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3 'classic' Covid symptoms that have changed with Omicron and what to look out for

The three ‘classic’ Covid symptoms identified by the NHS are no longer the most common ones, according to the ZOE Covid Study app. Here's what you should be looking out for instead

Daily Mirror

Covid Scotland: Jason Leitch predicts 'tricky moments' lifting Omicron measures

Scotland's national clinical director spoke ahead of the lifting of temporary Covid restrictions is expected to take place from Monday, but warned he couldn't say 'for sure' if lockdowns were a thing of the past

Edinburgh Live

Wagamama owner TRG expects to rise above the Omicron effect

Adjusted profits for 2021 forecast at top end of £73m to £79m guidance to investors

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The case for Operation Warp Speed 2.0

Omicron has driven home the need for a new arsenal of COVID vaccines and therapeutics.

Axios

No 10 resists investigation into ‘blackmailing’ of Tory MPs critical of Johnson until ‘evidence’ found – as it happened

No 10 says investigation will only be launched ‘if there was any evidence’ to support the claims, despite calls from Labour and Tory MPs

The Guardian - UK

Omicron restrictions spark worse-than-expected Christmas retail sales slump

Retail sales suffered a worse-than-expected slump over Christmas, new data published this morning shows.

Evening Standard

Retail sales drop in December as Omicron bites

Sales volumes fell 3.7% in December compared with a 1% rise in November as shoppers stayed away from the high street.

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Retailers brace for difficult 2022 after sharp monthly fall in UK spending

Sales volumes dropped by 3.7% in December as Omicron resulted in a more cautious mood

The Guardian - UK

Full list of the current Covid rules in Wales as restrictions ease again today

Mark Drakeford says it is now clear the Omicron wave has peaked

Wales Online

FTSE 100 posts biggest fall in eight weeks; UK retail sales hit by Omicron – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

The Guardian - UK

Omicron-only by month's end

The Omicron variant is spreading rapidly and is likely to be cause of almost all local Covid-19 infections by the end of this month, according to the Department of Medical Sciences.

Bangkok Post

WA's closed borders unlikely to halt spread of Omicron, epidemiologist says

Epidemiologist Catherine Bennett says community cases already occurring in Perth might mean that the spread of the variant will determine when the state can reopen.

ABC News

Australia approves two new medicines in the fight against COVID. How can you get them and are they effective against Omicron?

On Thursday, health minister Greg Hunt announced Australia’s drug regulator had provisionally approved two new medicines for the treatment of COVID.

The Conversation

‘Not sustainable’: Omicron tests China’s zero Covid policy as first cases detected

With the Winter Olympics imminent, experts predict more extreme measures but question strategy’s wisdom

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Reuters

A divided nation: Western Australia stays shut as COVID deaths mount in east

Australia will remain a divided nation, with the vast mining state of Western Australia cancelling plans to reopen its borders on Feb. 5, citing health risks from a surge in the Omicron COVID-19 variant in eastern states.

The Guardian - UK

Covid live: Ireland to lift almost all curbs from 6am on Saturday; France reports 400,851 new cases — as it happened

Ireland’s premier Micheál Martin says ‘we have weathered the Omicron storm’; France reports 400,851 daily cases and 233 Covid-linked hospital deaths

The Independent UK

Omicron takes a toll on pagan community's vital conferences

Pagans are a decentralized community, comprising largely independent, small temples, covens and kindreds, with many people operating as solitary practitioners, without even a common doctrine to bring them together

ABC News

Victorian COVID-19 hospitalisations at 1,096 as 20 more deaths reported

Brett Sutton says Victoria is not yet at the peak of COVID-19 hospitalisations, as he urges people against becoming complacent about the risk posed by the Omicron variant.

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3 Hotel Stocks to Buy as Omicron is Not Significantly Impeding Travel

Hotel stocks will likely recover in 2022, driven by pent-up consumer demand. As research indicates that the omicron coronavirus variant is milder than expected, well-known hotel companies such as Choice Hotels (CHH), Wyndham Hotels (WH), and Travel + Leisure (TNL) should keep benefiting.

The Guardian - AU

Nation records highest death toll for the pandemic following grim two weeks of rising numbers – as it happened

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Ministers and NHS bosses clash over surgery waiting list targets in England

Publication of ‘elective recovery plan’ delayed as hospital bosses say targets to clear backlog must be realistic

The New Daily

Grattan on Friday: Scott Morrison’s ministerial team looks far from match-fit

It sounded a touch desperate – Prime Minister Scott Morrison imploring backpackers to “come on down” to Australia, as the Omicron crisis escalated. “Enjoy

Chronicle Live

Newcastle nightclub bosses share relief after vaccine passports scrapped

Entertainment industry bosses say they're relieved crippling restrictions have been lifted and they're grateful the industry wasn't shut down by the Omicron variant

Chronicle Live

Mask-wearing and social distancing 'still vital' in the NHS despite end of Plan B Covid-19 rules

NHS bosses have urged the public to still mask-up, social distance and wash their hands in healthcare settings to protect medical staff and patients from Omicron.

ABC News

As Australia passes COVID-19's Omicron peak, will the rapid antigen test shortages turn into a glut?

While rapid antigen tests (RATs) have been very hard to come by since Christmas, there are some signs that the shortage may soon become a glut, as happened with other pandemic products such as hand sanitiser.

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