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Beijing reports 43 new symptomatic COVID cases, 9 asymptomatic cases

China's capital Beijing reported 43 new symptomatic coronavirus cases for May 16, up from 39 a day earlier, state media reported on Tuesday.

Reuters

COVID-19 case numbers from around the states and territories

Here's a quick wrap of today's COVID statistics from each Australian jurisdiction.

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Schwazze Q1 Revenue Up 20% Sequentially To $31.8M, Retail Sales Increased 124% To $26.5M

Schwazze, (OTCQX: SHWZ) (NEO: HWZ) announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2022. Q1 2022 Financial Summary:

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Maharashtra: 40 convicts challenge in HC state order to return to jail

MUMBAI: A group of prisoners on emergency Covid-19 parole has challenged the state's May 4 circular requiring all inmates who had been given temporary parole or bail to surrender within 15 days. It is scheduled to be heard by the HC vacation bench of Justices Nitin Sambre and A L…

The Times of India

NHS patients faced bigger IVF delays during Covid than those paying privately

Some 83% of private and 34% of NHS clinics were approved to resume service by May 15 2020.

The Independent UK

Watchdogs raise ‘serious concerns’ over performance of criminal justice system

A report spells out how the coronavirus pandemic has affected the work of police, prosecutors, prisons, probation and youth offending teams.

The Independent UK

Victims waiting years for justice as system operates at ‘unacceptable levels’, watchdogs say

Joint inspection says situation ‘cannot go on’ as too few crimes solved and backlogs continue

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PigSty in July goes full hog with The Porkers

DASHVILLE'S PigSty In July is making its return after four years with a whole lot of grunt. Newcastle's own ska heroes The Porkers will return to headline the festival on July 2 at Lower Belford. The Porkers, led by the charismatic Pete "Porker" Cooper, played the last PigSty in 2018…

Newcastle Herald

TAT eager to increase domestic tourism market in H1

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) plans to spur 80 million domestic trips in the first half this year as the downward trend in new Covid infections helps rebuild local travel sentiment.

Bangkok Post

North Korea Reports ‘Fever Cases’ in Almost 5% of Population

Without calling cases ‘Covid,’ isolated country says there were 392,920 new infections and eight deaths in 24 hours ended Sunday

Caixin Global

Sniffer dogs ‘can accurately detect airport passengers infected with Covid-19’

Scientists say this method of detection is likely to be valuable in the early stages of a pandemic, but also to help contain an ongoing pandemic.

The Independent UK

Early booster for international travel now impossible at private hospitals in Pune

PUNE: Authorities of private hospitals in the city on Monday expressed their inability to administer precaution doses of the vaccine against Covid to overseas travellers till the government issued “clear guidelines”.

The Times of India

Covid: Pune Metropolitan Region adds 22 new infections in 24 hours

PUNE: The Pune Metropolitan Region (PMR) on Monday registered 22 new Covid cases, with areas under the Pimpri Chinchwad civic body registering the maximum (nine) new infections.

The Times of India

No-excuse early voting on a Saturday in Kentucky? Experts say it’s progress, but not enough

Election day in the Bluegrass State has been on a Tuesday since 1845 and hasn’t changed since. In 2020, Kentucky radically expanded voting access during the coronavirus pandemic, adding three weeks of early voting.

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How to tell the difference between hay fever and Covid-19

Seasonal allergy symptoms are similar coronavirus - but you can tell them apart, say experts

Reason

From today's opinion in U.S. v. Allen, written by Judge Sandra Ikuta and joined by Judge Lawrence VanDyke and Tenth Circuit Judge Carlos Lucero; seems generally right to me: At the height of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, the district court here prohibited members of the public from attending the…

The Times of India

Milder 4th wave likely, but Covid won’t affect normal life in Mumbai again: Iqbal Chahal

MUMBAI: The BMC will modernise 16 of its existing hospitals in the city over the next three years and all equipment from its jumbo centres used to fight the Covid-19 pandemic will be utilised in these upgraded hospitals, municipal commissioner Iqbal Chahal said on Monday.

The Times of India

Gurugram sees 166 Covid cases; positivity rate dips to 5.4%

GURUGRAM: The city on Monday recorded 166 new Covid cases. It was after a gap of 73 days that the city saw less than 200 cases. The positivity rate has dropped to 5.4% from 7.8% recorded on Sunday.

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N.Korea mobilises army, steps up tracing amid COVID wave

North Korea has mobilised its military to distribute COVID medications and deployed more than 10,000 health workers to help trace potential patients as it fights a sweeping coronavirus wave, state media outlet KCNA said on Tuesday.

Benzinga

Why NextPlat Are Trading Higher After Hours

NextPlat Corp (NASDAQ:NXLP) reported a first-quarter net sales increase of 144% year-over-year to $3.58 million, driven by continued strong global demand for satellite-based connectivity and communications products and services. The Company achieved triple-digit growth across several key markets, all-time high average transaction values, and a record increase of 750% in direct non-eCommerce…

The Hindu

NGT asks U.P., Bihar to monitor number of Covid deaths, cremations by the Ganga

: The National Green Tribunal directed the governments of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar to inform them about the number of human corpses found floating on the river Ganga as well as the bodies that were buried on the river in the two states starting from before the arrival of COVID-19…

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Robyn is one of 11 Australians who died after receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine. Her family speaks for the first time

Speaking publicly for the first time, her family say they fully support the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, but believe the government should have had a better plan to support families like theirs.

Inverse

Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft takes another shot at the International Space Station

In this edition of Horizons, learn about Boeing's Starliner capsule test, mRNA vaccine technology updates, and more from the world of innovation.

Bangkok Post

Schools are finally back

Today schools reopen nationwide. After two tumultuous years of living with the pandemic, students in all of the country's 35,000 schools will return to physical classes -- learning directly from teachers and playing with friends.

Manchester Evening News

Coronavirus infection rate now higher than the national average in three areas of Greater Manchester

Stockport, Wigan and Trafford have rates higher than the UK's average according to the latest data

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