The Latest Breaking News from Pandemic

Face masks no longer mandatory in care homes as providers told to conduct 'risk assessments' to decide on mask rules

'The darkest days of the pandemic are thankfully behind us. But it doesn’t feel like that for people living in care homes, when many of the people they see are still behind a mask'

Manchester Evening News · Dec 28, 2022

15 restaurants and bars that have closed in Manchester in 2022

In 2022, we've had to say goodbye to a number of much-loved restaurants and bars as owners and operators made the difficult decision to close for good

Manchester Evening News · Dec 28, 2022

Family doctor bombarded by death threats from anti-vaxxers during pandemic dies suddenly

Hong Kong-born Dr Wilson Chin, who was subjected to death threats from anti-vaxxers during the pandemic, passed away shortly before Christmas

Daily Mirror · Dec 28, 2022

Matt Hancock fails to land celebrity agent amid poor book sales- reports

His Pandemic Diaries have dropped out of the Top 1,000

Evening Standard · Dec 28, 2022

10 things we need to see happen in Cardiff in 2023

Our city is a great place to live and work but there are still plenty of things that need to be improved

Wales Online · Dec 28, 2022

Supreme Court refuses to lift Trump-era rule at the southern border

WASHINGTON — A divided Supreme Court refused Tuesday to lift the Trump-era rule that has turned away migrants at the border as a public health threat.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 28, 2022

Justice Gorsuch on Title 42: "Even if the [APA] has taken a holiday during this pandemic, it cannot become a sabbatical."

With good reason, Justices Sotomayor and Kagan do not join Maskless Neil's dissent.

Reason · Dec 27, 2022

EXPLAINER: What happens if COVID asylum restrictions end?

The U.S. has been using a public health rule intended to limit the spread of disease to expel migrants seeking asylum since the pandemic began

The Independent UK · Dec 27, 2022

Los Angeles County Extends Its Eviction Moratorium Again, Citing Rising COVID, Flu, RSV Cases

Landlords say that nearly three years of eviction moratoriums is forcing some property owners out of the rental business entirely.

Reason · Dec 27, 2022

U.S. Supreme Court rules to keep Title 42, the pandemic-era policy to quickly turn away migrants, for now

The court ordered the Biden administration to continue enforcing the policy while Texas and other states that want to keep the Trump-era rule in place prepare their legal arguments.

The Texas Tribune · Dec 27, 2022