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The Latest Breaking News from Covid-19

Covid-19 infections in England rise for first time in five weeks

The data shows ‘a mixed picture across the UK’

The Independent UK

Dame Judi Dench criticises treatment of ‘forgotten’ NHS staff after the pandemic

The actress spoke ahead of the film release of Allelujah, which is set on a geriatric ward

Evening Standard

Revealed: how many days FTSE 100 companies have staff in the office

Hybrid and flexible working is offered at most FTSE 100 companies, survey results suggest

Evening Standard

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Second Exclusive Brethren company scoops $100 million in COVID contracts

A second company linked to the Exclusive Brethren won more than $100 million in government contracts for protective gear during the pandemic.

The New Daily

Man lost quarter of his bodyweight after getting Covid-19 and falling into a coma

Alexandros Kapraras says his heart stopped beating for 25 minutes - but now life is "beautiful" and he's grateful he survived

Wales Online

Clive Tyldesley shuns Rangers as Ibrox commentator admits Celtic are the kings of atmosphere

The 68-year-old worked for the Ibrox club during the Covid season but his comments will have raised eyebrows.

Daily Record

As the pandemic ebbs, an influential COVID tracker shuts down

After three years, the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center is ceasing operations. Its data dashboards and maps became go-to sources for information from the early days of the pandemic.

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Stab vests, huge dogs and escape routes: the secret diary of a prepay meter fitter

A British Gas engineer reveals some customers’ aggressive response to forcible installations, which are now in effect banned

The Guardian - UK

Faye Flam: Older Americans need more protection from COVID

COVID is still killing about 500 Americans every day — picking off the oldest, frailest members of our society. About 9 in 10 COVID deaths are now among people over 65.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Effectiveness of mask edicts? ‘Vanishingly small’

It may seem like long ago, but it was only last February that Nevada became one of the final states to lift its mask mandate as COVID cases waned. Defenders of the edict insisted it was vital to promote public health and to contain the pandemic. And they haven’t given…

Tribune News Service

Syd Scientists Reckon They’ve Cracked The Code On Why Some Folks Get COVID Worse Than Others

This is big.

Pedestrian.tv

India drops Covid test requirement

NEW DELHI: India will drop the pre-departure Covid test requirement for travellers coming from or via Thailand, China, Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea, Thailand and Japan from Monday, the health ministry said, as Covid-19 infections have fallen sharply globally.

Bangkok Post

The last tobacconist: contraband and cost of living close Ipswich institution

As MW Ashton, where smokers have gone for 77 years, prepares to shut its doors, its owners bemoan how suspected smuggling has affected competition

The Guardian - UK

‘We fetishised being young – it’s just stupid!’: Judi Dench and Richard Eyre on ageing, Covid and saving the NHS

Shot in 2021, a film of Allelujah, Alan Bennett’s 2018 play set on a geriatric ward, is released next month. How relevant does it remain? Its stars, including Jennifer Saunders and Bally Gill, share their thoughts during production – and more than a year later

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Reuters

India to drop pre-departure COVID tests for travellers from China, other countries

India will drop the pre-departure COVID test requirement for travellers coming from or via China, Singapore, Hong Kong, Korea, Thailand and Japan from Monday, the health ministry said, as COVID-19 infections have fallen sharply globally.

The Independent UK

Seoul lifts visa limits on short-term travelers from China

South Korea says it will remove the entry restrictions it placed on short-term travelers from China since the start of the year as officials see the COVID-19 situation in that country as stabilizing South Korea in early January stopped issuing most short-term visas at its consulates in China, citing concerns…

Al Jazeera

‘Secrecy the priority’: Guantanamo battling COVID outbreak

Lawyers say the ‘massive’ outbreak puts already unwell detainees at further risk in camp where medical care is poor.

The Canberra Times

ACT records 401 COVID-19 cases: weekly report

There were no COVID-related deaths recorded in the past week.

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Reuters

South Korea lifts visa curbs on Chinese travellers, Beijing considers similar move

South Korea plans to resume issuing short-term visas for travellers from China on Saturday after China improved its COVID-19 situation, Seoul officials said on Friday.

Chronicle Live

NHS crisis hitting women as gynaecology waiting list rises 36% in the North East

The number of women and trans people waiting for gynaecological procedures shot up in 2022

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.

ABC News

Are chemtrails being used to vaccinate Australians secretly against COVID-19? CheckMate investigates

A decade-old claim suggesting Australia has approved vaccines administered "via air" has resurfaced with a COVID-19 twist.

Fortune

The world needs to ‘calm down’ about the risk of a new COVID variant emerging from China, the country’s former CDC chief says

A new study from China found no evidence of new variants among those sick with COVID in Beijing between Nov. 14 and Dec. 20. But it only examined a few hundred cases, some experts point out, calling it "hardly" representative.

Bangkok Post

Confidence at 26-month high

Consumer confidence rose to the highest level in 26 months in January, driven by the economic recovery, a surge in foreign tourist arrivals and the easing of the pandemic.

Inverse

A Promising Covid-19 Antiviral Cuts Hospitalizations in Half — Will Americans Get It?

We may have a new, versatile antiviral to add to the arsenal, according to a study published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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