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Online events: how to strengthen volunteering, scale up mental health provision and counter misinformation

The COVID-19 pandemic has been one of the most disruptive and damaging events in decades. But since December 2020, The Conversation has been playing a key role in a project that seeks to mitigate some of its harms: the International Public Policy Observatory (IPPO).

The Conversation

Covid pandemic sparks ‘worrying’ rise in deadly fungal infections

The World Health Organisation warned that a lack of knowledge and treatment threatens public health

Evening Standard

Behind the surge in workers with disabilities: long COVID

WFH is helping many with long COVID keep their jobs.

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WHO publishes first ever list of fungal infections that pose ‘major threat’

Drug-resistant bacterial infections are now responsible for roughly 1.27 million deaths every year

The Independent UK

Texans' COVID-19 vaccine records might eventually be destroyed because of state law

FORT WORTH, Texas — The COVID-19 vaccination records of at least 9.6 million Texans will be destroyed five years after the statewide public health disaster ends, unless state officials manage to contact all vaccine recipients and ask whether they want the records preserved.

Tribune News Service

‘Positive Signs’ over Australia Entry, Says Djokovic

Nine-times champion Novak Djokovic says there are "positive signs" that his three-year ban on entering Australia will be waived so he can play at the next Australian Open in January. The 35-year-old Serbian was deported from Australia in the lead-up to the Grand Slam tournament this year on the grounds…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Commentary: The key to unlocking the mysteries of COVID-19 is understanding immunity

Among the many medical puzzles about COVID-19 that continue to confound experts: Why does one spouse contract COVID-19 while in many cases the other does not? Why does the African continent have far fewer COVID-19 cases and deaths per capita than the other continents? Why does Singapore have more COVID-19…

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China launches a COVID-19 vaccine inhaled through the mouth

The Chinese city of Shanghai has started administering an inhalable COVID-19 vaccine in what appears to be a world first

The Independent UK

China locks down parts of Wuhan as Covid cases emerge

BEIJING: Wuhan locked down one of its central districts after Covid cases were found, as China persists with a zero-tolerance approach to the virus almost three years since the pathogen first emerged in the city.

The Times of India

Heathrow Airport unlikely to return to pre-Covid passenger numbers for 'a number of years'

Global economic crisis, war in Ukraine and Covid-19 to blame

Wales Online

Warren Tredrea's court action against Nine News Adelaide likely to be resolved before it goes to trial

A former AFL player and Nine News Adelaide presenter will likely resolve his legal dispute with the broadcaster over a COVID-19 vaccine mandate, his lawyers say.

ABC News

Queensland scales back pandemic powers

Queensland has stripped pandemic powers from its chief health officer to shut the state's borders or mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for the general public.

AAP

Crime, COVID and climate change - South African tourism faces many threats, but it’s resilient

South Africa’s tourism industry has been rocked by the murder of a German visitor during an attempted robbery. The development resulted in negative media publicity, with a potentially adverse impact on the country’s image as a safe tourist destination. This comes at a time when the sector is recovering from…

The Conversation

Flexible arrangements are the future of office work, are workplace laws about to catch up?

When Sydney recruitment officer Annabelle Gonzales heads into the office, she packs lunch for herself and her furry friend Lola.

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Fear of catching COVID-19 has cost US economy $250 billion this year

Persistent worries about catching COVID-19 kept about 3 million Americans out of the workforce, reducing the nation’s economic output by $250 billion in the first half of 2022, according to new research on a phenomenon dubbed “Long Social Distancing.”

Tribune News Service

Dallas is one of the top cities for getting workers back to the office

With the COVID pandemic mostly behind them, more workers are returning to the office.

Bangkok Post

India's crisis a self-inflicted catastrophe

Nearly 80% of the estimated 70 million people around the world who fell into extreme poverty at the onset of Covid-19 in 2020 were from India, a recent World Bank report has revealed. But even this shocking figure could be an underestimation, as the lack of official data makes it…

Daily Mirror

Covid deaths rocket by 40% on previous week - 20 symptoms you need to look out for

According to the latest data from the Office of National Statistics Covid deaths have risen by 40 per cent as a number of indicators point to the country being passed the peak of the latest wave

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Workers drive trend towards dining out earlier at Sydney restaurants since COVID lockdowns lifted

Once reserved for retirees and young families, the earlybird timeslot is becoming more popular with office workers.

The Conversation

COVID is a 'smart virus' that can affect DNA – but that doesn't mean you can pass it on to your kids

The emergence of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID) has changed the world as we know it. Although new vaccines and antiviral treatments have brought hope, the pesky virus has continued to mutate and evade us.

France 24

Sunak's daunting task: Can new prime minister restore trust in UK politics?

What does Rishi Sunak stand for? Britain’s youngest prime minister in two centuries is also its first Asian and first Hindu PMwhose "whatever it takes" Covid-19 rescue plan as chancellor helped the poorest when they needed it most. The UK’s fifth Conservative leader in six years is also the Oxford…

The Conversation

Ruapehu's slippery slopes: the uncertain future of snow sports in a climate emergency

With New Zealand’s two major North Island ski fields in financial trouble, the combined impact of COVID-19 on national and international tourism and this year’s very poor snow season has hit hard. But this may be only a sign of things to come as climate change affects snow sports globally.

Chronicle Live

Two leisure centres in Gateshead at risk of closure after being deemed 'unaffordable'

Leisure centres in Saltwell and Dunston are under the greatest threat, as cash-strapped council bosses warn that closures are needed to balance the books

Daily Mirror

'Rishi Sunak's to blame for the austerity juggernaut he's driving at us fast'

'Covid, Putin and Truss are a costly burden. But Tory banker Sunak's chooses to slash, scythe and squeeze. Let's never forget that when we're eventually granted a vote', writes Kevin Maguire

Tribune News Service

Heart attack deaths jumped sharply among young US adults in 2nd year of COVID pandemic

As the number of COVID-19 infection surged during the pandemic, deaths from heart attacks rose sharply as well, with adults ages 25-44 experiencing the most significant increases, according to new research from scientists at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

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