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School starts in two weeks – here’s what we know about Covid safety plans for Australian students

Will there be access to rapid tests? What isolation rules will apply for students and teachers? How will staff shortages be dealt with? We answer your key questions

The Guardian - AU

Four key points Nicola Sturgeon could address during her Covid update later today

The First Minister is expected to lift more restrictions in Scotland amid an 'improving' situation with Omicron.

Daily Record

What time is Nicola Sturgeon's covid update? Where to watch and what to expect?

During a 20-minute statement Nicola Sturgeon will announce the latest daily figures which have been improving in the last week.

Daily Record

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South Australian government rejects school term delay as state records two COVID deaths

South Australia records another 3,079 COVID-19 cases and two deaths, but the state government says it will not agree to a union push to delay the start of the school year by a fortnight.

ABC News

‘People are spooked’: Australia’s January consumer confidence sinks to three-decade low over Omicron

As Covid cases surge Australians are avoiding spending, despite 2021 ending on an economic high

The Guardian - AU

Private hospital staff diverted to public system as Omicron wave results in Australia’s deadliest Covid day

Seventy-seven deaths have been reported across the country, with 36 in NSW, 22 in Victoria and 16 in Queensland

The Guardian - AU

On Australia’s deadliest day of Covid pandemic, experts say we don’t know enough about who is dying

Doctors say Australia must coordinate Covid-19 data nationally and pick up the game on testing, tracing, isolating and quarantining

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France reports nearly half a million new cases, a record increase; Italy records 228,179 daily infections – as it happened

France registers 464,769 new Covid-19 infections over the last 24 hours; Italy’s cases jump from 83,403 a day earlier

The Guardian - UK

COVID leads to mass VICSWIM swimming lesson cancellations

Thousands of Victorian children will miss out on vital swimming lessons this month due to instructor shortages and the rapid spread of COVID-19.

ABC News

West Bengal allows gyms, jatra, shoots with curbs in place

KOLKATA: In a reviewed relaxation order on Monday, gyms, which were shut for more than two weeks following the state's Covid restrictions, have been allowed to reopen with 50% of the capacity till 9pm, provided the staff and members are vaccinated and Covid negative.

The Times of India

Queensland records 16 COVID-19 deaths and 15,962 new cases in deadliest single day of pandemic

Sixteen people in Queensland die from COVID-19 in the latest reporting period, the highest daily number of deaths recorded in the pandemic, with 15,962 new infections confirmed and 819 people being treated in hospital.

ABC News

SA health system crushed by COVID-19: AMA

South Australia's AMA President Michelle Atchison says the COVID-19 pandemic has "steamrolled and crushed" the state's health system.

AAP

Plans drawn up ‘to scrap all Covid rules in England as early as March’

The prime minister is accused of planning to scrap Covid rules to boost his ailing reputation

The Independent UK

COVID patient on ventilator as Tasmania records 1,310 new cases

Tasmania records 1,310 new COVID-19 cases, 273 more than yesterday. There is now a second patient in intensive care in hospital.

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The Conversation

Time to upgrade from cloth and surgical masks to respirators? Your questions answered

With the rapid spread of Omicron, many countries are rethinking their COVID mask advice for the community.

Daily Mirror

Woman, 31, shares little-known Covid side effect which makes it hard to eat

A TikToker from California has taken to social media to share how Long Covid has a relatively unknown side effect which makes it difficult for her to swallow or consume food

The Times of India

Jabs have likely prevented millions of deaths, experts say

PUNE: Infectious diseases expert Dr Sanjay Pujari, a member of the national Covid task force, said, "Among all interventions to reduce Covid-19 deaths, full vaccination has the greatest efficacy. Modelling studies suggest that vaccines may have prevented millions of deaths globally."

The Times of India

68% Covid fatalities in Maharashtra govt hospitals since December 1 were unvaccinated

PUNE: A substantial 68% of Covid patients who died of complications at state-run medical colleges and hospitals in the last 48 days were unvaccinated, the latest report by Maharashtra's Medical Education and Drug Department has said. The remaining 32% included fully and partly vaccinated patients, both with or without underlying…

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The Times of India

Out of 3,600 Covid beds in Jaipur hospitals, 333 are occupied

JAIPUR: As active cases are rising, hospitalisations in the city have also gone up marginally.

The Times of India

After 46 Covid deaths in January so far, Rajasthan govt intensifies vaccination drive

JAIPUR: The health department has appealed to people to follow Covid appropriate behaviour, wear masks and get vaccinated as cases have been increasing.

The Times of India

‘Why only me?’ asks CM Bhupesh Baghel after Covid FIR in Noida

RAIPUR: Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel reacted sharply to the FIR lodged against him at a Noida police station for alleged violation of Covid protocol, wondering why the Election Commission wasn't taking action against BJP leaders who have violated rules.

The Times of India

Elective procedures make a cautious start: 7 Cov ICU patients get pacemakers at IPGMER

KOLKATA: The Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (IPGMER) on Friday carried out pacemaker implants on seven Covid patients who were admitted for the procedure but had tested positive without symptoms. It marked the beginning of a new chapter in Covid treatment in Kolkata, paving the way for…

The Times of India

Glimmer of hope for tourism: Travel buffs plan summer trips

Kolkata: Though the tourism industry and travel agents are passing through harrowing times after many people cancelled their tours following a spike in Covid cases, a section of people started planning trips for summer holidays. Some of them are also preparing for international tours as they are updating their passports…

The Times of India

Mumbai: Fewest daily Covid cases in 2022 take tally past 1 million, deaths up

MUMBAI: Nearly 680 days after the pandemic started, the city’s Covid-19 caseload touched the 1 million mark on Monday. Only the US, India, Brazil, the UK, France, Russia and Turkey have seen more patients than Mumbai in the two-year-long pandemic so far.

Daily Mirror

85 Tories who fought Covid passes for nightclubs - but have forced voters to show ID

Critics have questioned why scores of Tory MPs were so passionately opposed to a "papers, please" society when it came to vaccine passports - but were happy to have it at election time

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