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Taiwan to end quarantine for arrivals starting Oct. 13

Taiwan says it will end mandatory COVID-19 quarantines for people arriving from overseas beginning Oct. 13

The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2022

Getting fit after COVID? Why you should be strength training – and how to do it

After recovering from COVID, you might be eager to get out and do some exercise, particularly if you’d previously enjoyed keeping fit. While a bit of light cardiovascular training can be a good option, strength training has some particular advantages when it comes to getting over COVID.

The Conversation · Sep 29, 2022

Rise in Covid-19 hospital patients shows ‘autumn wave’ is under way

Hospital admissions are highest among those aged 85 and over.

The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2022

Faye Flam: Here’s who really needs the new COVID booster

The new U.S. COVID booster campaign needs a dose of clarity about its goals and limitations. The latest “bivalent” vaccine — retooled to protect against the currently circulating BA.5 variant — will benefit some more than others. The oldest and most vulnerable citizens are likely to benefit most. Public health…

Tribune News Service · Sep 29, 2022

Do COVID-19 vaccines help keep you from going bald?

The COVID-19 vaccines can help keep you from getting the nasty virus, missing many days of work or school, and ending up in the hospital or the graveyard.

Tribune News Service · Sep 29, 2022

Hurricane Ian: Irish woman stranded in Florida as two million now without power

Hurricane Ian made landfall on Florida's Gulf Coast, affecting all the way from the Everglades north to Tampa

Irish Mirror · Sep 29, 2022

Why does This England let Boris Johnson off so lightly?

No Partygate, no dodgy party donors and no sex pests. If only the Covid wards had been as well sanitised as Michael Winterbottom’s dramatisation of Boris Johnson’s pandemic government, writes Sean O’Grady

The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2022

Dubliner stuck in Florida during Hurricane Ian 'counting down the hours' until she can leave hotel

Holidaymaker Pip Kelly described how the streets are deserted and shelves in shops are empty as Floridians stockpile supplies in scenes reminiscent of the first Covid lockdown

Dublin Live · Sep 29, 2022

India reports 4,272 new COVID-19 cases in a day; death toll rises to 5,28,611

Active cases comprise 0.09% of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has increased to 98.72%, the health ministry said

The Hindu · Sep 29, 2022

Pfizer COVID vaccine approved for all children aged over six months old

The Therapeutic Goods Administration approves Pfizer's paediatric dose of its COVID vaccine for children aged between six months and five years old.

ABC News · Sep 29, 2022