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Covid-hit KL Rahul may miss T20I series in West Indies

MUMBAI: Opener KL Rahul, who tested positive for Covid-19 on July 21, is likely to miss India's upcoming five-match T20I series against West Indies, starting on July 29 at Tarouba, TOI has learnt.

The Times of India

Queensland COVID-19 surge sparks calls for improved PCR access amid RAT accuracy fears

Mass testing clinics should be reopened and GP referrals for PCR tests should be removed as Queensland faces its third wave of COVID-19, health experts say.

ABC News

India reports 18,313 fresh COVID-19 cases

About 202.79 crore vaccine doses have so far been administered across the country.

The Hindu

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Wuhan locks down 1 million residents in echo of Covid’s start

BEIJING: A district on the outskirts of Wuhan has been locked down, the first time the Chinese city that saw the world’s first Covid-19 lockdown has imposed such a measure since 2020, underscoring how far the country is from post-pandemic normalcy.

The Times of India

Family mourns death of Queensland toddler Ruby Edwards who died with COVID-19

Brisbane parents Krystal and Steven Edwards say they are trying to be strong but are consumed by grief after the unexpected death of their 23-month-old daughter Ruby who contracted COVID-19.

ABC News

N.Korea holds mask-free veterans event after flagging near end of COVID crisis

North Korea has held a large mask-free public event for the first time since declaring a COVID-19 emergency in May, honouring veterans of the 1950-53 Korean war just days after saying its coronavirus crisis was nearly over.

Reuters

If LA County imposes a mask mandate, Beverly Hills won’t enforce it

LOS ANGELES — Officials in Beverly Hills will not use city resources to enforce an indoor mask mandate if the Los Angeles County Public Health Department decides to issue one.

Los Angeles Times

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We analysed NZ Twitter users’ language during lockdown – with surprising results

Social media has the reputation of being spontaneous, rushed, prone to typos and ungrammatical sentences, and generally a linguistic disaster. And some of it is. However, analysis of Twitter posts on the topic of COVID-19 suggests there is more to social media language than first meets the eye.

The Conversation

ACT cases stay high, as Qld toddler dies from COVID-19

The ACT recorded 1104 new COVID-19 cases in the 24 hours until 8pm Tuesday.

The Canberra Times

The latest COVID-19 case numbers from around the states and territories

Here's a quick wrap of today's COVID statistics from each state and territory.

ABC News

Wellcamp COVID quarantine facility costing Queensland government more than $220 million after figures released in budget estimates hearing

The Deputy Premier reveals how much taxpayers paid to set up and run the controversial privately owned Wellcamp quarantine facility on the Darling Downs.

ABC News

Queensland COVID-19 cases and deaths remain high, but hospital caseload falls

Queensland's Deputy Premier Steven Miles says while COVID case numbers are high in Queensland, the hospitalisation rate is much lower than for other variants because of the higher vaccination rate.

ABC News

Rise in long Covid sufferers unable to work costs UK £1.5bn a year

Around 110,000 people are off work with condition at any one time, new research estimates

The Independent UK

Long Covid costing UK workers up to £1.5bn yearly in lost income, says IFS

Researchers say impact of rise to 2 million cases meant it was ‘a significant part of pandemic’s legacy’

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Benzinga

Recap Of Tuesday's Biotech Catalysts - End of The Day Summary

European Commission (EC) has approved AbbVie’s (NYSE:ABBV) lead asset RINVOQ (upadacitinib 45 mg [induction dose] and 15 mg and 30 mg [maintenance doses]) for the treatment of adult patients with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis. AbbVie shares traded in a range of $150.33 to $153.56 on a day volume…

The Times of India

Karnataka: Self-test kits could lead to unreported cases, cloud actual spread, says experts

BENGALURU: It is likely that the surge in Covid-19 numbers is under-reported, say experts as an increasing number of people — both asymptomatic and symptomatic — are using home-test kits (Rapid Antigen Tests) and not sharing the data with the authorities.

Sports Illustrated

Report: NBA Will Not Have COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Next Season

The league will still strongly suggest all players and personnel be fully vaccinated.

Input

Facebook might stop removing so much COVID-19 misinformation

Meta is asking the Facebook Oversight Board to make the call. Is "free expression" more important than public health?

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Seeing silver linings

When the 11th White Elephant Art Award announced its theme "Endless Giving", people in Thailand were facing a difficult time due to lockdown measures to control the spread of Covid-19. Artist Ananyot Jannual said it was so difficult to think about "endless giving" at that time because almost everyone was…

ABC News

Royal Darwin Hospital reopens dedicated COVID-19 wards amid wave of new infections fuelled by BA.4 and BA.5

The Northern Territory's biggest hospital has reactivated measures last taken in January amid increasing COVID-19 hospitalisations, as healthcare workers themselves contract the virus.

Daily Mirror

Diving star Jack Laugher hopes to win gold at Commonwealth Games in tribute to gran

Jack Laugher said he hopes to add to his medal tally for gran Bernice Allbutt, after he had to miss her funeral when his parents got Covid. The diver added his gran followed is career closely and was proud

ABC News

China's mortgage boycott is escalating. Now Evergrande suppliers have stopped paying bank loans

The property crisis in China may have entered a dangerous phase as mortgage boycotts spread and banking corruption shakes confidence, with the shadow of COVID outbreaks and lockdowns also hanging over the economy.

Los Angeles Times

Fears of more long COVID, a ‘mass disabling event’ as variants rip through California

LOS ANGELES — As highly infectious omicron subvariants continue to fuel a new coronavirus wave, there is growing concern about long COVID, in which symptoms or increased risk of illness can persist for months or even years.

The Times of India

CWG 2022: COVID-19 positive rate till now has been low, so nothing to worry, says medical advisor

BIRMINGHAM: About a dozen athletes are expected to test positive for COVID-19 on a daily basis at the Games Village but that's not very alarming, assured Commonwealth Games medical advisor Dr Peter Harcourt.

The Guardian - AU

IMF outlook for world economy could herald dark clouds for Australia

Analysis: Treasurer Jim Chalmers will no doubt reveal inherited budget bungles but he won’t need to look far for new tales of economic woe

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