The Latest Breaking News from Covid-19

Myanmar pilgrims return to Buddha footprint temple

MAGWAY, Myanmar: Devotees are returning in greater numbers to a central Myanmar temple, built around the gold-lined footprints of Lord Buddha, after the Covid pandemic and a military coup curbed the annual pilgrimage.

Bangkok Post · Jan 26, 2023

Royal Mail reveals £200m cost of strikes as revenue dives

Industrial action timed around Christmas hit the festive season postal service

Evening Standard · Jan 26, 2023

Couple work from the beach and live mortgage free after quitting city life

Christina Whiteley and husband Ryan had been living in their home of North Cowichan, Vancouver Island, for five years, but felt like they could be doing more for their daughter and chose to up sticks

Daily Mirror · Jan 26, 2023

Covid Deaths Fall Nearly 80% From January Peak, China CDC Says

The number of critically ill patients from the virus drops 72% from its daily peak earlier this month

Caixin Global · Jan 26, 2023

Ronan Collins' daughter Jessica engaged to man she met on RTE First Dates as she details sweet proposal

Jessica Collins and Ger Lynch hit it off when they first met on the RTE dating show three years ago - but after going on a second date they decided to remain as friends. It wasn't until the Covid lockdown that their romance blossomed.

Irish Mirror · Jan 26, 2023

Pension reform in France: Macron and demonstrators resume epic tussle begun over 30 years ago

More than 1 million people poured onto the streets in France on Thursday to protest the government’s plans to reform the pension regime. The bill, which was presented to the Council of Ministers on Monday, aims to raise the minimum retirement age from 62 to 64 years old starting from…

The Conversation · Jan 26, 2023

China Says Covid Deaths Down by Nearly 80 Percent

The number of daily Covid-19 deaths in China has fallen by nearly 80 percent since the start of the month, authorities have said, in a sign that the country's unprecedented infection surge may have started to abate. A wave of virus cases has washed over the world's most populous nation…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 26, 2023

How exercise and healthy lifestyle could be 'miracle cure' to relieve Scotland's NHS

Treating Scotland's unhealthy lifestyle with regular exercise and a better diet will ease pressure on health service says expert.

Daily Record · Jan 26, 2023

China says Covid deaths down by nearly 80%

BEIJING: The number of daily Covid-19 deaths in China has fallen by nearly 80% since the start of the month, authorities have said, in a sign that the country's unprecedented infection surge may have started to abate.

Bangkok Post · Jan 26, 2023

Court Blocks California Ban on COVID "Treatment or Advice" That's "Contrary to the Standard of Care"

This decision (Hoeg v. Newsom, decided by Judge William Shubb) reaches a result different from that reached four weeks ago in McDonald v. Lawson. I'm on the run, but hope to blog more about this later. UPDATE: Here's the heart of the opinion, which preliminarily enjoins the operation of the…

Reason · Jan 26, 2023