The Latest Breaking News from Pandemic

The struggle to read: One third grader's winding journey

Thomas is in third grade, but he reads as if he’s a few years younger

The Independent UK · Apr 21, 2023

Plagues, poisons and magical thinking – how COVID lab leak hysteria could be straight from the Middle Ages

The COVID “lab leak” story clearly isn’t going away soon. The theory that the pandemic began with an accidental release of the virus from a lab in Wuhan recurs like clockwork – most recently in a report from Senate Republicans in the US this week.

The Conversation · Apr 21, 2023

Class action filed over aged care home COVID-19 deaths

Shine Lawyers have filed a class action against Anglicare on behalf of family members of residents who died during the pandemic at Newmarch House.

The New Daily · Apr 20, 2023

That Time Jake Gyllenhaal Lived With Jamie Lee Curtis During The Pandemic

Jake Gyllenhaal and Jamie Lee Curtis recall the time they lived next door to each other during the pandemic.

Cinemablend · Apr 20, 2023

Cities shrink but immigrants help stem population losses

Continuing a pandemic trend, Americans are moving to the South and Southwest and from cities to the suburbs in search of more space and homes they can afford, recent government data indicates.

Tribune News Service · Apr 20, 2023

Mother caused death of son, three, by putting him on religious fast, court told

Olabisi Abubakar was fearful of the coronavirus pandemic and fasted as part of her faith, a court heard.

The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2023

Has Denver lost its edge? Colorado’s biggest counties are losing population

The entire northern Front Range, especially metro Denver, was a hot spot coming out of the Great Recession, drawing in young workers from all over the country. But that important driver of economic growth last decade looks like it has stalled and in some areas reversed.

The Denver Post · Apr 20, 2023

UNICEF: 12.7 million children in Africa missed vaccinations

A new report from UNICEF says nearly 13 million children missed one or more vaccinations in Africa between 2019 and 2021 because of the disruptive impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2023

Idyllic regional areas come with stratospheric house price rises

The effects of the pandemic left behind higher house prices, but pre-COVID lifestyle shifts are behind the decade's biggest hikes.

The New Daily · Apr 20, 2023

Unicef says 67 million children missed routine vaccinations because of Covid

The Unitied Nations children's agency has said that some 67 million children missed some or all common vaccines globally between 2019 and 2021, because of lockdowns and health care disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Radio France Internationale · Apr 20, 2023