The Latest Breaking News from Covid-19

Oisin Murphy marks return from 14-month ban with victory on first ride of his comeback

The three-time champion jockey Oisin Murphy was having his first ride since November 2021 having been suspended for breaking Covid rules and failing two breathalysers

Daily Mirror · Feb 16, 2023

PR firm behind Tory pandemic response linked to Covid inquiry

Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice group say this represents a ‘conflict of interest’ in preliminary hearing

The Guardian - UK · Feb 16, 2023

Josh Hawley's Social Media Ban Will Make Kids More Depressed

When COVID-19 and the U.S. government stopped kids from seeing each other, social media was their lifeline.

Reason · Feb 16, 2023

NYC’s losing battle with soaring overdose deaths sows grief, devastates a Bronx community

NEW YORK — Ralph Ortiz loved his family, dancing, freestyle music and handball. He taught his sons basketball and how to navigate the streets of the Bronx. He was a near-constant flirt, sometimes to the embarrassment of his kids. He was strong, prideful and funny.

Tribune News Service · Feb 16, 2023

COVID-19 restrictions unexpectedly reduced Islamic State violence – political science experts explain why

World leaders and policy experts at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic feared that the health crisis might make the world more dangerous. They worried specifically that terrorist organizations like the Islamic State group would capitalize on the pandemic to increase attacks on civilians and recruit new sympathizers.

The Conversation · Feb 16, 2023

China says 200 million treated, pandemic 'decisively' beaten

China says more than 200 million of its citizens have been diagnosed and treated for COVID-19 since it lifted strict containment measures beginning in November

The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2023

What happens to COVID vaccines and drugs authorized for emergency use when health emergency ends?

On May 11, the central pillar of the country's pandemic response — the declaration of a national emergency that began March 1, 2020 — will come down. But Americans will continue to have access to the vaccines, drugs and medical devices that were authorized for emergency use against COVID-19, so…

Los Angeles Times · Feb 16, 2023

A history of Nicola Sturgeon and Janey Godley

SCOTTISH comedian Janey Godley is well known for giving the First Minister the voice-over treatment.

The National (Scotland) · Feb 16, 2023

'Schools are at breaking point,' says former teacher who left to run children’s wellbeing education sessions

Nick Clement describes the massive issues facing schools, especially since the pandemic

Wales Online · Feb 16, 2023

6,000 words but silent on falling real wages: what Chalmers got wrong on 'values-based capitalism' and fixing our economic woes

Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ recent essay in The Monthly, “Capitalism after the crises”, tells us a lot about economic predicament faced by the Albanese government and governments around the world.

The Conversation · Feb 16, 2023