The Latest Breaking News from Pandemic

NHS staff lose half a million working days to mental health issues in a month

Health experts warn workforce ‘much sicker than before pandemic’ as figures lay bare pressure on staff

Evening Standard · Jun 1, 2023

I’ve found an unexpected formula — less ambition makes me happier

I can’t remember when it hit me. It could have been when I was completing yet another admin task, using yet another random app called something like “Lettuce”. It could have been when I found myself leaving the office after spending eight hours crouched over a laptop like a dishevelled…

Evening Standard · Jun 1, 2023

Cardiff Airport makes up lost Wizz Air passengers and stands ready for Qatar Airways restart

Cardiff Airport chief executive Spencer Birns is upbeat on growing passenger numbers as it recovery back from the pandemic

Birmingham Post · Jun 1, 2023

Former Mayor Lori Lightfoot to teach at Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Lori Lightfoot heads to Harvard for a fellowship at the public health school; her course will be, in part, a study of how she steered Chicago through the COVID-19 pandemic.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 1, 2023

UK government faces deadline to hand Boris Johnson's messages to coronavirus inquiry

The British government is facing a Thursday deadline to hand over a sheaf of former Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s personal messages to the country’s COVID-19 pandemic inquiry

The Independent UK · Jun 1, 2023

Key worker fined £2000 for Covid travel breach two years after incident

Prosecutions for pandemic offences continue unabated despite the lifting of restrictions in 2022

Evening Standard · Jun 1, 2023

‘I felt extreme confusion: was I one or two people?’: Katie Cuddon’s sculptural explorations of motherhood

Fired up by the experience of raising a child in the pandemic, the sculptor discusses her latest works exploring the ‘incredibly physical’ relationship between mother and baby

The Guardian - UK · Jun 1, 2023

Thursday briefing: Why Covid fines were more likely for minorities and the worse off

In today’s newsletter: More than 120,000 penalties were handed out during the pandemic – but there’s a question of how fairly they were issued

The Guardian - UK · Jun 1, 2023

Elon Musk stays away from Twitter for longest in a year during China trip

Elon Musk, a prolific presence on Twitter and owner of the social media platform, didn’t send any tweets while he was in China for his first visit since the pandemic.

The Times of India · Jun 1, 2023

Covid inquiry must examine impact of UK’s ‘broken sick pay’ system, says TUC

Failure to provide proper financial support left millions exposed to pandemic, says union boss

The Guardian - UK · Jun 1, 2023