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Scotland was not prepared for non-flu pandemic, Sturgeon tells Covid inquiry

She also said she regretted having to divert resources from emergency planning to preparing for the potential of a no-deal Brexit.

The Independent UK

Nicola Sturgeon: Scotland had ‘no set plan’ to deal with Covid-style pandemic

Former first minister also tells inquiry communication between UK and devolved administrations was too ad hoc

The Guardian - UK

Nicola Sturgeon rebuked for using Covid inquiry to criticise Brexit: ‘It’s a witness box not a soap box’

Ex-SNP leader told off for saying: ‘Every aspect of Brexit has been a false economy’

The Independent UK

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Covid-19 inquiry: Scotland had no plan to deal with non-flu pandemic – Sturgeon

Scotland’s first minister at the time of the pandemic, Nicola Sturgeon, said this was a ‘significant gap’.

The Independent UK

Nicola Sturgeon admits Scottish Government 'did not get everything right' during covid pandemic

The former first minister offered her “sympathies to all those who suffered as a result of the pandemic”.

Daily Record

Sturgeon tells Covid-19 Inquiry her government ‘did not get everything right’

Nicola Sturgeon, who was Scotland’s first minister during the coronavirus pandemic, said the Scottish Government ‘did our best’.

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson's allies tried to stymie probe into his partygate lies, UK lawmakers say

A committee of British lawmakers has slammed allies of Boris Johnson in Parliament for trying to interfere with their investigation into whether the former prime minister lied about rule-flouting parties in his office during the coronavirus pandemic

The Independent UK

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Michael Hiltzik: US government debunks COVID lab-leak conspiracy theory, enraging conspiracy theorists

That sound you may have detected rising from the ether of social media this weekend was the gnashing of teeth by COVID conspiracy-mongers, outraged by a U.S. government report debunking their most cherished claims.

Los Angeles Times

NHS staff sickness rate in England hit record high last year, data shows

Rate higher than at height of Covid pandemic as health service contends with ‘difficult new normal’

The Guardian - UK

Nicola Sturgeon and John Swinney to be quizzed at UK Covid inquiry

FORMER first minister Nicola Sturgeon and ex former deputy first minister John Swinney will give evidence to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry on Thursday.

The National (Scotland)

Berejiklian praised and rebuked after corruption ruling

The NSW premier and senior Liberal figures have praised Gladys Berejiklian's role during the COVID-19 pandemic as a corruption finding is made against her.

AAP

Mental health biggest issue in record NHS staff sickness levels

Data shows staff absences reached a higher level than during the height of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Independent UK

Nicola Sturgeon and John Swinney to give evidence at Covid-19 inquiry

Scotland’s former first minister has repeatedly said the pandemic was one of the hardest things she has ever had to deal with in her political career.

The Independent UK

Liberal darling, pandemic titan tainted by secret lover

The ICAC has determined Gladys Berejiklian acted corruptly but the former NSW premier spent years in politics and has left her mark on the state.

AAP

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Chicago Sun-Times

Mayor Johnson faces first school board pick as its president, Miguel del Valle, announces exit

Del Valle led the school board through multiple crises, including the COVID-19 pandemic and protests surrounding the school district’s renewal of its police contract.

The Hindu

Mahalanobis in the era of Big Data and AI

In the midst of the shifting socio-economic dynamics in post-pandemic India, P.C. Mahalanobis is greatly missed.

Chicago Tribune

Chicago pharmacist convicted on charges of selling blank COVID vaccination cards on eBay

CHICAGO -- A Chicago pharmacist has been found guilty of federal charges alleging he stole hundreds of COVID-19 vaccination cards from the South Side Walgreens where he worked and sold them on eBay at the height of the pandemic.

The Independent UK

No plan could have helped Scotland tackle Covid pandemic, inquiry hears

Scotland’s former health secretary Jeane Freeman also told the UK Covid-19 Inquiry that problems with distribution led to PPE shortages.

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Reason

Trucking Company, Careening Toward Bankruptcy, Could Default on $700 Million Federal Bailout Loan

After losing more than $100 million in a single year, Yellow Corporation got a $700 million pandemic assistance loan from the government. It has only paid $230 on the principal.

Belfast Live

Leading Co Derry surgeon reflects on five years at the helm of medical body dealing with Covid, waiting lists and Stormont

Professor Mark Taylor is stepping down as NI director of the Royal College of Surgeons

The National (Scotland)

No Deal Brexit warnings interfered with Scotland's pandemic planning, inquiry told

A BOARD set up to work on Scotland’s preparations to deal with a pandemic had to suspend meetings for over six months prior to the Covid outbreak…

The Conversation

Why so many people have had enough of experts – and how to win back trust

When senior British politician Michael Gove announced in 2016 that the public had “had enough of experts” in the lead up to the Brexit vote, it highlighted a growing trend for questioning the authority and power of experts.

Daily Record

Former Scottish health secretary Jeane Freeman says country 'could have been better prepared' for Covid

In a stop-start hearing at the UK Covid-19 Inquiry, Jeane Freeman admitted there were areas in which the country could have been more ready for the pandemic.

The Guardian - UK

‘We need to know the child is safe’: why UK schools are hiring truancy officers

Since the pandemic, more parents are keeping children at home. Queen’s Park primary, Bedford, is one of the state schools trying to reverse the trend

The Guardian - UK

From Covid to poverty: why pupil absence in England is rising

Social and economic upheaval since the Covid pandemic has resulted in many more families struggling

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