The number of scarlet fever cases right now in Wales is five times higher than in December, 2019 The number of cases is well above pre-pandemic levels Wales Online · Dec 7, 2022
New council chief for Bury as current deputy steps up Lynne Risdale will take over chief executive role after current chief Geoff Little retires Manchester Evening News · Dec 7, 2022
CDC head asks for COVID-19 funding, data as Hill interest fades - Roll Call CDC Director Rochelle Walensky says her agency needs more authority to gather data to fight public health threats such as COVID-19, mpox. Roll Call · Dec 7, 2022
China Is the Wild Card for Global Inflation in 2023 The country’s long-awaited emergence from Covid Zero would ignite its economy and put upward pressure on prices around the world. Businessweek · Dec 7, 2022
Syphilis cases rise in Australia despite fall in testing for STIs during pandemic Covid-19 resulted in a drop in chlamydia and gonorrhoea diagnoses, the Kirby Institute says, but worrying increase in syphilis The Guardian - AU · Dec 7, 2022
School launches 'Covid-style protocols' as Strep A infection sweeps nation One parent said Temple Grove Academy in Kent has gone above and beyond to protect its students after two children at the school became infected with the Strep A infection Daily Mirror · Dec 7, 2022
China could face a catastrophic COVID surge as it lifts restrictions – here’s how it might play out China is the only major country which, until now, has continued to enforce a zero-COVID strategy. Other countries, including Australia, New Zealand and Singapore, also sought to eliminate COVID entirely earlier in the pandemic. But all eventually abandoned this approach because of the mounting social and economic costs and the… The Conversation · Dec 7, 2022
Under China's 'zero COVID,' uncertainty reigns and unsettles As coronavirus cases rose in Shanghai earlier this year and the city’s lockdown stretched from weeks to months, Leah Zhang’s feeling of suffocation grew The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2022
Royal Alexandra Hospital wards closed to new patients amid fears over spread of viruses This winter is expected to be a a very busy time for healthcare staff. Daily Record · Dec 7, 2022
Study unveils worrying Covid side effect appearing in patients for months after infection Brain fog can also be a symptom of long Covid, where people suffer ongoing symptoms for months, or even years, after infection Irish Mirror · Dec 7, 2022
Tech & Science Daily podcast: Blast-off for first British orbital space rocket Plus! Liver drug Covid-19 heralds treatment breakthrough Evening Standard · Dec 7, 2022
22 Matt Hancock bombshells from shameless Covid diaries as tell-all book lands The 'I'm a Celebrity' star discusses a number of topics in his juicy novel including his social distance-busting affair. Daily Record · Dec 7, 2022
Athletics-Diamond League to return to China in 2023, finale in U.S The 2023 Diamond League season will begin with its traditional Doha meeting in May and stage its season finale in Eugene, Oregon in the United States in September, while two Chinese events return to the calendar after COVID disruptions. Reuters · Dec 7, 2022
Harvester owner warns of inflation cost ‘headwinds’ Pub and restaurant group Mitchells & Butlers lauds sales rise but warns of risks ahead The Guardian - UK · Dec 7, 2022
Evening Standard · Dec 7, 2022 Baroness Michelle Mone loses Tory whip amid Covid contracts scandal Rishi Sunak said he was ‘shocked to read about the allegations’
Chronicle Live · Dec 7, 2022 Northumberland Christmas Wagon Run returns to raise money for rural families this Christmas The Christmas Wagon Run returns for the second time and goes from Kielder to Hexham, passing through villages in the North Tyne
The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2022 ‘Absolutely shocked’: Rishi Sunak turns on Tory peer Michelle Mone over Covid contract allegations PM confirms lingerie millionaire has lost Conservative whip – after she took leave of absence from Lords
Caixin Global · Dec 7, 2022 Logistics Begins Slow Recovery as China Eases Covid Controls Service providers are operating far below capacity amid disruptions at thousands of delivery terminals and distribution centers across China
Reuters · Dec 7, 2022 Tourists 'think twice' about Indonesia following criminal code revisions Indonesia's decision to outlaw cohabitation and sex outside of marriage may hurt the tourism industry in Bali, travelers and businesses said, just as the island destination gets back on its feet after the COVID pandemic.
Evening Standard · Dec 7, 2022 No going home for Christmas, again. Welcome to basket-case Britain Two years ago I wasn’t able to go home for Christmas to see my parents in Glasgow because of Covid. This year I’ve taken the decision not to travel because of strikes. The stress of not being able to get on a train and chaos at the airports is enough…
Daily Record · Dec 7, 2022 Every Ross Wilson era Rangers signing rated as sporting director's transfer record comes under shareholder scrutiny The sporting director came under fire at the club's AGM and we look at the 26 signings during his three years at the club to see if they have been a hit or a miss.
The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2022 Train strikes: Taxpayers ‘paid £300k per rail worker’ during Covid, says transport secretary Mark Harper said only 80% of passengers have returned to the railway, while the RMT union claims the figure is 99%
The Japan News/Yomiuri · Dec 7, 2022 Geisha masquerade Geiko and maiko in face masks pass the time in their sajiki box seats before the start of a kabuki show on Monday at Minamiza Theatre in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto. As part of the annual "Kagai Soken" event, in which geisha from Kyoto's five hanamachi geisha districts watch kabuki to…
Wales Online · Dec 7, 2022 Liver disease drug could be repurposed to protect against Covid Vaccines are one of the most potent weapons in our pandemic response, but not everyone can benefit from them
The Guardian - UK · Dec 7, 2022 Infinite lives: the company saving old arcade machines For a generation of players, these colourful cabinets house not just ailing electronics, but formative memories. Meet the people who save them from landfill