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As COVID-19 grabbed the world’s attention, Texas’ efforts to control tuberculosis slipped

Responding to COVID-19 has taken so much attention and energy that some public health workers believe it pushed tuberculosis off people’s radar.

The Texas Tribune

Covid-19 vaccines being given to babies as young as six months from today as parents are issued with advice

“While serious illness from Covid-19 in this age group is rare, this vaccine offers further protection"

Irish Mirror

NHS staff ‘shattered’ and 'won't be there' if crisis not fixed, warns expert

Professor Jeremy Farrar, who became a well known face during the Covid pandemic, warned that exhausted and demoralised NHS staff would not be ready when another a crisis hits unless low morale and capacity issues solved

Daily Mirror

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Commentary: The COVID ‘emergency’ is ending. Here’s who will be hurt most

In the State of the Union, President Joe Biden stated that “we have broken COVID’s grip on us.” Indeed, COVID-19 deaths are down about 75% since last year’s speech. Consistent with that progress, the Biden administration announced in January that it will end the public health emergency (and national emergency)…

Los Angeles Times

Mae Sai-Tachilek bridge reopens

CHIANG RAI: The first Thailand-Myanmar friendship bridge, linking Mae Sai district and Tachilek, was reopened on Monday morning nearly three years after it was closed because of the Covid-19 epidemic, much to the delight of people on both sides of the border.

Bangkok Post

‘There may still be surprises’: Jeremy Farrar warns of pandemic perils ahead

As the former Sage adviser leaves Wellcome to join WHO, he talks about exhausted health workers, the UK’s sluggish response to Covid and the danger of conspiracy theories

The Guardian - UK

Paul O'Grady aghast at how ill he was last year with Covid-19

The For The Love Of Dogs star could not work for two months as the virus took a keen hold of him

Wales Online

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Long COVID inquiry hears definition of disease means people may miss window for early treatment

The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners tells an inquiry into long COVID the current definition of the illness means some patients are missing the opportunity to get early intervention.

ABC News

BlueScope Steel boss warns safeguard mechanism changes could impact sovereign manufacturing

BlueScope Steel boss Mark Vasella warns losing sovereign manufacturing will not help the environment, amid uncertainty over how the steelmaker will be impacted by changes to emissions reduction laws.

ABC News

Watch: Education crisis, Sydney unit fire, Fifth COVID-19 jab

Watch: Australia's education system is at crisis point, with new figures showing teachers are quitting in record numbers. Federal Education Minister Jason

The New Daily

More virus vaccines rolled out in South Australia

South Australia has rolled out more COVID-19 vaccine doses as the state begins another wave of increased infections.

AAP

Locked down with D.H. Lawrence? Yeah, nah

Are we, finally, post-COVID?

The Conversation

Jonathan Toews asks for ‘patience’ as he struggles with COVID and CIRS symptoms. Will his absence affect his Chicago Blackhawks future?

Have Chicago Blackhawks fans seen the last of Jonathan Toews?

Chicago Tribune

Fears for 'invisible' young people forced home by COVID-19 pandemic and stuck there due to cost of living

A new report finds one-in-five young people have felt it was difficult or "not beneficial" living with their parents, yet COVID-19 restrictions have forced them to head home. One youth worker is worried about those still stuck there due to the cost of living and housing crisis.

ABC News

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Long COVID sufferers feel abandoned, expert tells probe

Greater support is needed for those living with long COVID, a virus expert has told a parliamentary inquiry.

Chicago Sun-Times

Captain Jonathan Toews stepping away from Blackhawks because of health concerns, eliminating trade possibility

Toews hasn’t played since Jan. 28 because of effects of long COVID and chronic immune response syndrome, he clarified Sunday. He won’t be traded ahead of the March 3 deadline, but the Hawks are “hopeful” he might return before the end of the season.

The Independent UK

Blackhawks C Toews dealing with long COVID-19 symptoms

Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews says he is dealing with symptoms of long COVID-19 and chronic immune response syndrome

ABC News

Body found in search for Nicola Bulley, COVID-19 boosters open to more Australians, and Rebel Wilson gets engaged — as it happened

The news Australia is searching for, and all the news that happened while you snoozed: This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happened.

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Bangkok Post

Rio holds first all-out carnival since Covid

RIO DE JANEIRO - With a swirl of glitter, sequins and samba, Rio de Janeiro will kick off its famed carnival parades Sunday, the climax of the festival's first full-on edition since Covid-19 and Brazil's bitterly divisive elections.

ABC News

Long COVID study tests using exercise to overcome symptoms

Preliminary stages of a new study show a personalised exercise program can help long COVID sufferers who have a reduced capacity for exercise after catching the virus.

Daily Mirror

Tory austerity chancellor George Osborne 'must appear at Covid Inquiry' say bereaved

Campaigners have demanded that Mr Osborne, who unleashed a devastating assault on public services after the Conservatives took power in 2010, answers questions over whether this led to thousands of Covid deaths

Newsroom.co.nz

Tourists flock to scenic south

Accommodation and adventure-tour operators are bouncing back hindered only by staff shortages and a lack of beds and helped by North Islanders searching for sunshine.

The Times of India

47-year-old shopkeeper attacks minor girl with knife in Raipur, drags her on road

RAIPUR: In a heart-wrenching incident, a man attacked a minor girl (16) with a knife in Gudhiyari area of Chhattisgarh capital Raipur reportedly over some old monetary dispute. The girl was working in a grocery shop run by the accused during the Covid period.

Wales Online

Maro Itoje reveals what it's really like when England play Wales in Cardiff with fans 'baying for our blood'

England colossus Itoje says the Principality Stadium is unique when it comes to atmosphere

Tribune News Service

DeSantis is trying to turn Trump’s biggest win into a liability

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is betting he can use one of Donald Trump's biggest successes to turn voters against the former president.

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