Standard

Daily Covid death figures to be scrapped as ‘we learn to live’ with virus

Boris Johnson is reportedly planning to stop daily Covid-19 death updates as part of the UK “learning to live” with the virus.

Daily Mirror

Partygate: The Downing Street parties Boris Johnson attended - with 6 probed by police

Police will issue Partygate fines to 20 people found to have broken Covid rules at lockdown-busting events - but Boris Johnson is not expected to be involved in the first round. Here's what you need to know

Wales Online

Coronavirus infection rates, cases and deaths for all parts of Wales on Wednesday, February 2

Wales has recorded 10 new Covid deaths while ONS data shows infection rates increased in the latest week

The Times of India

Coach Justin Langer refuses 'morally inappropriate' bonus due to CA's massive COVID job cuts

SYDNEY: Australia's T20 World Cup and multiple Ashes winning coach Justin Langer has refused a handsome bonus offered by his cricket board as he found it "morally inappropriate" to accept it at a time when the organisation witnessed massive job cuts due to COVID-19.

Evening Standard

Santander profits run into billions after turnaround year

SANTANDER had its best quarter for 12 years as Covid loan losses were written back on to the balance sheet and economies recovered from the pandemic.

Dublin Live

Leo Varadkar and Keith Barry feature with Donald Trump among list of worst Covid-19 predictions

The Tanaiste was mentioned in a New York Times article about the worst predictions for 2021

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