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The Latest Breaking News from Covid-19

Some learner drivers forced to wait up to 10 months for tests amid Covid backlog

Recruitment drive for 300 examiners reportedly under way to help clear backlog

The Independent UK

NSW and Victoria reveal back-to-school plans – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Spanish Covid restrictions tightened in Tenerife, Mallorca and Ibiza

Latest travel rules across Balearic and Canary Islands

Liverpool Echo

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AFCON 2022: Comoros will have outfield player in goal against Cameroon in last 16 after Covid outbreak

Comoros will face Cameroon in the last 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations with an outfield player in goal after a Covid 19 outbreak in the squad.

Evening Standard

Reality of Costa del Sol 'ghost town' amid 90 day visa rules

One expat blamed a combination of Brexit rules and the impact of Covid

Liverpool Echo

Indigenous mayors sound alarm over crowded housing amid COVID outbreaks

Indigenous councils around Far North Queensland say housing shortages are exacerbating COVID outbreaks in remote communities.

ABC News

Adele shares grief with fans by video call over postponed Vegas shows

Singer extends apologies and tears by FaceTime and social media after Covid delays to her residency dates

The Guardian - UK

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Third wave has likely peaked in 4 of the 8 biggest cities

The third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic appears to have peaked in the four largest cities of the country, with the seven-day average of cases showing a clear decline in Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai.

The Times of India

Kebabs ’n’ jabs: the Punjabi grill in Gravesend offering a side of Covid shots

Kentish pharmacist-restaurateurs Rav and Raj Chopra joined the NHS vaccine rollout after their father’s hospitalisation

The Guardian - UK

Hundreds take part in Covid protest in Cardiff city centre

They marched through the city to chants of 'freedom' and handing out leaflets

Wales Online

ICC U19 World Cup: Bawa and Raghuvanshi's blistering tons power India to 405/5 against Uganda

TAROUBA (Trinidad): Raj Bawa and opener Angkrish Raghuvanshi smashed blistering centuries to power a COVID-hit India to a mammoth 405 for five against Uganda in their inconsequential final Group B match of the ICC U-19 World cup here on Saturday.

The Times of India

More evidence of excess deaths in India during pandemic

A recent paper in Science concluded India’s cumulative COVID-19 deaths were six to seven times higher than reported official mortality

The Hindu

Is the Covid pandemic over? WHO's one warning as Ireland reopens

The news comes as a recent study has shown that women are more likely than men to suffer the effects of long Covid

Irish Mirror

Covid spreads among Indian healthcare workers as Omicron wave surges

The rising Covid-19 wave in India has affected the country’s healthcare system with a large number of doctors and health workers testing positive for the coronavirus disease.

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The Guardian - UK

Keep wearing masks, charities urge as Covid measures are lifted in England

Groups supporting vulnerable people say they ‘feel abandoned’ by government as plan B restrictions come to an end

Salon

Huge numbers of kids getting long Covid

Doctors around the world estimate one in ten children with COVID-19 have long-term side effects

Daily Mirror

Mum-of-5 warned she 'might not make it' in heartbreaking last post before Covid death

Karen Hobbs' sister Rachel, from Cardiff, is still reeling from her sister's death a year ago and blasted Downing Street for 'ignoring the rules' with its alleged lockdown parties

Leeds Live

Defiant Yorkshire NHS nurse says she will end 30 year career instead of getting Covid vaccine

A nurse from West Yorkshire is prepared to give up her 30-year career in the NHS over the Covid-19 vaccine mandate, which requires all staff to be double jabbed by April 1

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Manchester Evening News

Dad-of-two has to learn to walk and talk again a year on from Covid hospital admission

When in hospital, Andrew recalls someone telling him they didn't believe that vaccinations would do anything and that the whole pandemic was a conspiracy

The Guardian - UK

Dover blames queues on spike in freight traffic not Brexit

Frustrated drivers disagree, saying Brexit checks and Covid paperwork were behind delays on port approach

The Independent UK

‘Stealth Omicron’: Everything we know about new ‘under investigation’ Covid-19 strain BA.2

It’s harder to detect than original Omicron and may be even faster at spreading but, say scientists, is probably no more dangerous

Irish Mirror

What time do Irish pubs close tonight? Full list of changes to hospitality as Covid restrictions end

As people prepare for their first night out, free of restrictions, since the pandemic began almost two years ago, many will be wondering what time pubs will stay open until. In case you forgot, here are full details of Irish pub opening hours

Dublin Live

RTE Late Late Show begins with emotional Ryan Tubridy Covid-19 speech - but viewers had mixed reactions

There was a mixed reaction to the speech as viewers let their thoughts be known on social media

Irish Mirror

Mixed reaction as Ryan Tubridy makes 'strange' speech about Covid restrictions on RTE Late Late Show

There was mixed reaction to the speech as viewers let their thoughts be known on social media. Some praised the emotional message, while others said there was 'nothing worse'

The Independent UK

What rules were the public being told to follow when No 10 aide organised lockdown gathering?

Only two people allowed to meet outside while socially distanced under Covid rules in May 2020

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