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Covid inquiry ‘must investigate structural racism as a key issue in all modules’

A letter from the Covid Bereaved Families for Justice group and others has been sent to chairwoman Baroness Hallett.

The Independent UK

Final state emergencies winding down 3 years into pandemic

California's coronavirus emergency declaration is ending

The Independent UK

Covid lockdown had 'very significant' impact on cancer survival rates, study finds

LOCKDOWN as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic affected survival rates for the most aggressive cancers, a study has shown.

The National (Scotland)

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Hong Kong to scrap Covid mask rules for both indoors, outdoors from Wednesday after 3 years

Hongkongers and tourists can go mask-free from Wednesday as the city finally lifts its last major Covid-19 restriction after almost three years.

Bangkok Post

Hong Kong to scrap COVID mask mandate from March 1

Hong Kong will drop its COVID-19 mask mandate, chief executive John Lee said on Tuesday, in a move to lure back visitors and business and restore normal life more than three years after stringent rules were first imposed in the financial hub.

Reuters

Hong Kong to lift COVID mask mandate on Wednesday

Hong Kong will lift its mask mandate Wednesday, ending the city’s last major restriction imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic

The Independent UK

Coronavirus origins still a mystery 3 years into pandemic

Did the coronavirus originate in animals or leak from a Chinese lab

The Independent UK

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Yorkshire Ripper's niece says evil uncle’s ashes were scattered at beauty spot

The Yorkshire Ripper, who terrorised women in the 1970s and 1980s, was convicted of 13 murders before his death in 2020 aged 74 after getting Covid

Daily Mirror

Iowa’s Caitlin Clark Considering Playing Five College Seasons

The star guard might use her bonus COVID year of eligibility to play two more seasons with the Hawkeyes.

Sports Illustrated

Woman who died from Covid pneumonia waited nine hours for an ambulance after fall at home

A delay caused by a shortage of ambulance crews and long waits at A&E contributed to the death of Patricia Green, a coroner has said

Manchester Evening News

FDA authorizes first at-home combination test for COVID and flu

The Lucira COVID-19 and Flu Home Test is a single-use test, which can be purchased without a prescription.

Chicago Sun-Times

Sam Mendes's latest film, Empire of Light, is about the power of cinema and the stigma of mental illness

The COVID pandemic gave a lot of people time to think and reflect. Some made sourdough, some learned to knit. Director Sam Mendes wrote his first film.

ABC News

How seriously should we take the US DoE’s Covid lab leak theory?

Department of Energy’s updated report on origins of coronavirus pandemic jars with most scientists’ assessments

The Guardian - UK

What an off-the-radar teachers union election means for the education of LA children

LOS ANGELES — When LA schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho wanted to extend the academic year, the teachers union stopped him. When his predecessor, Austin Beutner, wanted more live Zoom teaching during the pandemic, the union also stopped him. And when the district was preparing to reopen campuses for in-person learning,…

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The Independent UK

Premature births dropped by 3-4% in first four months of lockdowns – study

The research was carried out by the University of Edinburgh.

The Guardian - US

Has Bernie Sanders really helped Joe Biden move further left?

The senator’s relationship with Biden has proven constructive, with an ambitious agenda – but some Sanders aides and supporters offer a mixed verdict

The Guardian - US

Don’t believe those who claim science proves masks don’t work

A new scientific review of the efficacy of masks is deeply flawed. That hasn’t stopped some from touting it

The Independent UK

Lockdown worsened survival rates for most aggressive cancers, study shows

Researchers said the study is one of the first to examine the survival impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on patients.

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Reason

U.S. Energy Department Endorses Lab Leak Theory of COVID-19's Origins

The push to label the lab leak thesis a racist conspiracy theory now looks even more foolish.

The Conversation

Online learning platforms aren't enough -- lecturers need the right technical skills

Technology has become the centre of our lives. It has also changed how university students learn and how lecturers teach. Some institutions had already shifted to some form of online teaching and learning before 2020. Then the onset of the COVID pandemic made digitised education commonplace in many parts of…

The Guardian - UK

How we met: ‘I didn’t know how he looked when I first messaged him – but I could tell he was really funny’

Bethan, 33, from Birmingham, met Julio, 37, from Miami, online at the beginning of the pandemic. After two years of long-distance love, they are getting married next month

Edinburgh Live

Much loved Edinburgh bistro announces sudden closure as locals left devastated

The Garden Bistro opened three years ago in Saughton Park and acted as an outlet for many during the Covid-19 pandemic but they have sadly had to close their doors.

Axios

New COVID lab leak assessment reignites furor over pandemic origins

A new U.S. government assessment that COVID-19 likely originated from a lab leak in China is sure to add fuel to House oversight hearings into the pandemic's origins and have a bearing on future funding for the National Institutes of Health.

Bangkok Post

Dept issues reassurance about mRNA jabs' safety

The Department of Disease Control (DDC) has moved to dispel concerns about the efficacy and safety of both monovalent and bivalent mRNA vaccines for Covid-19, after reports of adverse side-effects made the rounds on social media.

Nottingham Post

'Accidental exposure' to Covid-19 from Wuhan lab likely source of the global pandemic, US report says

Officials had previously dismissed a leak from the virus lab in the Chinese city as the origin of coronavirus

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