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Official Covid infection stats axed as cases reach highest level this year

An estimated 1.7 million people in the UK are likely to have had coronavirus in the week to 13 March

The Independent UK

Major Chicago hospital group to drop mask requirement, ease visitor limits

Beginning Monday, all Advocate Health Care locations will no longer limit the number of patient visitors or require face masks ‘under most circumstances,’ the health care system announced Friday.

Chicago Sun-Times

Government scraps Covid updates as infections reach highest level of 2023

It is the last time that regular estimates of coronavirus are being published, as the long-running infection survey – dubbed the “envy of the world” for its success in tracking the virus – has been halted

Wales Online

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Final Covid-19 data shows infections in England highest since start of year

The coronavirus infection survey is ending after nearly three years.

The Independent UK

Covid victims’ families react to Boris Johnson’s Partygate probe: ‘I missed mother’s last moments’

Boris Johnson endured a tense showdown with MPs over Partygate this week

The Independent UK

Black Storm Brewery calls in administrators as HMRC talks break down

A buyer is now being sought for the North Shields-based brewery which also citied soaring costs and closures of trading partners as reasons for the move

Birmingham Post

The COVID-19 Pandemic Permanently Damaged Property Rights

Officials used the crisis to impose policies they already supported but couldn't get through the normal legislative process, like bans on evictions.

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Princeton’s Sweet 16 Appearance Is Your Atypical Cinderella Run

Big-name transfers? NIL deals? Extra eligibility? Nope. In a collegiate landscape that continues to stack against them, the Tigers are still in the dance.

Sports Illustrated

Chinese Smartphone Maker Xiaomi’s Revenue and Profit Slides

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp on Friday reported a record drop in fourth-quarter revenue as the company weathered a slowdown in consumption and disruptions due to China's COVID-19 curbs. Sales in the fourth quarter of 2022 reached 66.05 billion yuan ($9.6 billion), down 22.8% from 85.58 billion yuan a year…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Top shopping centres revealed: Australians flock back to shops after lockdowns end

Australians flocked back to shopping centres after COVID lockdowns, with the nations major centres booking a record $54 billion in sales.

The New Daily

Wipeout: At-home bowel cancer screening rates plummeted during COVID

Since the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP) began in August 2006, screening participation rates have not surpassed 44 per cent.

The New Daily

‘We nearly broke the system’: Hospitals face staff exodus, violence three years into pandemic

Three years after COVID struck, Chicago area hospitals struggle with staff exodus and patient violence in a brave new medical world.

Chicago Sun-Times

We asked Chicagoans how the pandemic changed their lives. Here’s what they said.

Also: What was the last thing you did before Illinois’ enacted the shelter-in-place order? And: What lessons have you taken from the COVID pandemic?

Chicago Sun-Times

Wetherspoons resumes staff bonus with boss Tim Martin optimistic price pressures will ease

Martin also said supply issues, which have now “largely disappeared”, had been caused by the pandemic reopening rather than Brexit

Evening Standard

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The Conversation

COVID testing led to new techniques of disease diagnosis: progress mustn’t stop now

In March 2020, weeks before the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic, its director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus delivered a speech in which he emphasised the importance of testing:

Axios

Why America was uniquely vulnerable to COVID

The pandemic experience varied sharply from state to state, according to an analysis published in The Lancet.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: Denying access to parole in Illinois hurts the health of communities in and outside prison

The Illinois House Judiciary Criminal Committee took a critical step toward achieving long overdue state prison reform this month by voting in favor of the Earned Reentry bill. Illinois is one of 16 states to have abolished or severely restricted discretionary parole. Illinois’ lack of parole is not only inhumane,…

Daily Record

Dumbarton People's Theatre back with a bang, with outstanding performance

After a long absence due to a combination of Covid and refurbishment, on March 1 The 39 Steps exploded onto the stage and audiences were treated to a magnificent production.

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Insider UK

In conversation with: Crerar Hotels chief executive Chris Wayne-Wills

The hospitality industry veteran speaks of the post-pandemic rebound and some of the legislative changes that could hinder it

The Times of India

Tobacco consumption is the leading cause of TB in India: Key signs to note

According to a study, India has the highest burden of TB globally, and the disease is responsible for killing about 480,000 people every year and more than 1400 every day in the country. WHO states that a total of 1.6 million people died from TB in 2021 (including 187 000…

Daily Record

Creetown man calls for better support for people suffering from long Covid

John McClelland and wife Susan both contract coronavirus on their return from America at the start of last year

The Guardian - UK

‘It broke the link’: how the pandemic disrupted children’s relationship with school

One in five pupils in England were reported as persistently absent during the last school year

Reuters

Hong Kong government announces measures to lure wealthy family offices

Hong Kong's government announced a series of measures on Friday to attract wealthy family offices to set up in the financial hub as authorities try to restore business confidence and investor allure after three years of severe COVID-19 rules.

The Guardian - UK

Only 1% of £1.1bn lost in Covid business scheme recovered, report finds

National Audit Office urges ministers to learn lessons of losses in England resulting from fraud and error

Bristol Post

Gloucester Road restaurant that opened just before Covid says it's 'time to call curtains'

It will close its doors next month

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