The Latest Breaking News from Covid-19

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 · Dec 12, 2022

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 · Dec 12, 2022

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…

The Conversation · Dec 12, 2022

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

The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2022

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

Irish Mirror · Dec 12, 2022

'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

Wales Online · Dec 12, 2022

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.

Fortune · Dec 12, 2022

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.

Reuters · Dec 12, 2022

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

The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2022

Giving out free food no questions asked

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

Liverpool Echo · Dec 12, 2022