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The Latest Breaking News from Covid-19

Madonna King: How heartbreaking Turkey earthquake photo reminded me to pause

Big news events now flash by us, from one to the next, leaving a list of heroes and villains. And the bar keeps rising.

The New Daily

‘Crazy interesting’ findings by Australian researchers may reveal key to Covid immunity

University of Sydney scientists have found a receptor protein which ‘acts a bit like molecular velcro, in that it sticks to the spike of the virus’

The Guardian - AU

No one wants masks, but we still need them to keep Covid at bay

Letters: Doctor Kelly Fearnley and an immunocompromised patient respond to Dr Jack Pickard’s letter calling for an end to the requirement for mask-wearing in all clinical areas

The Guardian - UK

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Knife crime on rise due to ‘teenagers made vulnerable by pandemic’

The number of people killed with a knife in England and Wales in 2021/22 was the highest on record for 76 years.

The Independent UK

The Untold Story of COVID’s Impact on California’s Mental Health

The pandemic continues to bring stress upon those in the state who can least afford it.

Capital & Main

Natural immune receptor found to block COVID-19

Australian scientists have found a natural immune receptor in the body that blocks infection from COVID-19 and could help prevent future pandemics.

AAP

No pre-departure Covid test and air suvidha for people coming from China, 5 other nations from February 13

NEW DELHI: Passengers coming to India from or via Thailand, Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea and China will from 11 am on Monday (February 13) neither require a negative report from a pre-departure Covid test, nor need to upload self-health declaration on “air suvidha” portal.

The Times of India

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Estate agent quit UK in lockdown to start £24m property empire on 'new Maldives'

Richard Ashby was earning £200,000 a year selling exclusive apartments in Westminster and Mayfair to rich investors, but that all changed when covid hit the UK and lockdowns loomed

Daily Mirror

Most disaster giving goes to relief efforts, not rebuilding

The COVID-19 pandemic greatly accelerated a long-running pattern in giving by foundations and charities for health and natural disasters, a new Chronicle analysis of nine years of data show

The Independent UK

NSW woman to receive $18,000 after police looking into suspected Covid protest trespassed on property

Sanchia Romani awarded damages after officers ignored her ‘no trespassing’ signs in August 2021

The Guardian - AU

Deliveroo to cut 9% of its workforce as mass tech giant jobs cull continues

Food delivery giant Deliveroo went on a hiring spree during Covid lockdowns - but the business has now been hit as the cost of living forces customers to cut back

Daily Mirror

Elderly Chinese people protest in Wuhan against medical benefits cuts

Rally is latest showing of public discontent since demonstrations against Covid curbs

The Guardian - UK

Public school enrollment dropped by 1.2M during the pandemic – an expert discusses where the students went and why it matters

Student learning took a big hit during the COVID-19 pandemic. Just how much is only becoming clear nearly three years after the World Health Organization declared the pandemic and nearly all U.S. public schools pivoted to online instruction for at least several months in March 2020.

The Conversation

Last chance for under-50s to get Covid booster: Find out if you're eligible

Britons only have a few days to get their final top-up jab. After February 12, the booster will only be offered to those considered to be at risk of serious illness.

Daily Mirror

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Fortune

'Ultra-Luxury' influencer allegedly leased 2021 Bentley with COVID-relief funds

The Miami-based influencer allegedly also used the money to rent a luxury flat and refinish designer shoes.

Los Angeles Times

Burned out by COVID, Chinese professionals take up nomadic life: 'I wasted so much time'

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Chu Fei thought she was doing everything right in life.

The Conversation

Genetics might explain why some people have never had COVID – but we shouldn't be too focused on finding out

It’s been over three years since the first known COVID infection. Since then, we’ve seen hundreds of millions of cases around the globe.

Wales Online

Long Covid sufferers should get boosters regardless of age, says woman who's battled it for three years

Currently only people aged 50 and above automatically get a booster

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The Independent UK

‘Significant increase’ in number of grown-up children living with parents

The Office for National Statistics said the coronavirus pandemic may have contributed by affecting people’s place of usual residence on Census Day.

The Times of India

Majority of COVID deaths attributed to older people: WHO analysis

80% of the COVID deaths occurred among people aged more than 60 years, an analysis of the COVID pandemic, which was first detected in Wuhan, China has found and stressed on the importance of vaccine coverage for older people.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Border controls for China visitors likely to be eased

The government is looking to ease COVID-19-related border control measures for visitors from China as early as late February, it has been learned.

Wales Online

Welsh students hit by Covid and now 18 days of lecturer strikes fear for final grades

Members of the University College Union at all eight universities in Wales are joining colleagues at 150 universities across the UK in striking again today - Thursday, February 9 - in a row over pay, conditions and pensions

Daily Record

Ayr firm behind Aldi's top 'Iron Brew' pakora reveal family secrets of recipe to success

Punjab Pakora are approaching their tenth year in business, with demand for their products seeing the firm look to expand their premises in 2024 and double their workforce.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

'Antenna shops' forced to evolve amid pandemic, online shopping

Specialty stores that promote regional areas are increasingly shuttering due to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, high rents and the popularity of online shopping.

Liverpool Echo

Covid memorials could soon be placed in borough's towns

Over 1,000 people died of coronavirus in Sefton during the pandemic

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