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West Dunbartonshire needs more access to mental health services as suicides rise

There are growing concerns that the social deprivation, Covid-19 and now the cost of living crisis add to the levels of depression and anxiety within local communities.

Glasgow Live

Lanarkshire residents can get autumn flu and COVID booster jab from next week

The first groups eligible includes care home staff and residents, two to five year olds, and frontline health and social care staff

Daily Record

Boris Johnson’s ex-communications chief Lee Cain calls Rishi Sunak a ‘Covid revisionist’

The Tory PM hopeful sparked controversy after claiming it was a ‘mistake’ to empower scientists during the Covid pandemic

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Will omicron-specific booster shots be more effective at combating COVID-19? 5 questions answered

On Sept. 1, 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention endorsed the use of updated COVID-19 booster shots that are specifically tailored to combat the two most prevalent omicron subvariants, BA.4 and BA.5. The decision comes just a day after the Food and Drug Administration’s emergency use authorization of…

The Conversation

Top Financial Stories Thursday, September 1: Netflix Weighs Charging High Sum For Ads, Self Harm posts Grow On Twitter, California Fast-Food Bill Faces Industry Backlash…

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Covid-19 booster rollout extended to all people with underlying conditions

The HSE confirmed that people aged 12-49 with underlying conditions can now book their booster dose of the vaccine at participating pharmacies, GP clinics and vaccine centres

Dublin Live

Music can help immunity and stave off Alzheimer's, says Luke O'Neill

Listening to music creates virus busting antibodies that can help fight bacteria and viruses

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E-Coli warning to East Lothian parents after some 'send nursery kids back too soon'

Health bosses say some parents have found exclusion rules put in place to try and stem E-coli outbreak hard to accept, particularly in the wake of the Covid restrictions

Edinburgh Live

COVID-19 apathy to blame for testing slump as symptoms rise

Experts say there's a growing sense of COVID "apathy" Australia, with testing numbers taking a tumble in a new nationwide report.

The New Daily

West Lothian kids took to the stage at Showstoppers Holiday Club

Daily Record

More sports events scrapped in zero-Covid China

Hong Kong’s top badminton tournament has been cancelled because of stringent anti-Covid policies that required players to compete in an “isolation bubble”, organisers said on Thursday.

Bangkok Post

People aged 12 to 49 with health conditions and healthcare workers invited to come forward for Covid booster vaccine

Those who are aged over 50 and people who are more than 16 weeks pregnant are also invited to book their next booster

Irish Mirror

Bollywood: Amitabh Bachchan resumes work after testing negative for COVID-19

The 79-year-old actor, who had tested positive on August 24, shared the news in a post on his official blog. Read more on Dynamite News:

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‘Record-high’ 892,000 people living with long Covid for a year, figures show

Some 384,000 people with long Covid report that their ability to undertake day-to-day activities has been ‘limited a lot’

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China locks down 21 million people in Chengdu amid latest COVID-19 outbreak

Residents have been ordered to stay home and about 70 per cent of flights have been suspended to and from the city.

The Times of India

BWF cancels tournaments in Hong Kong and Macau due to COVID-19

KUALA LUMPUR: Two world tour badminton events -- Hong Kong Open Super 500 and Macau Open Super 300 -- have been cancelled due to the COVID-19 restrictions in the two countries, world governing body BWF said on Thursday.

The Conversation

The cost of living crisis has been many years in the making – but politicians on both sides ignore this

Fears over the cost of living have reached new highs in the UK after power regulator Ofgem confirmed that the energy price cap will nearly double from October to cost the average household £3,549 a year. There has been much discussion about what the government needs to do to help…

The Independent UK

Pregnant people targeted with false vaccine claims on social media

The NHS ‘strongly recommends’ the Covid vaccine if you’re pregnant or breastfeeding

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The Hindu

Badminton: Hong Kong Open cancelled due to COVID-19 quarantine restrictions

Macau Open, a Super 300 event scheduled for November 1-6, has also been called off for the third consecutive year

Bangkok Post

Serious Covid case numbers declining

Small waves of new Covid-19 cases are being seen locally and globally but the number of severely ill patients and fatalities is not rising, according to the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).

Bangkok Post

Five best new luxury wellness hotels in Asia, one in Chiang Mai

Since the Covid-19 pandemic, the luxury hotel industry has embraced an expanded definition of wellness, integrating it into all aspects of guests' stays, from interior design to spa offerings and a roster of dedicated wellness programmes designed to promote a healthy body and mind.

The Independent UK

China locks down 21 million in Chengdu in COVID-19 outbreak

Some 21 million people have been ordered to stay home in the southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu following a spike in COVID-19 cases

The Guardian - AU

Victoria lifts work from home recommendation but public transport mask mandate to stay

State government cites falling Covid case numbers and the end of winter as it announces decision

AAP

Qld to move away from public health orders

The Queensland government says it will move away from managing the COVID-19 pandemic with public health orders "unless it is absolutely necessary".

Reuters

Zambia wins IMF board approval for $1.3 billion loan program

Zambia won International Monetary Fund approval for a $1.3 billion, 38-month loan program on Wednesday, a crucial step in the southern African country's quest to restructure its debts and rebuild an economy ravaged by mismanagement and COVID-19.

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