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The number of daily Covid-19 cases in Bangkok has surged from 400 to 700, nearly twice the number of cases reported before the Songkran festival.

Bangkok Post

Australian aged care providers accused of ‘crying poor’ to lobby for government funding

Analyst suggests some in the industry are misleading the public about their financial position to demand higher fees

The Guardian - AU

In search of some extreme heat relief

Earlier this month, spirits were high as the nation celebrated its first full-fledged Songkran in four years. No fears of Covid-19 or the sweltering heat were going to scare people out of enjoying one of the country's most-cherished holidays.

Bangkok Post

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Airline reservations surge for Golden Week

Airlines announced Friday current booking results for the upcoming Golden Week holiday season, which will run April 29 to May 7. With COVID-19 set to be downgraded to a Category V infectious disease on May 8, international flights are seeing more than double the number of bookings compared to last…

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Novelist Celeste Ng: ‘There was a period when I thought I’d never write again’

The award-winning author on how Trump, Covid and anti-Asian rhetoric inspired her latest novel, digging her way out of ‘post-book fatigue’, and learning to touch type using Ulysses

The Guardian - UK

Bride celebrates beautiful wedding after long distance relationship works out

Liz O'Malley met her now husband in Australia and was uncertain about the longevity of the relationship when she moved home to Ireland, but it all ended well for the happy couple when they tied the knot last year

Dublin Live

Expert warns UK is facing 5 waves of Covid a year as Arcturus spreads

Virologist Dr Lennard Lee said Covid doesn't appear to be dying out and a new variant is hitting our shores every two months, with the latest being, Arcturus

Daily Mirror

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Covid tied to deadly heart condition that can strike within a few months

'Patients should seek medical attention if they develop palpitations'

Wales Online

Study: Exposure to air pollution during pregnancy increases likelihood of flu attack

Women are more vulnerable to severe respiratory infections caused by a variety of viruses during pregnancy, including influenza A virus (IAV), respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Covid: No evidence shielding helped vulnerable people, Swansea University study says

Researchers said the findings 'raised questions about the success of shielding'

Wales Online

Daily Covid cases double in Bangkok

The number of new daily Covid-19 cases in Bangkok has surged from 400 to 700, nearly twice the number of cases reported before the Songkran festival.

Bangkok Post

Two men were consumed by Covid psychosis. Their wives say one lived and the other died because of how doctors reacted

Two men developed psychosis after becoming infected with Covid-19. One of them ultimately received treatment after his concerns were repeatedly dismissed, while the other died of a possible suicide. Now, their families are trying to raise awareness about the rare and devastating condition. Andrea Blanco reports

The Independent UK

Covid warning as virus linked to deadly heart condition that can strike within six months

Swedish researchers have found that ventricular tachycardia was “much higher” in the adults who had suffered from severe Covid

Daily Mirror

OPINION - The Leader podcast: Running the London Marathon with Richard Whitehead

Over 40,000 runners are expected to take part in the London Marathon on Sunday. It’s the first time since 2019 that the event is being held in spring, with the last few taking place in autumn due to COVID restrictions.

Evening Standard

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Reuters

Indonesian, Malaysian Muslims celebrate Eid al-Fitr as COVID fears recede

Muslims in Indonesia and Malaysia gathered in large groups to usher in the Eid al-Fitr festival on Saturday, relieved to be able to celebrate freely after the lifting of most COVID-19 restrictions.

The Guardian - US

A California journalist documents the far-right takeover of her town: ‘We’re a test case’

Doni Chamberlain’s been a journalist in Shasta county for nearly 30 years. Now she’s targeted by the extremists who are looking to reshape the region

The Independent UK

Fugitive accused of faking his own death sobs as he insists: ‘I’m an Irish orphan’

Nicholas Rossi, also known as Nicholas Alahverdian, appeared on US television claiming mistaken identity

Wales Online

How leisure centres and attractions are trying to recover pre-Covid trading in Swansea

Energy prices and cost of living pressures aren't making it easy but there are some positive signs

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Michael Pascoe: The fallacy at the heart of the Reserve Bank of Australia review

Instead of tackling the fallacy and lie, the review came up with this: 'There should be increased joint work between Treasury and the RBA'.

Daily Mirror

Woman cuts her weight in HALF after Covid scare - and sheds £100 a month off her food bill

At the start of last year, Kerri, 42, decided to join her local Swimming World group after she was hospitalised during the pandemic

Manchester Evening News

Emergency alert test will not hang up your phone call or 'breach GPDR' - five online myths debunked

Full Fact has researched five false claims circulating online ahead of the Emergency Alert test on Sunday

Manchester Evening News

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

Daily Mirror

'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

The Independent UK

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

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

Manchester Evening News

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

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