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The year in travel: Simon Calder looks back at the highs (and mostly lows) of 2022

Good riddance to a terrible 12 months, says travel correspondent Simon Calder

The Independent UK

It's not too late to get a COVID booster — especially for older adults

Public health officials want more Americans to get the latest COVID vaccine booster. Only 35% of people over 65 have gotten the shot, though 75% of COVID deaths are among people in this age group.

WEKU

Hong Kong scraps most Covid rules, though masks still mandated

HONG KONG: Hong Kong will cancel its stringent Covid-19 rules from Thursday, city leader John Lee said, meaning that arrivals will no longer need to do mandatory PCR tests while the city's vaccine pass would also be scrapped.

Bangkok Post

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Chinese funeral homes and hospitals ‘extremely busy’ as Covid-19 spreads rapidly

‘I’ve been doing this job for 30 years and this is the busiest I have ever known it’ said a paramedic at a major hospital

Evening Standard

Hong Kong scraps vaccine pass, COVID-19 tests for travelers

Hong Kong is scrapping some of its COVID-19 restrictions, including PCR tests for inbound travelers and vaccination requirements to enter certain venues

The Independent UK

US, like India and other countries, to impose entry curbs for those coming from China

In line with India and other countries, the United States is also mulling over the decision to impose entry measures for those travelling from China in the wake of a fresh COVID-19 outbreak in the Asian nation. With regard to this, US officials have mentioned concerns expressed by the World…

The Times of India

Farooq Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti Will Join Bharat Jodo Yatra, Says Venugopal In J-K

The Congress leader's announcement comes after meeting J-K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha which was in connection with the Bharat Jodo Yatra led by Rahul Gandhi. Read on for details:

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China to Drop Outbound Travel Restrictions With End of ‘Zero Covid’

Beijing will resume processing passport applications and issuing Hong Kong visas in January, when it will downgrade Covid-19’s infectious disease classification

Caixin Global

The South West's 10 biggest business stories of 2022

From companies going bust to the best places to live in the region, we take a look at the most-read stories of the year

Birmingham Post

Stone Soup Academy pupils continue to thrive with school's support despite cost of living concerns

"It is the work we did through Covid with our students and with their families that has enabled us to travel through that period and still maintain a high standard of educational delivery"

Nottingham Post

Novak Djokovic back in Australia a year after deportation

Novak Djokovic has arrived in Australia almost a year after he was deported over his stance against COVID-19 vaccination

The Independent UK

US Supreme Court upholds controversial Title 42 border policy

Invoked under the Trump administration, Title 42 uses public health as a justification for expelling asylum seekers.

Al Jazeera

Current vaccines 'will do' for coming year: ministry

The second generation of Covid-19 vaccines is unlikely to be included in the Department of Medical Services' procurement pipeline next year while current vaccines remain effective in reducing severe symptoms, says its deputy director-general.

Bangkok Post

Only £18m recouped by government from fraudulent PPE contracts

Liberal Democrats criticise ‘pitiful’ government efforts to reclaim wasted money

The Independent UK

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James McAlloon fulfils dream of walking across Australia, treks 5,100km in total from coast to coast

COVID-19 made James's dream of walking across Australia possible, but then derailed his journey halfway through. Two years and 13 days later, he has finished what he started, crossing some of Australia's most remote and desolate landscapes, with the help of generous strangers.

Daily Mirror

Matt Hancock's floundering showbiz career hits speed bump as he dumps agent search

Disgraced Covid health secretary Matt Hancock had been seeking out a celebrity agent as he had hoped to cash in on his newfound fame but his search has floundered

The Conversation

How to protect yourself against bushfire smoke this summer

It’s bushfire season. So you might be wondering about the best way to protect yourself from the health impacts of smoke.

Tribune News Service

Will labor strife led by pilots become the airline industry’s next big obstacle?

The big challenges of 2022 — COVID and inflation — posed no obstacle to travelers, but finding enough pilots slowed down the travel recovery.

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Axios

Chinese travelers rush to book overseas trips as COVID restrictions are lifted

China announced Monday it would end all quarantine requirements for all arriving travelers.

Salon

Public transit recovering from pandemic

A civil engineering professor explains what happened to public transit during the pandemic, and how it can recover

Daily Mirror

Novak Djokovic lands Down Under to step up Australian Open plans a year after deportation

Novak Djokovic has arrived back in Australia for the first time since being deported following his refusal to be vaccinated against Covid-19 before the 2022 Australian Open

Salon

Twitter's threat to public health

Twitter’s decision to no longer enforce its COVID-19 misinformation policy has experts in public health concerned

Chicago Tribune

Violent crime rate began to drop on Chicago el trains in 2022, but it was still double pre-pandemic levels

CHICAGO — The rate of violent crime on CTA trains began to drop this year for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic emptied public transit of many riders, but it remains near the highest levels seen in the past decade — and more than twice as high as the…

Evening Standard

China will scrap Covid quarantine for travellers in January

The scrapping of China’s zero-Covid policy has resulted in the virus spreading ferociously

Evening Standard

Novak Djokovic lands in Australia ahead of return to Australian Open

Novak Djokovic has been welcomed back into Australia ahead of the Australian Open, almost a year after he was deported from the country over his Covid vaccine status.

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