The Latest Breaking News from Pandemic

Tam Cowan: "The doctor told me to watch what I was drinking. So I started sitting in front of a mirror"

Our columnist looks back on the laughs and giggles during the pandemic lockdown

Daily Record · Mar 23, 2023

Teacher vacancies in schools ‘substantially higher’ than before Covid pandemic

The figures are released as unions and the Government continue talks on pay and working conditions which have sparked a series of strikes by teachers this year

Wales Online · Mar 23, 2023

‘Now is the time’ for new mayor, General Assembly to avoid $600M CPS deficit, Board of Ed says

Federal pandemic relief funding has papered over long-standing issues, but that money is set to run out in two years.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 23, 2023

Hit One out of the Park With This Internet Stock

The transition away from the pandemic boom has been surprisingly smooth for Zoom Video (ZM), with better-than-expected fourth-quarter results. Moreover, a partnership with MLB indicates that this internet stock is very much in the game. Continue reading….

StockNews.com · Mar 22, 2023

Alito: "I went to a law school where I didn't learn any law."

I was pleased to attend oral argument today in Jack Daniel's Properties, Inc. v. VIP Products--my first argument since the pandemic. This fun IP case considers a doggy toy that closely resembles a bottle of Jack Daniels whisky. It is always fun to see Lisa Blatt argue in person. She…

Reason · Mar 22, 2023

COVID origins debate: what to make of new findings linking the virus to raccoon dogs

The origin of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID, has long been a topic of heated debate. While many believe SARS-CoV-2 spread to humans from an animal at Wuhan’s Huanan Wholesale Seafood Market, others have argued the virus was accidentally leaked from a lab at the Wuhan Institute of Virology.

The Conversation · Mar 22, 2023

Mum convinced husband and her kids to leap from seventh floor balcony to deaths

Authorities said conspiracy theorist Nasrine Feraoun had convinced her family that the world was not worth living in, due to the Covid pandemic and the Ukraine war

Daily Mirror · Mar 22, 2023

Factbox-Boris Johnson's defence over allegations he misled UK parliament

British former prime minister Boris Johnson has accepted he misled parliament over the answers he gave about parties held in government buildings during coronavirus pandemic lockdowns, but denied having done so "intentionally or recklessly".

Reuters · Mar 22, 2023

Johnson’s defence over partygate ‘beggars belief’, say public

The former prime minister has said he was acting ‘in good faith’ when he told Parliament all pandemic rules had been followed.

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2023

Did Raccoon Dogs Spread Covid-19? What the New Genetic Reports Really Tell Us

New analysis of genetic sequences collected at the outset of the pandemic connects raccoon dogs as a possible vector of Covid-19 to humans.

Inverse · Mar 22, 2023