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Watch out for these six norovirus symptoms as experts fear a large outbreak

Norovirus is a nasty bug that causes vomiting and diarrhoea and it is feared there could be many more cases than usual this year thanks to Covid

Chronicle Live

Covid vaccines for five to 11-year-olds - what parents need to know as jabs are rolled out

We have put together information about which children are eligible for the jabs, the dose they will receive and how the process will work

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Reds cop COVID-19 hit on Super Rugby eve

Queensland Reds stars James O'Connor and Jordan Petaia, as well as coach Brad Thorn, all missed the side's Super Rugby trial match due to COVID-19.

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Covid news: UK reports 259 deaths; Turkish president tests positive – as it happened

New Zealand and Russia both report record number of daily coronavirus cases

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Six norovirus symptoms to watch out for as experts fear large outbreak

Researchers say there could be many more cases than usual this year thanks to Covid

Wales Online

How many Covid-19 deaths were there in England? The answer is complicated

The idea that people with a pre-existing condition are at death’s door is simply untrue. Covid-19 deaths in England and Wales were not as low as even a senior member of parliament has suggested.

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The area of Bristol with soaring covid rates that are over double the national average

Other areas in Bristol are showing severely high case rates

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Nottingham nurse who trained on Covid front line says No 10 'parties' are an insult

He said he often said in his car at the end of a shift and reflected on the day's horrors

Nottingham Post

The COVIDSafe app was designed to help contact tracers. We crunched the numbers to see what really happened

Early in the pandemic, the COVIDSafe app was designed as a tool to improve contact tracing. And a multimedia campaign promoted it as helping to find more COVID contacts faster.

The Conversation

Rajasthan: Covid positivity rate falls, 389 deaths so far this year

JAIPUR: Covid positivity rate in the state dipped to 15.3% in the past seven days (Jan 29-Feb 4) from 20.9% a week earlier (from Jan 22-28). Health department officials said the decrease in positivity rate showed that the pace at which the virus was spreading had slowed down a bit…

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Picture reportedly shows Boris Johnson holding can of beer at lockdown birthday party

Rishi Sunak is also understood to have attended the event as he turned up for a Covid meeting

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'Cloaked' far-right seizes on Canberra anti-vaxx protests

A Canberra-based extremist group used a COVID-19 freedom rally to fundraise, and experts warn it's part of a trend.

Newcastle Herald

Police have photo of Boris Johnson with beer at lockdown party, say reports

Photograph understood to be among those submitted by Met to Sue Gray inquiry into breaches of Covid rules

The Guardian - UK

Night curfew lifted in Rajasthan, guest limit raised for social gatherings

JAIPUR: The government on Friday announced lifting the daily night curfew, currently imposed from 11pm to 5am, on weekdays from across the state from February 5. The move has come following a slight drop in the number of Covid-19 cases in the state.

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Andhra Pradesh: Daily Covid positivity rate drops to 13.5%

VISAKHAPATNAM: Andhra Pradesh reported 4,198 new Covid-19 cases on Friday, taking the cumulative caseload to 22,97,369. This is the lowest one-day total in the last 20 days. The toll increased to 14,646 as five more patients succumbed to the pandemic. Two patients died in Chittoor, and one each in Nellore,…

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West Bengal: Covid pulls down January property registration, realtors bullish after SoP extension

KOLKATA: The third wave and movement restrictions that were enforced to contain the spread of the virus resulted in a 40% dip in property registration in January 2022 against the number of sales deeds registered a month ago in December 2021.

The Times of India

Pandemic hits cancer reporting

CHENNAI: Oncologists have reported at least a 30% reduction in fresh cases of cancer in Tamil Nadu since 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic, health experts said on Friday international day for cancer. This will limit outcomes and rate of recovery over the next few years, they said.

The Times of India

Karnataka govt okays 100% occupancy in gyms, theatres

BENGALURU: With the third wave of Covid-19 showing steady signs of abating, the Karnataka government on Friday lifted the curbs imposed on film theatres, gyms, yoga centres and swimming pools and permitted 100% occupancy in these places from Saturday.

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Angst all round as Beijing's moment nears

China's borders have been virtually closed off for the past two years. Now, in a way, it's opening on a massive scale for the Winter Olympics. To pull this off in the middle of a pandemic, China is holding the Games in a fortress.

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Beijing Games start at Bird's Nest

Beijing: The 2022 Winter Olympics officially started off Friday night as China attempts to turn the page on a troubled build-up overshadowed by human rights concerns and Covid.

The Guardian - AU

Victoria reports 41 Covid deaths, Qld 21 and NSW 18; anti-vaxxers protest in Canberra – as it happened

Firefighters in Western Australia battle two emergency-level bushfires. This blog is now closed

The Guardian - AU

‘He fought his whole life’: independence advocate who fled persecution dies from Covid-19

John Souisa steered refugees to safety and never stopped campaigning for Moluccan freedom

Nottingham Post

Cotgrave homeowers 'immune' as wall knocked down in crash - again

'It's like having three Covid vaccines.'

Irish Mirror

Covid-19 pandemic 'focused minds on savings' in lockdown

Our struggles have shone a harsh new light on Ireland’s financial well-being, according to new research

Daily Mirror

Girl, 5, 'on borrowed time' dies with Covid as mum shares her utter heartbreak

Ruby Boston, of Queensland, Australia, put up a fierce fight against Covid battling the virus for two weeks but her health eventually took a turn for the worst

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