The Latest Breaking News from Covid-19

Republican attorneys general file petition to repeal vaccine mandate for healthcare workers

Twenty-two attorneys general filed a petition on November 17, 2022, requesting the Biden administration to repeal the vaccine mandate for healthcare workers. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an interim final rule on November 5, 2021, requiring healthcare workers to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The interim rule…

Ballotpedia · Nov 29, 2022

Biden's Support for COVID Protests Hinges on What Country They're in

The president has urged the Chinese government to respect the rights of anti-lockdown demonstrators. He actively encouraged the Canadian government to end the trucker protests.

Reason · Nov 29, 2022

East Lothian leisure bosses praised for saving jobs during pandemic

Enjoy has seen its membership return to 93 per cent of its pre-pandemic numbers despite dropping by a third in the first year of lockdown and says the cost of living crisis is making private gym users come to their facilities instead.

Edinburgh Live · Nov 29, 2022

Blunder at Covid lab which mixed up positive and negative tests ‘could have killed 20 people’

A blunder at a lab which led to thousands of positive Covid-19 cases reported as negative could have led to the deaths of 20 people, new estimates from the UK Health Security Agency show.

Evening Standard · Nov 29, 2022

Covid lab mistakes could have led to deaths of around 20 people

Positive PCR tests reported as negative also led to an additional 55,000 infections, UK Health Security Agency says

The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2022

Around 20 deaths linked to Covid-19 lab blunder, investigators estimate

A BLUNDER at a lab which saw thousands of positive Covid-19 cases reported as negative could have led to the deaths of 20 people, according to new…

The National (Scotland) · Nov 29, 2022

British Curry Awards: Surprise win as Urban Tandoor recognised for award-winning TikTok account

The UK awards ceremony has been dubbed the 'Curry Oscars'

Bristol Post · Nov 29, 2022

Telecommute culture takes root in Calif.

COVID-19 has transformed California’s workplace culture in ways researchers say will reverberate well beyond 2022

Salon · Nov 29, 2022

Investigators estimate around 20 deaths are linked to blunder in Covid-19 lab

The error led to tens of thousands of extra infections and hundreds of hospital admissions, according to new projections.

The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2022

Graphene is a proven supermaterial, but manufacturing the versatile form of carbon at usable scales remains a challenge

“Future chips may be 10 times faster, all thanks to graphene”; “Graphene may be used in COVID-19 detection”; and “Graphene allows batteries to charge 5x faster” – those are just a handful of recent dramatic headlines lauding the possibilities of graphene. Graphene is an incredibly light, strong and durable material…

The Conversation · Nov 29, 2022