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Faye Flam: Bird flu outbreak is a wake-up call for agriculture

Perhaps we can blame COVID fatigue for numbing us to the risks of other viruses. But it should be bigger news that a bird flu has mutated to spread through mammals and is ominously appearing among wild and domesticated animals around the globe. In the past, the inability to spread…

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An ancient art form got a new twist from this engineering student, 7,000 miles from his home in China

PHILADELPHIA -- Drexel University engineering student Teng Zhang took up Chinese calligraphy recently, seeking a connection with family members in China whom he has not seen since before the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

WHO warns 'we must prepare' for bird flu pandemic if mammal strain jumps to humans

WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has urged world leaders to be vigilant and monitor bird flu cases in mammals after the disease was found to have spread to otters

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Technology can bring more tourists back to Indonesia – but first we need a map to guide us

In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic hit the world and has been devastating for human life. Global tourism collapsed as tourist arrivals decreased by 71% in 2021.

The Conversation

The pandemic missing: The kids who didn’t go back to school

Hundreds of thousands of students who have dropped off public school rolls since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic are unaccounted for

The Independent UK

Millions of mental health patients ‘facing NHS delays or missing out’

Auditors said NHS mental health services ‘are under continued and increasing pressure’, with many users are reporting poor experiences

The Independent UK

Another economic indicator defying predictions? Bankruptcies fell again last year

The economic lessons of the pandemic's flash recession, jobs comeback and inflation overshoot are still being studied.

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Millions ‘face waits for NHS mental health treatment, or miss out’

Auditors said NHS mental health services ‘are under continued and increasing pressure’, with many users are reporting poor experiences.

The Independent UK

Student nurse applications tumble by almost a third since height of Covid pandemic

Just 33,570 people applied to a UK nurse undergraduate course by the January deadline, down from 41,220 in 2022 and 46,040 in 2021

Daily Mirror

Office occupancies are picking up in Chicago, but the comeback is slow

For the first time since the pandemic began, data from Kastle security systems show that 50% of staff are checking in at Chicago offices, but work-from-home is still popular.

Chicago Sun-Times

Time to prepare for the next health emergency

The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed the weaknesses and lack of preparedness of health systems globally. When the virus was at its peak, many low- and middle-income countries struggled to save lives while sustaining essential medical services such as maternal health care, routine childhood immunisation, and the treatment of non-communicable diseases.

Bangkok Post

Thai air conditioner market set to recover

B.Grimm Carrier (Thailand), the marketer of Carrier air conditioners, expects Thailand's overall air-conditioner industry to resume growth of 5-10% in 2023, after three years of contraction during the pandemic.

Bangkok Post

The pandemic played into ageist stereotypes, but intergenerational contact and co-operation can overcome them

As the COVID-19 pandemic spread around the world, stringent public health regulations were imposed to protect vulnerable individuals, with older people seen as a particularly vulnerable group.

The Conversation

Concerns over future of dentistry in Northern Ireland amid NHS exodus into private sector

Many patients say they have been unable to find any available dentists to treat them

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The Guardian - UK

Dragons’ Den star’s lingerie and stationery chains warn of doubts over finances

Theo Paphitis owns Boux Avenue and Ryman, which face ‘material uncertainty’ about remaining going concerns

WEKU

Zoom is the latest tech firm to announce layoffs, and its CEO will take a 98% pay cut

Zoom, a hallmark of pandemic life, is laying off some 1,300 employees, or about 15% of its workforce. CEO Eric Yuan said he and other executives will take pay cuts and forgo bonuses.

Fortune

'No one really wants to talk about COVID anymore,' the WHO's pandemic lead laments. But the 'worst case' possibility of a new coronavirus exists

“Omicron can cause severe disease” and “is not nature’s vaccine,” experts warned, raising concerns that evolution could produce a more dangerous variant—or a new coronavirus altogether.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Study: No New Variants in Weeks after China Ended Zero-Covid

No new variants of Covid-19 emerged in Beijing in the weeks after China ended its zero-Covid policy late last year, a new study said on Wednesday. China saw an explosion of infections after starting to lift its strict pandemic measures from early December, sparking fears the world's most populous country…

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The Guardian - UK

Be warned: the next deadly pandemic is not inevitable, but all the elements are in place

Bird flu is a mass killer, and mink farms are perfect for infection and transmission. They are a grave threat and must be banned, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Conversation

The surprising benefits of group exercise for anxious dogs

Humans weren’t the only beings doing it tough with mental health issues during the pandemic. Our pets suffered too – particularly dogs, who are known to pick up on and share our own anxiety and stress. In 2022 owners reported increased fear in their dogs towards both other dogs and…

The Times of India

Oral care is the new lifestyle beauty category

We have all heard the expression, a healthy smile goes a long way. It is especially proving to be true nowadays that individuals know the need to maintain good health, and social interaction is once more on track after the long pandemic.

Reason

White House Opposes Congressional Effort To End COVID Vaccine Mandate for Foreign Travelers

More than four months after President Joe Biden declared the pandemic to be over, the White House is fighting efforts to lift lingering and nonsensical COVID rules.

Evening Standard

Zoom to cut 15% of its workforce affecting 1,300 employees as demand drops

Video conference company says it is adapting to post-pandemic life with job cuts

Tribune News Service

Leonardo DiCaprio denies he’s dating a model as young as 19

Twitter’s been in an uproar over rumors that DiCaprio — famous for never dating a woman older than 25 — was spending time with a 19-year-old whose high school education would have been interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic

Los Angeles Times

AMC Theatres offers cheaper tickets for worse seats, while raising prices for the middle

AMC Theatres has introduced a new pricing program, offering cheaper seats for movie fans who don’t mind sitting in the front row, in the latest attempt to increase attendance and profits after the COVID-19 pandemic.

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