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Tyler Cowen: Biden’s COVID diagnosis is a wake-up call for America

The news that President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID should serve as a wake-up call for the rest of us: Almost three years on, the pandemic is still not going very well.

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Editorial: Virus threat is on the rise — and so is indifference

Given the latest surge in COVID-19 cases — thanks to omicron subvariant BA.5, deemed the most transmissible yet — and the relatively new threat posed by monkeypox, which has been spreading globally since May, one might expect the public health establishment to be asking for heightened precautions or at least…

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Essential overseas travel advice for families ahead of school holidays getaway

Travel trade group ABTA has released the guidance ahead of what is expected to be the busiest period for travellers since before the pandemic

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Dumfries and Galloway politician accuses ScotRail of "sleight of hand" over restored timetable

South Scotland MSP claims the full schedule still offers less trains than were running before the coronavirus pandemic

Daily Record

Canberra hospitals on cusp of amber alert as COVID-19 outbreak and patient numbers grow

Patients infected with COVID-19 took up 15 per cent of the city's hospital beds earlier this week — the highest level recorded during the pandemic.

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Cancelled flights, delays reach record levels as airlines struggle to make comeback from COVID

A record number of flights were cancelled or ran late last month as Australian airlines continue being pummelled by the COVID-19 pandemic and poor weather conditions.

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Sky-high Orlando rent hikes top the U.S., with relief years away

Orlando rents are growing at the fastest pace in the country, and one expert says it could be nearly two years before the region returns to pre-pandemic increases.

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Splendour in the Grass has turned into Splendour in the Swamp — but we're just excited to be back

The water and mud are ankle deep and many tents are inundated, but it will take more than that to dampen spirits at the first Splendour since the pandemic hit.

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Vic COVID-19 rules were misunderstood

A Victorian parliamentary inquiry has found confusing language in the state's pandemic orders made the restrictions difficult to understand.

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Human rights of people in care at risk due to slow progress on visiting – report

Restrictions introduced during the pandemic are still keeping loved ones away from some care homes in England, MPs and peers said.

The Independent UK

California is clawing back some COVID-19 rent relief it gave to tenants and landlords

California is demanding that thousands of tenants and landlords who were approved for emergency rental assistance during the pandemic return the money — often months after it has been spent — sometimes for vague or unspecified reasons.

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Why Biden’s bout with COVID-19 is likely to be easier than Trump’s

Nearly two years separate the COVID-19 diagnoses of then-President Donald Trump and current President Joe Biden. In a pandemic that has engaged the full powers of the American medical and scientific establishments, that is a lifetime.

Los Angeles Times

‘1.5 lakh recruited for govt. jobs during pandemic years’

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Beauty Community upbeat on rebound

Beauty Community Plc, the cosmetics and skin care product retailer, has set its sights on sales reaching the same level as before the pandemic in 3-5 years after feeling the pinch for two years because of prolonged outbreaks.

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Jill Biden, education secretary visit Detroit public school summer enrichment program

DETROIT — First lady Jill Biden and U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona paid a visit Thursday morning to students attending a Detroit Public Schools Community District summer learning program at the Schulze Academy for Technology and Arts.

The Hindu

After two pandemic years, Maharashtra ready to celebrate festivals without curbs

CM Shinde lifts COVID restrictions ahead of Dahi Handi, Ganesh Chaturthi

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Music for a college classroom: A Texas school will soon offer a Harry Styles class

Texas State University professor Louie Dean Valencia spoke with NPR about the creation and aims of the class, which is capped at 20 students. He's one of many who hopes it will eventually reach more.

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Australia facing nursing shortage as more than two years of COVID takes its toll

More than two and a half years into the pandemic, nurses are needed more than ever — but many are burnt out and fatigued, and some are even leaving the industry.

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Queensland hospital staff say 'fatigue is immense' amid COVID-19 patient load, while late cancer diagnoses follow delayed procedures

Queensland hospitals are so overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients, burnt-out health workers are taking leave to cope with pandemic stress, while ongoing elective surgery delays are starting to result in late cancer diagnoses, doctors warn.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Tory plans for Send cuts: the wrong move

Editorial: Making specialist support harder to access ought to be inconceivable with families and schools still reeling from the pandemic

The Independent UK

Independent review planned for New York's COVID-19 response

An independent auditor will review the New York state government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic

The Times of India

ADB cuts India GDP forecast for FY23 to 7.2% on Covid, war impact amid inflationary pressure

NEW DELHI: Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Thursday trimmed India's economic growth forecast for current fiscal year to 7.2 per cent from 7.5 per cent as pandemic and war impact is weighing down alongside inflationary pressures.

Reuters

Factbox-World leaders who contracted COVID-19

Many world leaders and senior officials have contracted COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic more than two years ago. Some, such as Canada's Justin Trudeau and Mexico's Andres Manuel Lopez Obrado, have caught the virus twice.

Edinburgh Live

East Lothian carer 'gagged' vulnerable resident with a towel during pandemic

Alexandrina Preston was working at St Anne's Care Home in Musselburgh when the incidents occurred over two years ago, as she also failed to wear correct PPE while in the presence of others.

Irish Mirror

Second-hand car prices spike as vehicles now 63% more expensive than before Covid

Brexit and global component shortages hit supply hard, coupled with increased demand from pandemic savings, both acted to make prices rise at rates never before documented in Ireland

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