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The Latest Breaking News from Covid-19

Boris Johnson ‘trying to rewrite history’ before Covid inquiry appearance

Briefings of favourable stories to press have contained ‘usual lies and bluster’, bereaved families say

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson faces two-day grilling at Covid Inquiry

Former PM arrives at inquiry venue around 7am, three hours before hearing is due to begin

Evening Standard

Covid inquiry – live: Boris Johnson to be grilled over pandemic response today

Former prime minister to be questioned on UK’s late lockdown and is expected to apologise for government mistakes

The Independent UK

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Boris Johnson faces tough questions at Covid inquiry over handling of pandemic

Former prime minister to give evidence as mystery deepens over retrieval of WhatsApp messages

The Guardian - UK

Covid inquiry: Johnson WhatsApp messages still missing due to ‘technical issue’

A spokesman for the former prime minister said that he has fully cooperated with the inquiry, as he prepares to give evidence on Wednesday

Evening Standard

Covid wiped out British pupils’ gains in maths and English

The UK saw an ‘unprecedented’ drop in results and now ranks behind countries like Singapore and Japan

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson: Where is he now and is he still MP?

The Independent looks at the former prime minister and what he’s been up to lately

The Independent UK

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Piers Morgan to host talk show from home after catching Covid

TalkTV presenter says he feels 'rough as a badger's a***' after contracting virus

Evening Standard

Schools are still reeling from Michael Gove’s arrogant meddling

Letters: The fragmentation of the education system into multi-academy trusts has created waste and a lack of accountability, writes Prof Ron Glatter. Plus letters from Penny Perrett, John Martin and Andrew Keeley

The Guardian - UK

Low PISA math scores post-pandemic: Policies need to consider both academic excellence and equity

There will be a collective gasp as governments and policymakers reckon with drops in 15 year olds’ math skills in the wake of the pandemic, as captured by the OECD’s release of the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2022 results.

The Conversation

‘She means every word she sings’: inside a starry tribute to Marianne Faithfull

The singer survived a near-death bout of Covid but may never sing again, so artists such as Shirley Manson and Peaches have banded together for a new album

The Guardian - US

Boris Johnson’s Covid charge sheet: from Partygate and flip-flopping to ‘letting it rip’

Security is beefed up at the Covid inquiry as the former PM finally faces grilling on decisions he made during pandemic

The Independent UK

Covid inquiry - live: Boris Johnson to be grilled over lockdown delay

Former prime minister to be questioned on UK’s late lockdown and is expected to apologise for government mistakes

The Independent UK

Musk's not wrong: People really are less willing to work post-pandemic—and Covid handouts could be the cause

While Elon Musk has generally blamed the West’s unwillingness to work longer hours on workers’ sheer laziness, the Bank for International Settlements has blamed the phenomenon on COVID handouts.

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The Guardian - UK

You can’t handle the truth, Johnson will tell the Covid inquiry: a bit rich from a man who can’t recognise it

I expect to see his version of Jack Nicholson’s defiance in A Few Good Men. But ignore all that – this was his mess, his debacle, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Independent UK

Ask John Rentoul anything as Boris Johnson gives bombshell evidence at the Covid inquiry

The Independent’s chief political commentator John Rentoul will be taking your questions as the former prime minister is questioned on lockdowns, Partygate and more

The Conversation

COVID inquiry: how it works, and when we will know if it is successful

The COVID inquiry has already made plenty of headlines, revealing the inner workings of the government and its many personalities during the pandemic. But other than gripping television, what can we ultimately expect from this exercise?

The National (Scotland)

Scotland's education scores decline with global trends, Pisa scores show

SCOTLAND has seen declines in performance across reading, science, and mathematics in line with global trends, according to the latest international…

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The Hindu

India records 83 new Covid cases

India has logged 83 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases have been recorded at 512, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on December 5.

Evening Standard

Some Britons don't want to 'get out of house and work necessary hours' after Covid pandemic, says Lord Hague

'There does seem to have been a changed attitude to work after Covid,' the peer added

Dynamite News

Allahabad HC stays criminal proceedings against Akhilesh Yadav in violation of Covid norms case

A petition challenging the charge sheet as well as the entire proceedings was filed by Akhilesh Yadav and others. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Conversation

Could antivirals reduce your risk of long COVID? Where the research is up to on prevention and treatment

Evidence is continuing to accumulate on the burden and frequency of chronic effects after a COVID infection, which fall under the umbrella term “long COVID”.

USAFacts

How many people have long COVID?

In October 2023, over a quarter of adults with long COVID were experiencing significant activity limitations.

The Conversation

Public health errors: Why it's crucial to understand what they are before assessing COVID-19 responses

Joe Vipond, a Canadian emergency room physician who was a strong supporter of masking during the pandemic, said in a speech last year that the slow recognition that COVID-19 is spread by airborne transmission resulted in what is likely “the most egregious public health error in modern history.”

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Lexington officials see an uptick in flu and COVID cases

The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department is reporting upticks in cases of both the flu and COVID-19 in the city as respiratory illness season begins.

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