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Mapped: Covid cases in your area two weeks before Christmas

Health authorities remind public that booster jabs available as cases tilt upwards

The Independent UK

Queensland reopening its borders 'seems like a lifetime ago'. How has the state fared with COVID since?

A lot has changed in 12 months. Queensland is in the middle of a fourth wave as COVID-19 becomes part of everyday life, but virologists warn against complacency.

ABC News

Talks to avert nurses’ strike fail after Health Secretary’s ‘belligerence’ – RCN

The Royal College of Nursing said Steve Barclay refused to discuss pay during a meeting on Monday.

The Independent UK

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Nigeria scraps COVID-19 tests for international travellers

Nigeria on Monday removed COVID-19 testing requirements for international travellers and it was no longer mandatory to wear masks on flights and inside airport buildings, the airlines regulator said.

Reuters

RSPCA braces for more animals over Christmas, prompting adoption and fostering plea

The RSPCA says rental restrictions and post-COVID lifestyle shifts are behind an influx of animals being sent to shelters, with more expected over the festive season.

ABC News

Decade of neglect means NHS unable to tackle care backlog, report says

Exclusive: Government-commissioned paper pinpoints budget squeeze as key reason for service’s loss of capacity

The Guardian - UK

The pandemic gave digital health companies a historic opportunity to rebuild health care. We can’t afford to squander it

Digital health startups often overstate the benefits of their solutions. No wonder their valuations dropped in 2022, writes Yonatan Adiri.

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Most U.S. kids still lack a flu or COVID vaccine. It's helping fuel a tripledemic that's slamming hospitals nationwide

Last week 73%, of U.S. pediatric hospital beds were occupied, according to federal health data.

Fortune

Qatar to host WEC season-opening race in 2024

A race at the Losail circuit in Qatar will replace Sebring as the opening round of the FIA World Endurance Championship in 2024.

Motorsport

Qatar gets World Endurance Championship calendar slot for 2024

A race at the Losail circuit in Qatar will replace Sebring as the opening round of the World Endurance Championship in 2024.

Autosport

Mexico's Virgin of Guadalupe pilgrimage returns unrestricted

Mexico's largest religious pilgrimage for the Dec. 12 day of the Virgin of Guadalupe returned without restrictions for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic

The Independent UK

Can a trip to a medical spa hotel in the Austrian Alps really cure long Covid?

It all begins with retraining the gut, according to Lanserhof Lans; Kerry Walker heads to Innsbruck’s mountains to test the theory

The Independent UK

EasyJet chief paid almost £3m despite airline’s £208m loss

Johan Lundgren gets rise of about 273% from 2021, when he received no bonus because of Covid pandemic

The Guardian - UK

China's loosened COVID-19 policies – following years of aggressive lockdowns and quarantines – have left the country vulnerable

After nearly three years of aiming to eliminate COVID-19 through mass lockdowns, robust contact tracing programs and international travel bans, the Chinese government has announced it is rolling back the “zero-COVID” policies that helped suppress the spread of the coronavirus in the country. The Chinese Communist Party announced these changes…

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Editorial: China Needs to Build Up Medical Capacity to Tackle Covid

With the latest round of easing, authorities face the challenge of preventing shortages and stabilizing economic growth, while also optimizing virus control measures

Irish Mirror

'Don't delay' - HSE urges those eligible to book next Covid-19 booster vaccine

The HSE is calling on everyone to check whether they are eligible for a booster vaccine, but particularly those who work in healthcare, are over 50 or are over 12 and have an underlying health condition or who are immunocompromised.

The New Daily

Thousands more Australians died in 2022 than expected. COVID caused most deaths

Excess deaths this year were likely lower than the ABS estimate – but still overwhelmingly related to COVID and its effects on health.

Wales Online

Official warning over 'camel flu' risk as football fans return to UK from Qatar

The disease is related to the Covid virus but has a much higher fatality rate

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The Guardian - UK

Multiple infections could make us much sicker – strep A, RSV and flu are a dangerous mix

The pandemic has changed the seasonal pattern of infectious diseases, and risky, little-understood blends are the result, says Daniela Ferreira, a professor of infection and vaccinology

Irish Mirror

First woman to get Covid-19 vaccine in Ireland dies as tributes are paid

She is survived by her three children – John, Alan, and Paula

Wales Online

'Tough road ahead' warning despite economy 'bounce back' in latest figures

'Aftershocks of Covid-19, Putin’s war and high global gas prices' will all continue to impace, it was warned

Fortune

China finally approves an mRNA COVID vaccine—but only for some foreigners

Beijing's uneasy relationship with mRNA vaccines is all the more relevant as it begins to relax COVID restrictions.

Reuters

Queues form at fever clinics as China wrestles with COVID surge

People queued outside fever clinics at Chinese hospitals for COVID-19 checks on Monday, a new sign of the rapid spread of symptoms after authorities began dismantling an apparatus they used to surveil residents and curtail movement.

The Guardian - UK

China scraps tracking app as zero-Covid policy is dismantled

Health authorities sound warning on infection rate, with hundreds of thousands of doctors redeployed across the country

Liverpool Echo

Giving out free food no questions asked

“Coping? More like surviving. There’s a big difference between coping and surviving.”

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