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The Latest Breaking News from Covid-19

10 most common current Covid symptoms as new variant spreads

Most common current symptoms revealed

The Independent UK

Nadhim Zahawi: The chancellor who took one too many chances

Profile: Nadhim Zahawi, the man who came to the UK without a word of English and ran to be the next prime minister, by Sean O’Grady

The Independent UK

Exclusive Brethren emerge as major suppliers of COVID tests, PPE to Australian governments

Members of the Exclusive Brethren have emerged as behind companies that won contracts to import COVID-19 tests and supply them to governments

The New Daily

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National Care Service plan suffers major set back as Unite union withdraws support

SNP ministers want to centralise care services across the country following criticism of the sector's response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Daily Record

‘It was all for nothing’: Chinese count cost of Xi’s snap decision to let Covid rip

After three years of lockdowns, the country was ill prepared for its abrupt ‘freedom’. Now, with some estimating 1m deaths, public anger is growing

The Guardian - UK

Absence from work at record high as Americans feel strain from Covid

More than a million people have called out sick for the past three years, and CDC says long Covid probably a contributor too

The Guardian - US

Caitlin's behaviours were tearing her family apart during Melbourne's COVID-19 lockdowns, then she found solace in swimming

Caitlin has always done things that made no sense to anyone else except her — but her family were at their "wits end" during Melbourne's COVID-19 lockdowns. Now, she understands why.

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Rishi Sunak accused of 'boys club' cronyism amid Boris Johnson loan row

BBC Chairman Richard Sharp, whose appointment is under investigation after it was claimed he helped Boris Johnson get an £800,000 line of credit, was Rishi Sunak's boss at Goldman Sachs, before being brought in to advise Rishi Sunak during Covid

Daily Mirror

Ardern squandered her chance at transformational change at every turn

How Labour's economic handling of the Covid crisis created an explosion in inequality. By Elliot Crossan

Newsroom.co.nz

Faye Flam: Evidence is mounting that COVID is bad for the brain

The possibility that a COVID infection could damage your brain is terrifying. Scientists have established that long COVID often manifests itself with neurological changes — brain fog, memory problems, fatigue. And some researchers have found changes in the brain after even mild cases of the virus. Every time I go…

Tribune News Service

Cap on event attendance lifted ahead of downgrading COVID-19

The government lifted its restriction on crowd size at large events after it revised its basic response policy, which serves as a guideline for coronavirus measures, at a meeting of its Novel Coronavirus Response Headquarters on Friday.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

FDA revokes authorization for key anti-COVID-19 drug, a blow for vulnerable Americans

The Food and Drug Administration has withdrawn its provisional support for the use of Evusheld, a medication that was once a valuable tool for preventing patients with weakened immune systems from becoming severely ill with COVID-19.

Los Angeles Times

China celebrated Lunar New Year like COVID-19 no longer exists

Tourist spots were swamped, movie theaters were packed and fireworks displays lit up the night sky as China celebrated the Lunar New Year with an abandon that marked the end of its three-year COVID Zero experiment.

Tribune News Service

Carol Vorderman targets Rishi Sunak and Michelle Mone on Twitter after This Morning rant

TV personality continues to target Prime Minister and baroness after prompting huge response with her TV allegations against the pair

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Bangkok Post

Covid-19 cases 'are declining' despite foreign arrival surge

The number of Covid-19 cases has gradually declined, despite the spike in foreign visitors entering the country, said government spokeswoman Traisuree Taisaranakul.

Fortune

What’s CH.1.1? Meet ‘Orthrus,’ a new wildcard Omicron strain with a concerning Delta mutation

CH.1.1 is an Omicron with a concerning Delta mutation—not quite a "Deltacron," but still potentially concerning, experts say.

Wales Online

Couple go on 24-hour holiday to Barcelona and back and make it home to look after the cat

Rachel Catherall and Matthew Williams crammed a whole holiday into just one day

Los Angeles Times

On third anniversary of COVID’s arrival, LA County ‘in a much better place’

LOS ANGELES — Three years to the day after reporting its first confirmed case of COVID-19, Los Angeles County is “in a much better place” in the pandemic — hard-won progress a top health official attributed to vaccination, community immunity resulting from the virus’ rampant spread and development of tools…

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The Conversation

What effect will lunar new year have on COVID spread in China? Our modelling shows most people have already been infected

China stuck rigidly to a zero-COVID policy until December 2022. This included travel restrictions, mass testing and mandatory quarantines. The rapid lifting of this strategy led to a surge of COVID infections across the country.

France 24

EU Commission 'has a responsibility to come clean' on 'Pfizergate': EU Ombudsman

Emily O'Reilly, who heads the EU Ombudsman, says she has been stonewalled by the European Commission when asking for information in relation to the "Pfizergate" affair. At the core of this controversy is an exchange of text messages between the EU Commission chief and the CEO of Pfizer in the…

The Independent UK

Bosses secretly want staff to return to the office, says CBI chief

Head of the UK’s biggest business group says world of work has ‘gone crazy’ since pandemic

The Independent UK

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

Edinburgh Live

West Lothian libraries, swimming pools and community centres facing closure

Four libraries have been identified as part of a council review which includes swimming pools and community centres, as councillors have to make tough decisions in their budget next month.

France 24

High fashion: Luxury goods makers hope for boom as China re-opens

Is the luxury sector recession-proof? Sales at high-end brands plunged at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, but they've since rebounded sharply, even as inflation soars and economic growth slows. Now many fashion houses are hoping that China's reopening will be another boost to their business. Our Business Editor Kate…

The Independent UK

Biden taps Zients as White House chief of staff

President Joe Biden has announced Jeff Zients as his next White House chief of staff, tapping an experienced technocrat who headed his administration’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic

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