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Five years on from the pandemic, the right’s fake Covid narrative has been turbo-charged into the mainstream

Before the next outbreak, we need a serious conversation about how to cope, but first, the more strident, misguided voices must be muted, says author Laura Spinney

The Guardian - UK

‘The pandemic reinforced existing inequalities – it was a magnifying glass’: how Covid changed Britain

More government borrowing, more abandoned pets, more sourdough baking. Our panel looks at the ramifications of the pandemic on education, health, arts and life in the UK

The Guardian - UK

'Covid was a wake-up call': Meet the people on a mission to make Brent healthy

Brent Health Matters is making pioneering changes to address health inequalities in one of London's worst-hit boroughs. For the Covid Day of Reflection. India Block chats to the people on the front lines of its essential community health initiatives

Evening Standard

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‘Lasting’ effects of Covid pandemic revealed in new data five years on

People’s experiences of poor health and loneliness have not improved five years on from the first Covid-19 lockdown, figures suggest

The Independent UK

Five-year trends in data show pandemic’s lasting effects on wellbeing

The analysis came as the UK marks the annual Covid-19 Day of Reflection.

Evening Standard

Covid, five years on: UK ‘still not ready to protect the population’

Scientific triumphs were made in the battle against the pandemic, but the memories and lessons are already in danger of being lost

The Guardian - UK

Day of reflection to mark five years since start of Covid-19 pandemic

Events around England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have been organised to mark the anniversary.

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Five years on: Britons among hardest hit by Covid fallout

Life expectancy, homelessness and young people’s mental health were among the areas where Britain performed poorly despite spending more than other countries

The Guardian - UK

Andrew Cuomo enters race for New York mayor as frontrunner – but trailing baggage

The ex-state governor, who quit amid sexual harassment allegations, sees an opportunity as Eric Adams struggles

The Guardian - US

Why increasing rates of tuberculosis in the UK and US should concern everyone

With one of the largest tuberculosis (TB) outbreaks in US history, Kansas has more to worry about than its recent Super Bowl defeat. During the past year, 67 people with TB have been detected. This comes on the back of increasing rates of TB in the US year on year…

The Conversation

Britons snacking less as they drift back to office after pandemic

People snacked at home on more than 15% fewer occasions in 2024 than in 2020 and are choosing healthier options

The Guardian - UK

People in the US: tell us how your life has changed since the Covid-19 pandemic started

We would like to hear from people about the impact the Covid-19 pandemic has had on them five years on

The Guardian - US

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex believes people 'crave' human connection

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex believes people "crave" physical contact and human connection, particularly in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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From public executions to ‘traitor’ notices: North Korea escapees describe horrors of Covid-era repression

Rights groups say Pyongyang imposed excessive and unnecessary measures during pandemic that made ‘already isolated country even more repressive’

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NHS England’s medical director says ‘it’s about time’ he steps down

The director became a household name during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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“Are you kidding me?!” Amanda Seyfried shows off her dulcimer chops as she covers a Joni Mitchell classic on Jimmy Fallon

The Mamma Mia star learned the dulcimer during the pandemic, and paid homage to one of her heroes with a cover of California

Reason

Amy Klobuchar's Health Misinformation Act Has Aged Poorly

A proposed bill in 2021 would have put the HHS secretary in charge of censoring COVID-19 contrarianism on social media.

The Conversation

As tuberculosis cases rise in the US and worldwide, health officials puzzle over the resurgence of a disease once in decline

An outbreak of tuberculosis, or TB – a lung disease that is often accompanied by a hacking cough – began in January 2024 in Kansas City, Kansas, and two nearby counties and continues as of early March 2025. To date, 147 people have been reportedly diagnosed with TB in the…

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The Independent UK

Rayner’s 1.5m homes target under fresh pressure as construction activity plunges to lowest level since pandemic

The government’s construction targets are under threat as building activity plunges

The Independent UK

NHS medical director becomes second health chief to quit in a week

Professor Sir Stephen Powis, who was a familiar face of the No 10 pandemic press conferences, to stand down a week after shock resignation of Amanda Pritchard

The Independent UK

NHS staff need ‘enforced career breaks’ to stop burnout, says Prince William

Prince William has said that NHS staff need “enforced career breaks” to prevent burnout after he visited a hospital to mark five years since the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Texas Tribune

Following Trump’s lead, Gov. Abbott pushes state agencies to end telework

The directive comes as some state agencies have downsized their office spaces after the pandemic forced many employees to work remotely.

The Conversation

The US energy market has its troubles, though it may not be a ‘national emergency’

President Donald Trump’s declaration of a “national energy emergency” on his first day in office – and which he reiterated during his address to Congress on March 4, 2025 – might have seemed to echo other national emergencies, like those presidents declared in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001,…

Roll Call

Trump NIH nominee aims to soothe senators over embattled agency - Roll Call

The Stanford health economist selected to lead the NIH has been criticized for his opposition to lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Conversation

COVID-19 is the latest epidemic to show biomedical breakthroughs aren’t enough to eliminate a disease

The COVID-19 pandemic transformed over the past five years from a catastrophic threat that has killed over 7 million people to what most people regard today as a tolerable annoyance that doesn’t require precaution. Nonetheless, COVID-19 continues to kill over 2,000 people per month globally and cause severe illness in…

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