The Latest Breaking News from Pandemic

Guidance value to be revised after four and a half years

The Department of Stamps and Registration has already started reassessing property values and will soon come out with a draft of the new guidance values.

The Hindu · Jun 19, 2023

COVID's ongoing toll on university students’ mental health – new findings

Even before the pandemic, university students were at high risk of developing mental health problems. Transitioning to adulthood is already a period of heightened vulnerability, and for students, this can be combined with added stressors such as living away from home, financial hardship and changing social relationships.

The Conversation · Jun 19, 2023

Kerala is rolling out free broadband for its poorest citizens. What’s stopping your government?

The pandemic showed us how digital divides worsen inequality - this project shows they’re not inevitable, says the Delhi-based Observer Research Foundation’s Oommen C Kurian

The Guardian - UK · Jun 19, 2023

10 Cities with the Best Home Buying Deals This Summer

New data from Realtor.com shows national home price average finally dropping, with most relief concentrated in markets with overheated prices during COVID-19 pandemic.

Kiplinger · Jun 19, 2023

Peloton’s lockdown boom grinds to a halt as UK sales slide

Full-year results reflect slowdown for interactive exercise bike firm viewed as ‘winner’ from pandemic

The Guardian - UK · Jun 19, 2023

David Cameron tells Covid inquiry it was a ‘mistake’ not to look at different types of pandemics

The former Conservative Prime Minister, the first politician to be questioned by the inquiry, faced questions over the austerity cuts to public services under his leadership

Evening Standard · Jun 19, 2023

Covid inquiry: David Cameron defends austerity – but admits weakness in preparing for pandemic

The Trades Union Congress said David Cameron is ‘in denial about the huge damage caused by his austerity policies’

The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2023

One in ten East Lothian pupils not in class as council tackles post Covid attendance

Across the country schools have failed to see absence rates return to pre Covid figures with the effect of the pandemic on mental health and increased concerns about illness among the reasons given

Edinburgh Live · Jun 19, 2023

Too much time spent preparing for flu rather than coronavirus pandemic – Cameron

The former prime minister was the first politician to be questioned by the official Covid-19 inquiry.

The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2023

'Quite a few flaws' in pandemic planning: Newcastle professor gives evidence in first week of Covid-19 Inquiry

Prof Clare Bambra and Prof Michael Marmot gave evidence at the Covid-19 Inquiry in its first week.

Chronicle Live · Jun 19, 2023