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How do economists judge Australia’s response to the COVID pandemic?

It was only a matter of time before someone wrote a book about Australia’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. I was expecting it to come from an eminent epidemiologist or public health expert, but it has been written by two economists. As an epidemiologist who covered the pandemic closely for…

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Herbert Kickl: Sharp-tongued Leader Of Austria's Far Right

Austria's far-right leader Herbert Kickl does not exactly cut a dashing figure but he has skilfully tapped into voter anxieties over migration, the war in Ukraine and the Covid pandemic.

International Business Times

Calls to fast-track Australian disease control centre

Australian health organisations say federal politicians are dragging their feet on establishing a permanent centre for disease control.

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Boris Johnson claims Covid originated in lab, in sudden U-turn in his views

Claim in ex-PM’s memoir contradicts his earlier warning that virus emerged from unsanitary ‘wet’ markets

The Independent UK

Senior Tories cast doubt over Boris Johnson’s plan to ‘invade the Netherlands’

Former prime minister’s claims about wanting to seize Covid vaccines being held in the EU ‘may have been a joke’

The Guardian - UK

Delhi CM announces Rs 1 crores ex-gratia to families of Covid warriors

Delhi government has announced an ex-gratia Rs 1 crore to the families of each of the five Corona warriors who died during the COVID-19, the CM office said on Saturday? Read further on Dynamite News:

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Boris Johnson considered invading Holland to seize Covid vaccines

The then prime minister convened a meeting of senior military officials to discuss the plans.

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Van Morrison is a hypnotically weird man – if only his music was still interesting

After his reputation was shaken by his controversial views on Covid policy, the Irish singer has put aside politics for his new record. It’s not particularly good – but that’s no surprise. Louis Chilton looks at the strange decline of one of music’s all-time greats

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson: we considered ‘aquatic raid’ on Netherlands to seize Covid vaccine

Former prime minister admits in extract from forthcoming book that he discussed possible aquatic operation at height of pandemic

The Guardian - UK

Saints LB Demario Davis Set For First Injury-Related Absence of 13-Year Career

The New Orleans stalwart has only ever missed one game due to COVID-19.

Sports Illustrated

Chinese Attempt To Smuggle Drones Disguised As COVID-19 Aid

Alleged Chinese scheme to send drones to Libya disguised as COVID-19 aid raises international concerns and questions about transparency in global affairs.

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Got COVID? Here are the updated 2024 isolation guidelines

The CDC no longer advises a five-day isolation period when you test positive, but recommends taking other precautions once your symptoms subside.

Fortune

Perry Farrell punched Dave Navarro in the face backstage, alleges Jane’s Addiction guitar tech as he reveals the background to the band’s onstage fight – and the dramatic aftermath

Dan Cleary was the man who restrained Farrell seconds after the singer attacked Navarro mid-gig – he opens up about the months of tension that led to what he believes to be the band’s last-ever show

Guitar World

Friday briefing: What we know about the young people who rioted this summer – and why

In today’s newsletter: A new Guardian analysis tells us more about exactly who contributed to violence in July and August

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What pathogen might spark the next pandemic? How scientists are preparing for ‘disease X’

Before the COVID pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) had made a list of priority infectious diseases. These were felt to pose a threat to international public health, but where research was still needed to improve their surveillance and diagnosis. In 2018, “disease X” was included, which signified that a…

The Guardian - UK

Future pandemic as big as Covid is inevitable, says Whitty

England’s chief medical officer also tells inquiry that UK’s low level of intensive care provision is a political decision

The Guardian - UK

Covid on the rise as experts say England has ‘capitulated’ to the virus

Immunologists push for increase in testing and more widespread vaccine booster rollout as new variant, XEC, emerges

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Free At-Home COVID Tests Available For Americans

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Covid Inquiry: Chris Whitty says lack of ICU capacity during pandemic was a 'political choice'

Chief medical officer says ‘very low’ capacity made treating the virus difficult

The Independent UK

Free COVID tests are back. Here's how to order a test to your home

Americans can once again order COVID-19 tests, without being charged, straight to their homes

The Guardian - UK

Doctor in tears at Covid inquiry says what NHS staff saw was ‘indescribable’

Prof Kevin Fong, who was on shift during 7/7 bombings, says height of pandemic was like a ‘terrorist attack every day’

The Independent UK

‘Scenes from hell’: Hospitals ran out of body bags and were close to collapse in pandemic, Covid inquiry told

A top doctor broke down in tears as he said that scenes in the unit ‘were like nothing I had ever seen’

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Grattan on Friday: Experts want Albanese to lead on indoor air quality as part of pandemic planning

Last month, a delegation led by Brendan Crabb, head of the Burnet Institute, a prestigious medical research body, met Anthony Albanese in the prime minister’s parliament house office.

The Guardian - UK

Lisa Nandy’s conference speech was a love song to the arts, performed with hands in empty pockets

With almost no practical plans for bringing UK culture back to strength after 14 years of ‘violent indifference’, the culture secretary repeated the ‘we love you but there’s no money’ mantra

Evening Standard

Sir Keir Starmer’s ‘stay at home’ Covid video was shot in Lord Alli’s £18m Covent Garden penthouse apartment

In the newly-unearthed clip, critics say Sir Keir ‘gave the impression’ of being at his family home in Kentish Town

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