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The COVID-19 Pandemic Permanently Damaged Property Rights

Officials used the crisis to impose policies they already supported but couldn't get through the normal legislative process, like bans on evictions.

Reason

‘We nearly broke the system’: Hospitals face staff exodus, violence three years into pandemic

Three years after COVID struck, Chicago area hospitals struggle with staff exodus and patient violence in a brave new medical world.

Chicago Sun-Times

We asked Chicagoans how the pandemic changed their lives. Here’s what they said.

Also: What was the last thing you did before Illinois’ enacted the shelter-in-place order? And: What lessons have you taken from the COVID pandemic?

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SNAP recipients will see a cut in food benefits starting this month

During the pandemic, Texans received extra money on their Lone Star cards through the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, also known as food stamps. That extra money ends this month.

The Texas Tribune

COVID testing led to new techniques of disease diagnosis: progress mustn’t stop now

In March 2020, weeks before the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic, its director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus delivered a speech in which he emphasised the importance of testing:

The Conversation

Why America was uniquely vulnerable to COVID

The pandemic experience varied sharply from state to state, according to an analysis published in The Lancet.

Axios

‘It broke the link’: how the pandemic disrupted children’s relationship with school

One in five pupils in England were reported as persistently absent during the last school year

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Micro review: 'To Hell and Back: Humans of COVID' by Barkha Dutt

Well known journalist and author Barkha Dutt’s latest book ‘To Hell and Back: Humans of COVID’ chronicles the human story of the pandemic, which caused unprecedented devastation and claimed anywhere between 3 and 5 million Indian lives. Barkha Dutt won the AutHer Awards 2023 in Non-fiction category for this book.

The Times of India

LPGA’s Taiwan Swinging Skirts event canceled for 2023

The tournament hasn't been held since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

USA Today Sports Media Group

China’s huge quarantine camps standing months after ‘zero COVID’

Satellite imagery shows facilities are still intact nearly four months after end of Beijing’s draconian pandemic policy.

Al Jazeera

Crucial data about the origins of COVID is only now being disclosed. A scientist weighs the impact of the delay

Clearer answers would have taken some of the heat out of the debate around the possible viral origins.

Fortune

Rose petals dropped into Mersey as tributes paid to covid victims

The ferry stopped in the middle of the river for people to drop petals

Liverpool Echo

Ex-Madigan aide testifies in ComEd trial, the efforts to revive downtown and more in your Chicago news roundup

Today’s update is about an eight-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Chicago Sun-Times

JUST 1% of £1.1billion in taxpayer money lost to Covid business grants fraud is recovered

The spending watchdog found that 'no contingency plans existed between central and local government for supporting firms during a national emergency' when the pandemic hit and it meant mistakes were made

Daily Mirror

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'Successful' homelessness service Together Home facing uncertain future after NSW election

It's helped 1,000 rough-sleepers into housing since the COVID-19 pandemic, but community housing advocates say neither major party has committed to making Together Home permanent ahead of this weekend's NSW election.

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson’s pathetic Partygate defence fools nobody

Letters: Readers respond to the former prime minister’s appearance before the privileges committee answering questions about lockdown gatherings in Downing Street during the pandemic

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Sell the Cruises, Buy This Travel Stock Instead

The travel industry witnessed a solid post-pandemic rebound last year and is poised for significant growth in the foreseeable future, driven by pent-up travel demand. However, given the challenging macro environment, avoiding struggling cruise stocks Carnival Corporation (CCL) and Norwegian Cruise (NCLH) could be wise. Instead, investors could consider buying…

The Guardian - UK

Food banks supported 800,000 UK children in 2021-22, data shows

One-fifth of UK population was in relative poverty after first year of pandemic, when support measures scrapped

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The Conversation

COVID pandemic: three years on and nobody wants to talk about it – here's why we should

Three years ago, Boris Johnson made a unique address to the British public. Sitting at a desk in Downing Street, hands firmly clasped and hair more kempt than usual, Johnson told the nation: “You must stay at home.”

Evening Standard

London Ambulance Service pays tribute to colleagues lost to Covid-19

The London Ambulance Service (LAS) held a minute of silence at midday on Thursday to pay tribute to those who lost their lives during the pandemic.

The Independent UK

South Africa's Ramaphosa welcomes Belgium's King Philippe

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed Belgium’s King Philippe and Queen Mathilda to the capital Pretoria, lauded the European country for its assistance to Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic

The Independent UK

Silence marks pandemic lockdown anniversary on ‘poignant day’

A memorial event was held in Pollok Park, Glasgow, at noon on Thursday.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh neighbourhood fruit and veg garden plans revived after pandemic delays

The neighbourhood garden will have allotments, a tool shed and even a rainwater harvesting system for locals to use.

Fortune

Hybrid workers are exercising and sleeping more, reporting better mental health than before the pandemic

The hybrid worker may be the healthiest.

The Week

Three years since lockdown began: how Britain changed

The UK’s first national lockdown was introduced on 23 March 2020 in an attempt to reduce the spread of the deadly Covid-19 virus.

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