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Covid news: Chinese city of Baise ‘sealed off’ after Omicron outbreak; Papua New Guinea PM tests positive – as it happened

City in Guangxi, with population of 3.7 million, reportedly under lockdown; James Marape tests positive on arrival at Winter Olympics

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Bucket, spade and a pile of red tape: UK travellers warned about Covid rule traps

Tourists who had their jabs more than 270 days ago need a booster to enter France, Spain and Denmark

The Guardian - UK

In-person Berlin Film Fest Stands Up to Pandemic, Streaming

The 72nd Berlin film festival opens Thursday, bucking a trend of pandemic on-the-couch streaming with a packed program of live premieres featuring a stable of European screen legends. Just as the coronavirus outbreak roars toward its peak in Germany, Berlinale organizers have opted for an 11-day, in-person celebration of new…

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Are the North East's 'Red Wall' Tory MPs still backing Boris Johnson?

Many of the North East's Tory MPs have been reserved in their criticism of the Prime Minister so far, but is that about to change?

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Canada Protests against Covid Measures Gain Steam

More demonstrators poured onto the streets of Ottawa and other Canadian cities on Saturday demanding an end to Covid vaccine mandates, as protests against pandemic restrictions entered their second week. In the capital, demonstrators huddled around campfires in bone-chilling temperatures and erected portable saunas and bouncy castles for kids outside…

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Vastly unequal US has world’s highest Covid death toll – it’s no coincidence

As the US passes 900,000 Covid deaths, much of the blame has fallen on individuals despite vast income inequality and vaccine accessibility issues

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Mark Wright on 'terrifying' cancer scare and 'tough time for his family' after Covid

Mark Wright opens up on his tough family life amid Covid, his excitement about becoming an uncle, and why he doesn't get starstruck

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I didn’t take Covid seriously enough, admits leading statistician

Sir David Spiegelhalter tells Desert Island Discs he wouldn’t make a good government adviser because he is too optimistic

The Guardian - UK

999 system to ID Scots covid sufferers at start of pandemic got it wrong 94% of time

The study also found worrying increases in the numbers of patients “non-conveyed” to hospital and a high death rate among this group.

Daily Record

No probes into Scotland's 4888 care home covid deaths completed since criminal investigation launched

Many of the bereaved families, who have heard nothing from investigators, believe it could be years before they get to the truth.

Daily Record

Perth high school Corpus Christi announces two-week closure as 31 new WA COVID cases reported

WA authorities report 31 new COVID cases as Perth's Corpus Christi College says its secondary school will revert to online learning for two weeks in the wake of two more infections.

ABC News

50% dip in active Covid cases, peak not over in Pune: Maharashtra deputy CM Ajit Pawar

PUNE: Deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar on Saturday said there had been a 50% drop in active cases in the district but it was yet to see a clear easing of the third wave.

The Times of India

Winter Olympics day two: curling, ski jumping, luge and freestyle skiing – as it happened

Team GB face Norway in mixed doubles and there are medals up for grabs in the luge, moguls and ski jumping. Join Martin Belam for the latest

The Guardian - US

Kirit Somaiya assaulted at PMC building, says BJP; Shiv Sena refutes charge

PUNE: BJP leader Kirit Somaiya was allegedly manhandled by Shiv Sena workers at the Pune Municipal Corporation building on Saturday when he went there to discuss with the authorities the alleged irregularities in the Covid jumbo hospital contract.

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Pune: Decision on jumbo hubs in March

PUNE: Deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar on Saturday said the final decision related to the operations of Covid jumbo facilities in the Pune and the Pimpri Chinchwad civic limits would be taken after February 28.

The Times of India

Most January deaths in Maharashtra due to comorbidities and not caused by Covid, say experts

PUNE: The deaths of several Covid patients in January this year were coincidental and not due to the disease though the casualty count increased last month four-fold compared to that in December last year, state task force members and hospitals treating coronavirus-infected patients told TOI.

The Times of India

Kerala: Regular school hours back as final exams approach

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In the wake of the government decision to restart offline education for classes X, XI and XII on Monday, the general education department has decided to reinstate regular school hours. Accordingly, classes would be held from morning to evening. Following the Covid surge, the department had been restricting the…

The Times of India

Kerala reports 33,538 Covid cases; TPR at 32.63%

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state reported 33,538 cases from 1,02,778 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The test positivity rate is at 32.63%.

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Kolkata: Post vax, teenagers live it up on Saraswati Puja

KOLKATA: After a year’s gap due to Covid restrictions, educational institutes opened their gates for Saraswati Puja darshan on Saturday. Now that the 15-17 age group has started getting vaccinated, youngsters were more confident, and, clad in festive attire, made the most of this festival.

The Times of India

Kolkata: Unlocking will see minor spurt in Covid cases but also rapid fall, say experts

KOLKATA: As unlocking unfolds with Covid numbers sliding, experts say, each phase of reopening will lead to a minor spurt in transmission that will help extend the ‘tail of the third wave’.

Daily Mirror

'Deluge' of families facing homelessness amid Boris Johnson's Levelling Up plan

Charity chiefs are warning more than 220,000 households have slipped into homelessness since the Covid pandemic began and warn Boris Johnson's Levelling Up plan will not slow the tide

Daily Mirror

Home Office slammed by inspector for airport eGates chaos amid queues and bust-ups

Government inspector David Neal blamed staff cuts, inadequate training and Covid rule changes for airport "mayhem" with queues of up to five hours at some UK airports

ABC News

How Melbourne's former infectious diseases hospital helped prepare us for COVID-19

For nearly a century, the Fairfield Infectious Diseases Hospital responded to epidemics of influenza, polio and HIV. Those who trained inside its doors say its legacy should not be forgotten.

The Guardian - AU

In northern NSW, housing instability is becoming a health risk

Hospital workers say the affordability crisis for buyers and renters in Byron Bay and surrounds is having far-reaching effects

Football London

What Thomas Tuchel did during FA Cup victory over Plymouth Argyle after positive Covid test

Chelsea head coach Thomas Tuchel was not in attendance as his side edged past League One opposition in the FA Cup due to a positive Covid test, but that did not stop him getting involved in proceedings

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