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The travails of travellers mount as MMTS suburban train services veer off-track

The MMTS’ daily ridership has dropped to 45,000-50,000 passengers a day for its truncated 70-odd services. Before COVID, the MMTS was carrying 1.20 lakh passengers across 121 services. In sharp contrast, Hyderabad Metro Rail is packed to capacity, carrying more than four lakh passengers daily.

The Hindu

Scotland in a 'fairly stable position' in face of new Covid variant

A new coronavirus variant with a “high number of mutations” has been detected in the UK.

The National (Scotland)

What is the new Covid variant BA.2.86 prompting fears over surge in cases?

The new Covid strain was placed under the World Health Organisation’s monitoring list on Thursday due to the ‘large number of mutations it carries’

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Church bingo: A tradition lost to the Covid-19 pandemic

When Angela Christofilou took her camera out at her Nana’s bingo game, she could never have guessed she was capturing the final days of an institution

The Independent UK

Jay Bhattacharya & John Vecchione: Biden's Social Media Meddling Was Illegal

Plaintiffs in Missouri v. Biden allege that federal pressure to remove and suppress COVID-19 material on Facebook and Twitter violates the First Amendment.

Reason

Highly mutated COVID variant BA.2.86 has been detected in the U.S. Why the CDC and WHO are monitoring it

Dubbed "Pirola" by variant trackers, the strain is different enough from other Omicron to potentially warrant a Greek letter from the WHO, experts say.

Fortune

2 former Chicago police officers charged in $2 million COVID-19 relief fraud

Torrey Price retired from the Chicago Police Department on July 15 — about two weeks before he was indicted for fraud. Aaron Price, the other former cop who’s charged, retired in 2017.

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Covid vaccines should be available for anyone to buy in UK, scientists say as cases rise

Covid vaccines are currently only available via the NHS but some scientists have highlighted a need for companies to offer private sales, like with flu jabs

The Independent UK

Video-based intervention on diaphragmatic breathing was effective in lowering stress among young adults during COVID-19 pandemic: NIMHANS study

NIMHANS study shows diaphragmatic breathing intervention effective in reducing stress, negative emotions in young adults during COVID-19 pandemic. Led by Rajeev Jayaram Paleri and K.S. Meena, the study found that a one-time video-based relaxation technique was effective in lowering stress and negative emotions in 30 young adults from a Bengaluru…

The Hindu

New covid variant BA.2.86 detected in London

The new strain has been found to have a large number of mutations, putting scientists on alert

Evening Standard

Victoria paid EY more than $30m for Covid pandemic health projects

Public health expert says value of contracts cannot be assessed as they are described using ‘waffle words generated by the obfuscation machine’

The Guardian - AU

New Covid variant causing concern among scientists detected in London

It is unclear whether BA.2.86 causes more severe disease but its detection in several countries has put scientists on alert

The Guardian - UK

Barbenheimer-style gatherings blamed for Covid rise in Germany

Events such as filmgoing craze partly blamed as epidemiologists warn country could have a summer wave

The Guardian - UK

COVID-19 pandemic reminded us that health should be at centre of our decisions: PM Modi at G20 Health Ministers meet

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the COVID-19 pandemic has reminded nations that health should be at the centre of their decisions. He said that the COVID-19 pandemic has shown them the value of international cooperation. Read further on Dynamite news:

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The Independent UK

New Covid mutation found in UK as fears grow of surge in cases

Alert over variant with more mutations than usual comes as infections rising but booster jabs scaled back

The Guardian - UK

A new Covid variant is on the rise – how worried should we be?

It is important we stay level-headed as new subvariants emerge and mutate in the coming weeks and months, says Prof Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh

Inverse

'Warrior' Season 4? Star Andrew Koji Thinks There's a "Very Good Chance"

The 'Warrior' star muses on a potential Season 4, and producing his own shows and movies.

The Guardian - UK

Former Covid medical officer Van-Tam takes role at vaccine maker Moderna

One of UK’s public faces of pandemic, ‘JVT’ was known for football-related metaphors in No 10 briefings

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Labour changes wording of pledges on workers’ rights as Rayner says party is ‘far from watering down’ policy – as it happened

Deputy leader says party would legislate to improve workers’ rights within 100 days as policy forum tweaks plans for ‘day one’ rights such as sick pay

The Independent UK

Covid Eris symptoms: All we know about new variant driving surge in cases

Eris is now the second most prevalent Covid variant in the UK and most common varient in the US

The Independent UK

Should we wear masks again? Covid guidelines experts recommend

Many health experts stress that people should remain vigilant

The Independent UK

Everything we know about EG. 5, the Covid subvariant dominating the US as hospitalisations rise

Hospital admissions from coronavirus were up 7.7 per cent for the week ending 9 September

Evening Standard

Covid booster jabs set to be sold on high street for anyone to get

Health officials support proposal for private provision of jabs as numbers eligible on NHS fall

The Independent UK

New Covid wave has begun and masks should be worn again, scientists warn

Spread of new variant could cause extreme pressure on NHS and cause more damaging long-term health problems, Independent Sage expert says

The Independent UK

WHO tracking new Covid variant BA. X amid fears it could lead to new explosion of cases

Cases of the new highly-mutated strain found in Israel, Denmark and US

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