The Latest Breaking News from Covid-19

The news has been pretty bleak lately and it's been hard to keep up with all the sombre events that have been going on, so you may have missed a few stories that could make you a bit more hopeful for the future

Brand said he has been ‘persecuted for misinformation’

The €350-a-week Enhanced Illness Benefit (EIB) was introduced at the start of the pandemic

A committee set up to scrutinise the actions of the Perth and Kinross Integration Joint Board (PKIJB) heard the government could end up asking for up to £9.7 million of Covid-19 specific funding to be returned so it can be redistributed elsewhere

From 14 October people who test positive will no longer have to isolate in their homes for five days – but there are exceptions

While the Biden administration rushes to put the COVID-19 pandemic in the nation’s rear-view mirror ahead of the midterm elections, its premature decision to declare the pandemic “over” threatens to further erode Republican support for prevention efforts. But even more importantly, it hides a looming crisis of the administration’s own…

The Canadian High Command has clarified that no new advisory has been issued – as suggested by sections of the Indian media – in response to India’s advisory on rising hate crimes and “anti-India activities” in the North American country. It said a recent revision was only related to monkeypox…

Joe took up painting in 2020 to cope with the stress of the Covid-19 outbreak

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