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The Latest Breaking News from Covid-19

Everything we know about Boris Johnson’s alleged Downing Street lockdown parties

PM facing outrage after details of rule-breaking bashes continue to emerge

The Independent UK

Covid briefing: Five things you need to know as rugby fans celebrate news from Ireland

The Taoiseach has announced a lifting of restrictions saying 'humans are social beings and we Irish are more social than most'

Wales Online

When can I get my Covid booster jab? Everything you need to know

Spread of Omicron variant of coronavirus introduces fresh note of urgency to top-up vaccination drive

The Independent UK

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What is ‘plan A’, when is it returning and what Covid rules have changed?

Prime minister Boris Johnson hails return to ‘plan A’ in statement to MPs

The Independent UK

Japan and Poland log record cases; Germany seven-day rate at new high – as it happened

Concerns about new Omicron offshoot in England; France to bring in strict restrictions for unvaccinated people

The Guardian - UK

Covid Omicron symptoms: Which signs to look for

Latest strain manifests itself in slightly different ways to original coronavirus, which was often difficult to differentiate from common cold without testing

The Independent UK

Face masks, Covid Passes, care homes and isolation: The rules this weekend as Plan B scrapped

Do you need to wear a face mask in shops this weekend? Are Covid Passes still required for nightclubs? These are the current rules after the government announced Plan B measures are coming to an end

Manchester Evening News

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China's success taming virus could make exit strategy harder

The sweeping “zero-tolerance” policies that China has employed to protect its people and economy from COVID-19 may, paradoxically, make it harder for the country to exit the pandemic

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson's 50 worst lies, gaffes and scandals as Prime Minister finally resigns

Boris Johnson has announced he will resign as Tory leader - and for so many MPs it was a very, very long time coming. We look back on his 50 worst lies, gaffes and scandals since the start of his career

Daily Mirror

Western Australia races to contain Perth Covid cluster as Greg Hunt declines to condemn border decision

New South Wales records 30 Covid deaths, Victoria 20, Queensland 10, South Australia three and Tasmania one

The Guardian - AU

Majority of Covid restrictions lift in Ireland

All curbs on the hospitality sector have been removed while sporting events can return to full capacity.

The Independent UK

Irish pub rules timeline since Covid began - shut downs, one bizarre rule and the biggest blow

On March 31, most restrictions could be done away with, however, there are suggestions that pubs may be able to return to a midnight curfew much sooner

Irish Mirror

Jeremy ready for the heavy lifting needed to taste glory

The 19-year-old Youth Olympics champion’s plans have been disrupted by injury and COVID. But his resolve remains unshakeable as he prepares for the challenge of adding significantly heavier plates to his barbell for this year’s Commonwealth and Asian Games

The Hindu

‘I cried all day’: the anguish of people locked out of Japan by Covid

Travel restrictions have stranded almost 150,000 students, workers and others hoping to join relatives

The Guardian - AU

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Birmingham Post

Tories say big chains are being 'short-changed' on Covid funds in Wales

Welsh Government says its focus has been on supporting SMEs in Wales but will adjust rules so big firms don't miss out

Irish Mirror

Dr Tony Holohan, Taoiseach Micheal Martin and Leo Varadkar share their plans to celebrate after Covid restrictions end

'I will have a pint over the weekend'

Daily Mirror

Boy takes own life 'blaming himself' for death of dad who caught Covid at school event

Guilt-ridden Anthony Reyes Jr, from Los Angeles, took his own life after his dad died from Covid last September having gone to a sports event at his school and catching the virus

The Times of India

Gurugram sees 3 more Covid deaths, youngest a 4-year-old; hospital infections a worry

GURUGRAM: A four-year-old girl with leukaemia was among three persons who died in the city on Friday after testing positive for Covid. Officials said she was the youngest Covid patient to have succumbed to the infection in the current wave so far.

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ABC News

Tasmania suffers second COVID-19 death as the state records 726 new cases

Health Minister Jeremy Rockliff says the person who died presented to the Mersey Community Hospital on Thursday with "a range of medical conditions".

Wales Online

'London's sickest Covid patient' learning to walk again 12 months on

The London cab driver was admitted to Queen Elizabeth Hospital, in Woolwich, with Covid-19 pneumonia, after falling ill on Christmas Day 2020

The Times of India

Focus on bringing economy back on track, says Delhi deputy CM Manish Sisodia

NEW DELHI: With the state economy suffering heavy losses in the past two years due to Covid pandemic, deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia on Friday said efforts would be made to bring it back on track in the next financial year.

The Times of India

Rajasthan: Nearly 7,000 kids lost single or both parents during Covid till date

JAIPUR: The details of nearly 7,000 children who lost both parents, parent or were abandoned during Covid have been uploaded on the government portal. Rajasthan is in the top 10 states with 6,827 such children recorded from April 2020 to January 2022.

The Times of India

Covid-19: Positivity nears 30% in Andhra Pradesh, highest since March 2020

VISAKHAPATNAM/VIJAYAWADA: Andhra Pradesh reported a new daily high in Covid-19 cases as the state accumulated 13,212 infections on Friday, taking the cumulative caseload to 21,53,268. This is the highest one-day case total in about seven months. The daily positivity rate further increased to 29.7% as the new cases were detected…

The Times of India

Long Covid returns, symptoms mild but persist for weeks

KOLKATA: The long Covid, in a form that is different from the second wave, is back with many among the infected feeling the impact of symptoms for weeks, a lingering weakness being the most common after-effect that’s refusing to go.

AAP

Vic to unveil back-to-school COVID plan

Victoria's back-to-school plan to shield students and teachers from the Omicron wave will be unveiled within days, as COVID-19 cases trend downwards.

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