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Karnataka will start screening international passengers for Covid-19 at Bengaluru airport, says health minister

BELAGAVI(KARNATAKA): The Karnataka government will start screening international passengers at Bengaluru airport in view of a sudden spurt in Covid-19 cases in some parts of the world, health minister K Sudhakar said on Wednesday He, however, did not specify from which date the screening process will begin at the Kempegowda…

The Times of India

Confirmation New Year celebrations can go ahead

New Year celebrations can be held as normal despite the rise in Covid-19 infections a senior medical official confirmed on Wednesday, saying the situation is controllable.

Bangkok Post

China to Boost Supply of Pfizer’s Covid Pill as Demand Soars, Expert Says

The antiviral drug Paxlovid will be gradually made available at all medical institutions and at the community level, says head of the infectious diseases department at Peking University First Hospital

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Former Gogglebox star asks for prayers after tragic news before Christmas

Emma Riley, who left Gogglebox when covid hit, has asked fans for support

Liverpool Echo

Are indoor holiday parties safe as COVID, flu and RSV spread? We asked three experts

The past three years the holidays have been clouded with pandemic concerns. Now, with COVID, the flu and RSV circulating — what should folks look out for at gatherings?

Tribune News Service

Magistrate sacked after using title to oppose Covid vaccines

An anti-vaxxer has been sacked as a magistrate after after using her title to campaign against the government’s efforts to combat the pandemic.

Evening Standard

Government borrowing soars to record £22bn after nearly doubling in a month

Jeremy Hunt blames Covid and Ukraine for woes, as chancellor promises to half inflation in 2023

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Australia protests China's jail visits ban

China's ban on consular visits to jailed foreign citizens due to a surge in COVID-19 cases is being protested "vigorously" by Australia's ambassador.

AAP

Japan visitors surge to near 1 million in first full month after COVID easing

Visitor arrivals to Japan jumped to nearly 1 million in November, the first full month after the country scrapped COVID-19 curbs that effectively halted tourism for more than two years, data showed on Wednesday.

Reuters

Shanghai Composite Index Fell 0.17% on Wednesday

Shenzhen Component Index closed down 0.34%

Caixin Global

China limits how it defines COVID deaths in official count

A Chinese health official says the country only counts deaths from pneumonia or respiratory failure in its official COVID-19 death toll, a narrow definition that limits the numbers of deaths reported, as an outbreak of the virus surges following the easing of pandemic-related restrictions

The Independent UK

"Follow COVID Protocol Or Postpone Bharat Jodo Yatra": Health Minister Writes To Rahul Gandhi, Ashok Gehlot

Mandaviya has also requested to postpone the foot march if the following protocol is not possible.Read on for details:

Dynamite News

Japan formin to postpone reported China trip to next year -TV Asahi

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi will postpone an expected trip to China to meet with his counterpart Wang Yi to late January or later due to the spread of the coronavirus pandemic in the country, TV Asahi reported on Wednesday.

Reuters

COVID hit companies hard. Why some kept their sustainability commitments, and others didn't

Covid-19 has had profound implications for the “role of business in society”. One of them is the pandemic’s effect on companies’ sustainability strategies. These are efforts to avoid companies’ harmful impacts on the environment and communities, and to enhance the positive impacts.

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Al Jazeera

Beijing expects COVID surge as mutation risks concern experts

Hospitals should expand ICU beds as a priority, with COVID peak expected to last until end of January, expert says.

ABC News

COVID-19 case numbers are exploding in China. Here's how the surge could impact the global economy

COVID-19 cases have surged in China since stringent restrictions were lifted and there are concerns about the economic ramifications this could bring.

The Independent UK

Rightmove reveals most searched-for areas for home buyers in 2022

Several housing market trends have headed back towards where they were before the coronavirus pandemic, the website said.

Reuters

U.S. hopes to see China defeat current COVID outbreak

The United States on Tuesday indicated it stands ready to assist China with its surging COVID-19 outbreak, warning that an uncontrolled spread there may have implications for the global economy.

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Frustration among migrants at U.S.-Mexico border as COVID restrictions remain

When Vladimir Castellanos learned that COVID-19 restrictions blocking him and other migrants from claiming asylum at the U.S. border with Mexico may not be terminated this week, he said he felt deceived.

ABC News

Researchers launch trial to treat long COVID with drug used to block effects of opioids

Queensland researchers have led the way to find an overlap between long COVID and chronic fatigue. Now they're calling for participants in a trial to treat the illness.

ABC News

Regional Victorian high school students excel in VCE despite being exposed to bushfires, COVID and death

Despite the adversities, the VCE results achieved by students from Corryong College on the Victoria-NSW border were among the best in the state.

ABC News

Nobel laureates Peter Doherty and Rolf Zinkernagel on life beyond the COVID-19 pandemic

In 1996, Peter Doherty and Rolf Zinkernagel won a Nobel for virus research, but their 25-year anniversary was thwarted by COVID-19. They spoke to the ABC about how we prepare for the next pandemic, and how the infamous "Dan Murphy opening hours" tweet changed Professor Doherty's drinking habits.

Daily Mirror

All the bad news buried before Christmas - including sacked Gavin Williamson's payoff

MPs have just left for Christmas - so we've trawled through seven details that got slipped out at the last minute, from Gavin Williamson's golden goodbye to school buildings facing collapse

The Guardian - UK

Choirs’ slow recovery from Covid restrictions

Letter: The government failed to help community choirs during the Covid pandemic, writes Penny Champion

The Independent UK

Ministers warned not to delay release of papers in PPE Medpro row

MPs have been told the release of documents on coronavirus contracts awarded to PPE Medpro might have to wait for criminal investigations to end.

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