The Latest Breaking News from Covid-19

FDA’s own reputation could be restraining its misinfo fight

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is taking aim at a new health hazard: online misinformation

The Independent UK · Feb 20, 2023

Carers working for Bristol City Council can face sanctions for self-isolating with coronavirus

Staff can face disciplinary action for taking too many days off sick

Bristol Post · Feb 20, 2023

Want to buy a repurposed Covid testing booth? In China, you can

Thousands of booths where people once took Covid-19 tests fell out of use when the Chinese government ended its Zero-Covid policy in December 2022. Since then, some of these booths have been put up for sale online in the hope that someone will give them a second life.

France 24 · Feb 20, 2023

Inside fire-torn abandoned Victorian mansion whose owners fled during Covid

The grand Victorian mansion and former wedding venue has now been left abandoned, strewn with graffiti and damaged by fire after closing during the Covid pandemic

Daily Mirror · Feb 20, 2023

How we met: ‘He was this big, strong, handsome man. I fell in love straight away’

Kseniia, 31, and Andriy, 44, met in 2011 in Kyiv when she was singing in a band. They married in 2018 and now live in Moldova with their two dogs

The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2023

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 · Feb 20, 2023

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 · Feb 20, 2023

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 · Feb 20, 2023

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 · Feb 20, 2023

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 · Feb 20, 2023