Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Covid-19

What the COVID Emergency Did to Our Freedoms. Live With Ian Vásquez, Nick Gillespie, and Zach Weissmueller

Join Reason on YouTube Thursday at 1 p.m. ET for a discussion about Biden officially ending the COVID-19 national emergency.

Reason

Kentucky highway fatalities drop in post-peak COVID period

Fatalities last year along Kentucky highways decreased for the first time since 2018. State officials say the 744 deaths reflect a 7.6% drop over 2021.

WEKU

'Unprecedented’ situation as two African countries report outbreaks of Marburg virus

For the first time, the world is seeing two simultaneous outbreaks of the Marburg virus – one in Equatorial Guinea, the other in Tanzania. The Marburg virus is just as deadly as Ebola, to which it is closely related, but it has been extremely rare until now.

France 24

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

New Covid variant 'Arcturus' causes surge in cases as masks become compulsory in some areas

It has been made compulsory in some states for people to wear face coverings, which in many areas is the first time this has been done in more than a year

Nottingham Post

India increases Covid booster jab production after surge in cases

Mock hospital drills held as new Omicron variant suspected of causing highest number of infections since 2022

The Guardian - UK

Why focusing on COVID deaths undercounts the health harms of the pandemic – new research

More than three years into the COVID pandemic, both the virus and the measures taken to control its spread have affected people’s lives across the globe. But how can we fully quantify these effects?

The Conversation

Alarm raised after new Covid variant emerges as cases soar in India

The country’s health ministry has been organising drills to see whether or not hospitals are prepared to deal with a major influx of patients

Irish Mirror

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Disability Denied: Unable to Work, COVID Long Haulers Face Barriers to Benefits

The long COVID crisis exposes a disability claims system in disarray.

Capital & Main

Dozens of independent newspapers launched during Covid in Australia. What happened next?

After crowdfunding campaigns, first editions and pandemic, are the startups thriving, barely surviving or sadly dying?

The Guardian - AU

Kimmel on Covid after the US national emergency: ‘It’s kinda like a crazy ex’

Late-night hosts discuss Biden ending the Covid national emergency, a federal judge’s abortion pill ruling and Trump’s spin on his arraignment

The Guardian - US

Lose-loos situation: the demise of public toilets in the UK

The UK is in the midst of a public toilet crisis, with the closure of hundreds of public loos over the past decade made worse by toilet shutdowns during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Week

New Covid variant Arcturus emerges as India sees surge in infections

Face masks have been brought back in some parts of the country, with doctors saying that a new symptom is being reported in children

Chronicle Live

New 'Arcturus' Covid variant as surge of cases sees face mask rules return

The strain, a sub-variant of Omicron, has resulted in a 13-fold increase of cases across India with protection measures put back in place for the first time in a year.

Daily Record

BoT stresses post-election policy coordination

The Bank of Thailand (BoT) says it is ready to work with the new government on coordinating fiscal and monetary policies now that most stimulus measures introduced during the Covid-19 pandemic are being wound down.

Bangkok Post

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

New Covid variant sparks fear as India sees huge surge of infections

The World Health Organisation said it is currently monitoring the new variant

Evening Standard

OPINION - The SNP are learning exactly where arrogance and leadership cults lead

Bankcrupties, as Ernest Hemingway put it, happen “in two ways — gradually and then suddenly”. That quip captures the tragi-farce playing out in the SNP. The party which rode the high horse of Scottish nationalism as the governing party at Holyrood since 2007 also captured support south of the border.…

Daily Mirror

New Covid variant 'Arcturus' emerges with compulsory masks returning after surge

The troubling 'Arcturus' Covid variant is more formally known as the Omicron sub-variant XBB.1.16 with most cases coming from India which has seen a recent surge in infections

Wales Online

Covid test tech being developed for conditions such as diabetes and Lyme disease

The skills learned during the pandemic are being expanded into other illnesses

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Technology behind Covid tests to be developed to spot diabetes and Lyme disease

Aberdeen-based Vertebrate Antibodies Ltd is working with US biotech firm Innova Medical Group.

Inverse

This Bird's Ingenious Survival Skill Could Inspire Revolutionary Technology

A bird called the Namaqua sandgrouse could inspire designs for better water bottles, Covid-19 tests, and even ways to source drinking water from the air.

The National (Scotland)

Motorhome 'seized by police' was to be SNP campaign bus

A MOTORHOME which was reportedly seized by police amid an investigation into SNP finances was intended to be a bus used for campaigning.

Dublin Live

Irish Rail announces return of catering services on specific Dublin route

Irish Rail's food trolley service, which was shut down back in 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic, is finally returning — only there's a catch

The Conversation

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Professor Marcia Langton on the Voice's powers and potential

Professor Marcia Langton holds the Foundation Chair of Australian Indigenous Studies at the University of Melbourne, and was co-author (with Professor Tom Calma) of the Indigenous Voice Co-design Process report to the Morrison government. She has been a fighter for rights and progress for Indigenous Australians for decades, and she’s…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Uniqlo Owner Expected to Post 30% Profit Rise, as Investors Eye China Results

Second-quarter results from Japan's Fast Retailing Co (9983.T), owner of clothing brand Uniqlo, will on Thursday offer a window into how rapidly demand in China is recovering after the lifting of pandemic curbs. The company, Japan's biggest retailer, reported a 2% dip in operating profit in the first quarter, partly…

The Independent UK

Widow of BBC presenter who died after Covid jab says ‘no alternative’ but to sue AstraZeneca

BBC Radio Newcastle’s Lisa Shaw had her first jab in May 2021 and died just a week later

1 … 419 420 421 422

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

the Social Security Administration

the University of Melbourne

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.