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Opinion: Why China’s Covid Health Codes Should Be Abandoned

Three experts weigh in on why authorities ought to scrap the once ubiquitous code and whether the underlying technology can be harnessed for other uses

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LA students' grades are rising, but test scores are falling. Why the big disconnect?

LOS ANGELES — Claudia Chacon said her two children, who attend Fairfax High School, bring home good grades in math and English. But when she reviews their individual scores on California's statewide tests, she wonders what they are learning. The standardized exams have shown her boys do not meet grade-level…

Los Angeles Times

China lacked a 'zero COVID' exit plan. Its people are paying the price

At the public hospital in Shanghai where Nora, a 30-year-old doctor, works, tension has spiraled since China relaxed its stringent zero-COVID policy on Dec. 7.

Reuters

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Weekly LA County COVID deaths top summer surge. ‘There’s a whole lot of winter left’

LOS ANGELES — Weekly COVID-19 deaths in Los Angeles County are higher than at any point during the summer surge, illustrating the persistent toll the pandemic continues to exact amid concerns that cases could surge again this winter.

Los Angeles Times

New Year spending to hit B103bn

Consumer spending during the New Year holiday is expected to reach 103 billion baht, pushed by the country's continued economic recovery from the pandemic.

Bangkok Post

The Public Trial Right and COVID

In State v. Brimmer, decided today by the Iowa Supreme Court, the majority (Justices Dana Oxley, joined by Justices Christopher McDonald, Matthew McDermott, and David May) concluded that defendant's public trial rights were violated by the complete closure of his trial, including the exclusion of his family (here, just his…

Reason

World-famous Millennium Bridge hit by budget cuts as council plans to axe spectacular summer tilts

Daily openings of the world-first tilting bridge have not taken place since before the pandemic and face being cancelled for good under Gateshead Council's plans to slash spending

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Welsh NHS waiting lists record first fall since Covid-19 pandemic

Data from October reveals there were 753,293 treatments waiting to be completed, the first decrease since April 2020.

The Independent UK

2022: The year the pandemic dragged on

Vaccines and boosters weren't enough to protect us from what mutated into the most infectious virus ever known

Salon

U.S. life expectancy fell again in 2021 amid pandemic, opioid crisis

COVID-19 was the fastest-growing cause of death of Americans in 2021, but was closely followed by an increase in unintentional injuries.

Axios

Rising flu admissions sparks warning of more severe season than pre-pandemic

An average of 1,939 people with flu were in hospital each day last week, up 67% on 1,162 the previous week.

The Independent UK

How food banks are dealing with rising prices, lower donations and more need

Food banks and nonprofits say inflation has hurt fundraising and made it hard to handle a surge in demand. One CEO says the need is close to the height of the pandemic.

WEKU

Matt Hancock’s Pandemic Diaries and the history of the redemptive memoir

Matt Hancock has achieved fame in recent months for devouring a cow anus live on television (during his I’m A Celebrity stint) and for releasing questionable TikTok videos cringing about his past “embarrassing” moments.

The Conversation

Analysis-How accurate are China's COVID-19 death numbers?

China's narrow criteria for identifying deaths caused by COVID-19 will underestimate the true toll of the pandemic's current wave there and could make it harder to communicate the best ways for people to protect themselves, foreign health experts warn.

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American life expectancy is now at its lowest in nearly two decades

A new report shows the pandemic and the overdose crisis helped push down the average life expectancy in the U.S. for a second year in a row.

Tribune News Service

Hopes dim for quick omnibus spending passage amid Title 42 dispute

WASHINGTON — Senators left the Capitol late Wednesday as a partisan dispute over pandemic-era border restrictions snarled debate on the massive fiscal 2023 omnibus spending package.

AAP

RBA must learn from pandemic errors

The Reserve Bank needs to take on board the lessons learnt from its poorly communicated forward guidance, a parliamentary committee has found.

AAP

Kogan snaps up collapsed Brosa for $1.5m

Kogan has bought Brosa for just $1.5 million, days after the online furniture retailer entered administration after growing too quickly during the pandemic.

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Roll Call

Schumer: Senate closing in on omnibus amendments deal - Roll Call

Senators left the Capitol late Wednesday as a partisan dispute over pandemic-era border restrictions snarled debate on the omnibus.

Bangkok Post

Welcome back

As the world has recovered from the Covid-19 pandemic's three-year assault, the Tiger will hand the baton off to the Rabbit. The 2022 countdown celebration was ultimately toned down when Omicron infections quickly spread and the number of new Covid-19 cases in Thailand exceeded 20,000 in February.

The Conversation

Should you answer a call to crowdfund our under-resourced teachers?

In an episode of Abbott Elementary, the sitcom about a group of teachers in an under-resourced Philadelphia school, novice teacher Janine takes to TikTok. The joke is that she needs to use TikTok to fundraise to get her classroom much needed school supplies.

The Conversation

After the Cold War: Why COVID-19 infection and death rates were so high in eastern Europe

Two years ago, we examined where Canada stood compared to similar countries on COVID-19 rates. This was part of a larger study that looked at COVID-19 infections based on a country’s welfare regime: liberal, social democratic or conservative/corporatist.

Los Angeles Times

LA students and their parents to get unique roadmap to improve academic weaknesses

Los Angeles schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho said this week that he is moving to create a unique study plan and progress report for every student and also to bring in "late buses" so children can stay after school for tutoring and get a ride directly to their homes — efforts…

The Times of India

New Covid outbreak in China, India says no need to panic yet

With another Covid-19 outbreak in China, India Inc is cautiously optimistic that the resilience of the Indian economy will help avoid any large-scale disruptions.

The Independent UK

Revealed: UK homebuyers’ most searched-for areas in 2022

Several housing market trends have headed back towards where they were before the coronavirus pandemic, Rightmove said

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