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UKHSA issues update on Arcturus Covid variant as five deaths reported among sequenced cases

The UKHSA says more than 100 sequenced cases have now been detected in the UK

Manchester Evening News

'At 17 I went to my GP with a cough - three months later I left hospital with a new heart'

Sports-mad Ed Burdge, 17, had no idea there was something wrong with his heart but ended up needing an urgent transplant after a cough turned out to be something more sinister

Daily Mirror

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

The Independent UK

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Manchester City star's 'routine medical' revealed terrifying diagnosis

Former City midfielder Michael Brown has opened up about his shock cancer diagnosis which came at the start of the first coronavirus lockdown in early 2020

Manchester Evening News

New Tory Science Secretary's husband once branded Covid-19 a 'mental illness'

The Prime Minister carried out a mini-reshuffle to replace sacked Dominic Raab and to appoint maternity cover for two top Tories

Daily Mirror

Dublin Airport promises major changes in bid to avoid repeat of last year's summer travel nightmare

Fed up families last summer complained of rubbish and dirty toilets at the airport, while thousands queued for hours, and many missed flights due to insufficient staffing levels caused by workers leaving during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Irish Mirror

Local elections: how Tories and Labour fared in the last three votes

A look back at key trends over the last four years, before parts of England go to the polls next month

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Mobile vaccination units to help West Lothian roll-out of Covid booster jabs

Booster vaccinations against Covid are available in partnership buildings and health centres across the county until the end of June

Edinburgh Live

Niche Retirement Communities Are Growing — Are They Right for You?

Niche retirement communities, where people come together over shared affinities, are becoming more abundant.

Kiplinger

First Covid death from new 'most transmissible' Arcturus strain

The variant of the virus has now hit the UK and it has a different symptom to previous versions

Nottingham Post

The rate of older Californians dying of malnutrition has accelerated

A growing number of California’s oldest residents are dying of malnutrition, a yearslong trend that accelerated during the COVID pandemic.

Tribune News Service

Eduardo Porter: Migration’s root cause isn’t that complicated

Why didn’t Mexico implode? That may be one of the biggest economic mysteries left in the wake of COVID-19. Mexicans weathered a disproportionate blow: By the first anniversary of the pandemic, Mexico had suffered the second highest rate of excess death in the world, trailing only Armenia.

Tribune News Service

Crichton parkrun in Dumfries celebrates 200th event

Daily Record

Friday briefing: Food prices continue to surge – how will the UK and the rest of the world respond?

In today’s newsletter: The cost of eating continues to surge, and everywhere from Nigeria to China is in search of an answer

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The Independent UK

Arcturus: What do we know about the new Covid variant?

XBB.1.16 strain detected in 22 countries so far and is driving up infection rate in India

Dublin Live

First death linked to Covid Arcturus variant confirmed

Arcturus, which is a subvariant of Omicron, was first seen in India and has been on the World Health Organisation's watchlist since the end of March

Bangkok Post

Spain struggles to dish out $84bn to build a post-Covid EU

MADRID: A request for seaplanes needed to fight forest fires is red-flagged because it could harm the environment. Companies seeking aid after being hammered by Covid are asked to show proof of a healthy balance sheet in recent years.

Chicago Tribune

Chicago told to reinstate employees fired over COVID-19 vaccination requirement

CHICAGO — Chicago must reinstate city employees who were fired for refusing to comply with Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate and rescind the requirement, a state administrative law judge has ruled.

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ABC News

The latest COVID-19 news and case numbers from around the states and territories

Here's a quick wrap of the COVID-19 news and case numbers from each Australian jurisdiction from the past week.

Los Angeles Times

New coronavirus subvariant Arcturus is now in L.A. Is there reason to worry?

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County has identified its first cases of an emerging omicron coronavirus subvariant dubbed Arcturus, a strain global health authorities are watching closely as it has been linked to an upswing in cases in India.

The Conversation

Plagues, poisons and magical thinking – how COVID lab leak hysteria could be straight from the Middle Ages

The COVID “lab leak” story clearly isn’t going away soon. The theory that the pandemic began with an accidental release of the virus from a lab in Wuhan recurs like clockwork – most recently in a report from Senate Republicans in the US this week.

Birmingham Post

Revealed: The East Midlands winners of the 2023 King's Awards for Enterprise

One winner says awards are ‘testament to the excellent reputation that British manufacturing holds on the global stage’

The New Daily

Class action filed over aged care home COVID-19 deaths

Shine Lawyers have filed a class action against Anglicare on behalf of family members of residents who died during the pandemic at Newmarch House.

Bangkok Post

Lowdown on the latest Covid variant XBB.1.16

Thailand recently reported 27 cases of the new Omicron sub-variant XBB.1.16, prompting authorities to monitor its transmission speed and the ease with which it can escape people's ability to handle the virus in the wake of months, if not years, of vaccines and herd immunity.

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A new code means employers need to protect workers' mental health. But will it work?

Experts say the code recognises that the workplace can impact our mental health, and employers could be held responsible for harms.

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