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Albanese government restores pandemic leave payment until September 30, saying COVID wave will peak in August

The Albanese government will reinstate the pandemic leave payment for workers who have to isolate but do not have sick leave, after earlier vigorously defending its ending on budgetary grounds.

The Conversation

Ex-tsar angry at neglect of pupils in England left behind in pandemic

Sir Kevan Collins says recovery plan may end up little more than ‘a few kids in the corner doing a bit of tutoring’

The Guardian - UK

Rents across Merseyside soar far above pre-pandemic prices

One property expert said: "Rents are likely to continue rising"

Liverpool Echo

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Unions welcome govt's payment backflip

Australian unions support the federal government reversing a decision to end paid COVID-19 pandemic leave.

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AMA welcomes Albanese’s decision to extend Covid-19 pandemic leave payments after national cabinet meets

Prime minister says support will continue until the end of September amid winter Covid wave set to peak in August

The Guardian - AU

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announces reinstatement of emergency COVID-19 pandemic payments

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the government will reinstate emergency COVID-19 pandemic payments until September 30, on the back of a snap national cabinet meeting.

ABC News

COVID updates: PM says COVID emergency payments will be funded by state and federal governments — as it happened

The government resumes $750 payments, which had ended two weeks ago, to those forced to isolate or care for someone with COVID-19.

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What you need to know about COVID subvariants BA.5 and BA.2.75

NEW YORK — Although new omicron subvariants are again driving COVID-19 hospital admissions and deaths higher in recent weeks, Americans are less inclined to mask up and get boosters because of pandemic burnout. Consequently, it’s a new opportunity for the mutating virus to reinfect the population with a different strain.

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Developing property for the new breed

C.P. Land Plc, the 39-year-old property arm owned by the Chearavanont family, is making a big revamp to fight post-pandemic threats, including a rapid change of people's lifestyles and a new generation of consumers.

Bangkok Post

There's no hiding from Covid reality

Over the past several months, the government has tried to give the impression that the pandemic is under control and that the war against the coronavirus is almost over. But the reality is the opposite.

Bangkok Post

Southern African bloc agrees to extend troops' mandate to fight insurgency in Mozambique

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) agreed to extend their troop deployment inMozambique for another month to help it fight an Islamic State-linked insurgency. Meanwhile, the border between Algeria and Tunisia has been reopened after more than two years of closure due to the pandemic. And in Somalia, the crew…

France 24

New Zealand seeks to repeat world-beating Covid response in face of surging cases

Amid warnings of a healthcare workforce collapse, the population is being urged to recommit to pandemic measures many thought were behind them

The Guardian - AU

Balancing a budget and a pandemic, Labor must reboot public expectations

The problem for the Albanese government is the politics of pivoting away from emergency support won’t get any easier

The Guardian - AU

Merseyside's new £38m Shakespeare North Playhouse theatre opens its doors

The theatre was built entirely during the pandemic with public funds and donations

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Wales Online

Coronation Street co-stars Sally Carman and Joe Duttine have finally tied the knot in real life

The pair were forced to delay their nuptials due to the pandemic

Tribune News Service

Improving, but still grim, conditions in immigration detention centers, California AG says

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A new report from the state Department of Justice shows that while conditions in California’s federal immigration detention facilities have improved since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, they remain grim.

Chicago Sun-Times

In North Lawndale, one of city’s most violent neighborhoods, a lot of police stops, a lot of crime, fewer arrests

The number of arrests in its West Side police district has fallen by nearly half from pre-pandemic levels, though the figure remains the highest in the city.

Chicago Sun-Times

Around Chicago, grabbing paddles and boats for ‘river therapy’ amid the pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has helped spur more people to pick up a paddle and get out on the water. Conservation groups like Openlands hope to build on that.

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The Hindu

Rise in unvaccinated children in India

The number of children who were unvaccinated or missed first dose of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis combined vaccine doubled due to the pandemic, says data published by WHO, UNICEF

Asharq Al-Awsat

Algeria-Tunisia Border Crossings Reopen after 2 Years of Closure

Several cars and signs celebrating Tunisian-Algerian friendship marked the reopening Friday of land borders between the two countries, more than two years after they closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Authorities expect more than a million Algerian visitors, most of them tourists, to enter Tunisia during the summer months. After…

Inverse

BA.5 Covid-19 infections: What it means for the pandemic and booster shots

The new subvariant is responsible for a massive wave of new infections.

Nottingham Post

Nottingham bar puts in new dance floor and drops drinks prices to win punters back

Numbers have dwindled since the pandemic

Sports Illustrated

Dikembe Mutombo Has Long Battled Disease in His Native Country. Then COVID-19 Hit His New Home.

The longtime NBA star died of brain cancer Monday. We are republishing this story from 2022, honoring his many humanitarian efforts.

The Guardian - UK

Young people: did you miss a milestone because of the pandemic?

We would like to hear from young people in the UK who missed academic and professional milestones during the pandemic

The Conversation

Is monkeypox a pandemic? An epidemiologist explains why it isn’t likely to become as widespread as COVID-19, but is worth watching

Monkeypox is the latest global public health threat to make headlines. Most people who contract the monkeypox virus experience flu-like symptoms and a blistery rash that lasts two to four weeks, but a small percentage of infected people develop sepsis or other severe and potentially fatal complications.

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