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Over 3,000 Covid cases recorded in Delhi in last one week

NEW DELHI: The national capital Delhi recorded more than 3,000 cases of Covid in the past one week, while the tally of active cases increased by over 121 per cent in the same period, according to official data.

The Times of India

WHO chief urges China to share information on COVID origins

Global health agency scientists say new Chinese study released this week offered some ‘clues’ on origins but no answers.

Al Jazeera

Live Easter reenactments resume in the Philippines despite Catholic Church objections

The real-life reenactments in the farming village of San Pedro Cutud in Pampanga province north of Manila resumed after a three-year pause because of the coronavirus pandemic.

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How One District Launched Its Mobile STEM Lab

The STEAM Machine is a portable STEM lab and mobile makerspace that just got rolling in Wichita Falls ISD

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Edinburgh men raided posh clothes section in Dobbies after Covid turned them to life of crime

Ryan Bland and Michael Osborne from Edinburgh smashed a window at the Dobbies store on the outskirts of Stirling after travelling to the city to buy a van at a nearby travellers' site.

Edinburgh Live

Anas Sarwar claims SNP is 'mired in scandal' as Labour prepares for possible Rutherglen by-election

The Scottish Labour leader claimed the SNP was “known for their lack of transparency” while campaigning in Rutherglen.

Daily Record

Mayo Clinic Q and A: Allergies or a virus? How to tell the difference

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Every year I am plagued by springtime allergies. But in the last few weeks I have been experiencing congestion, runny nose and a persistent cough. How can I determine whether this is a cold, allergies or something more? When should I seek medical care?

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At 6,050, Covid cases sees sharp upward spiral in last 24 hours

As many 6,050 fresh Covid-19 infections were recorded in the country in the last 24 hours, marking a significant jump from Thursday's tally of 5,335 cases. Read further on Dynamite News:

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‘We’ll know how it started’: WHO calls on China to release all its COVID secrets

WHO's chief sees no chance of establishing the origins of the COVID-19 virus unless China grants access to all information in its possession

The New Daily

Dumfries churches provide soup and sales tables for Christian Aid Lenten Lunches

For the past six weeks, members of all denominations have been working together to mark Lent and raise funds for Christian Aid

Daily Record

Husband of North East radio presenter who died after AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine taking legal action

Lisa Shaw, 44, who worked for BBC Radio Newcastle, died a week after her first jab

Chronicle Live

Department of Housing defends €1bn underspend and blames it on Covid-19, inflation and Ukraine war

Labour leader Ivana Bacik, meanwhile, suggested that the underspend indicated that Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien was “out of his depth”

Dublin Live

China holds the key to understanding COVID-19 origins: WHO chief

The World Health Organization chief pressed China on Thursday to share its information about the origins of COVID-19, saying that until that happened all hypotheses remained on the table, more than three years after the virus first emerged.

Reuters

The places in Leeds people love to grumble about

"Another shopping place that has gone downhill"

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Los Angeles Times

Without other pandemic precautions, hospital mask rules didn't stop COVID spread, study finds

In a world moving on from the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals and medical offices have been the last bastions of mandatory masking. But new research finds that in communities where pandemic precautions have been largely abandoned, mask mandates in healthcare settings do little to prevent coronavirus infections among patients.

Tribune News Service

COVID-19 is still deadlier for patients than flu

COVID-19 isn’t “just a flu,” with a study of hospital patients finding that the virus was still 60% deadlier than influenza last winter.

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.

Miami Herald

In rare cases COVID-19 can cross placenta, causing fetal brain damage, study says

MIAMI — In rare cases, COVID-19 can be passed from a pregnant woman to her fetus, researchers at the University of Miami Health System and the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine announced Thursday.

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Fortune

COVID can transfer from mom to baby in utero—with potentially disastrous health consequences. Here's what parents need to know

While such outcomes are rare, those who are pregnant or planning to become pregnant need to be cognizant of the risks COVID poses to fetuses, one expert tells Fortune.

Evening Standard

London study finds first evidence Covid spreads on household surfaces

Items touched by infected person can act as vector for transmission of the virus

Daily Mirror

Face masks caused 'no change' to rate of Covid spread on hospital wards, study suggests

Infection rates were compared from December 2021 to June 2022, when masks were compulsory for all patients and staff, and June to September 2022 when the policy was relaxed

The Japan News/Yomiuri

57% say Japan now handling COVID well

According to a Yomiuri Shimbun survey, 57% of respondents believe that Japanese society is handling the novel coronavirus well, surpassing the number who disagreed for the first time since the pandemic began.

Miami Herald

13-year-old son of Rebekah Jones, whistleblower who clashed with Gov. DeSantis, is arrested over memes

MIAMI — The 13-year-old son of a controversial whistleblower who accused the administration of Gov. Ron DeSantis of suppressing state data on the severity of the COVID pandemic in Florida was arrested this week on charges that he made “terrorist” threats on the internet.

Wales Online

Covid jab offered to some babies and children from the age of six months

The vaccine has been approved for use in children age between six months and four years old

LiveScience

China must share data on COVID-19's origins 'immediately,' WHO scientist demands

The World Health Organization's COVID-19 technical lead is calling for China to release all its data related to the pandemic's origins.

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