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Many try to return to normal from COVID, but disabled people face a different reality

With COVID safety protocols rescinding around the country, many are returning to a sense of pre-pandemic normalcy. But disabled and immunocompromised people can't do so, and are being left behind.

WEKU

Tas premier 'concerned' over free RATs end

Tasmania's premier says it is not the right time for the federal government to put an end to pandemic leave and free rapid antigen test schemes.

AAP

Labor backbenchers call for pandemic supports to continue as PM announces snap national cabinet meeting

Exclusive: Federal Labor MPs join NSW Labor leader Chris Minns in calling for Albanese government to rethink decision on Covid policies

The Guardian - AU

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Masks could return to Los Angeles as COVID surges nationwide

New omicron variants are again driving hospital admissions and deaths higher in recent weeks, causing states and cities to rethink their responses to COVID-19 and the White House to step up efforts to alert the public

The Independent UK

Spanish response to COVID poverty was too little, too late, report says

Human Rights Watch says pandemic exacerbated weaknesses in country’s social security system

The Guardian - UK

Snap national cabinet meeting to be held after calls for COVID-19 pandemic leave payments to be reinstated

Anthony Albanese will meet with state and territory leaders on Monday as the federal government faces calls to reinstate the pandemic leave disaster payment amid surging COVID-19 cases.

ABC News

Novavax’s COVID vaccine gets US nod as latest pandemic weapon

Novavax Inc.’s COVID-19 vaccine was cleared by U.S. regulators, giving Americans another tool against the virus as cases start to rise again.

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Benefit cuts since 2010 increased UK child poverty in run-up to pandemic, says IFS

Austerity-era policies meant poverty among larger families in poverty rose at significantly faster rate, says thinktank

The Guardian - UK

Share of children in material deprivation ‘fell by a quarter before pandemic’

Relative child poverty rose over the same period, the Institute for Fiscal Studies found.

The Independent UK

‘Women more likely than men to worry about life post-COVID’

Researchers found a ‘stark’ worry gap, with women more likely to be extremely worried about their parents, children, education and work-life balance.

The Independent UK

Subdued spending in second half

Most industry chiefs believe private consumption in the second half is expected to remain flat, limited by pressure from high energy prices and the prolonged pandemic.

Bangkok Post

Experts rue simple steps not taken before latest COVID surge

The Independent UK

Man, 20s, arrested after PUP fraud amounting to €49,500 as gardai seize laptops, phones, cash and car

Gardaí attached to the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau (GNECB), conducted the search as part of an ongoing investigation into the fraudulent claiming of the Pandemic Unemployment Payment (PUP) and the laundering of the proceeds of international Business Email Compromise (BEC) frauds

Irish Mirror

We lost the plot on COVID messaging – now governments will have to be bold to get us back on track

Overall, Australian governments managed the first two years of the COVID pandemic well. Border closures and state actions such as lockdowns averted 18,000 deaths in 2020 and 2021.

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We lost the plot on COVID messaging – now governments must be bold to get us back on track

We are in the grip of a fresh COVID wave, but governments are more reluctant to introduce measures to curb its spread. How did it come to this?

Chicago Sun-Times

Tourism leaders cite need for more business travel

Hotel industry officials and others say the trends in Chicago are positive despite increases in crime during the pandemic.

The Hindu

In post-pandemic world, tech talent will run businesses: Chandrasekaran

2,620 degrees awarded at the convocation of IIT Madras

The Guardian - AU

Cash-strapped casuals to skip RATs to avoid hit to income

Australian Council of Social Services says end of pandemic support amid new wave of virus leaves insecure workers exposed

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Covid pandemic 'nowhere near over' says health chief as he urges masks to be brought back

As Covid-19 cases and deaths rise once again, World Health Organisation director-general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has urged governing bodies to bring back restrictive measures.

Wales Online

Bereaved slam axing of free testing as UK Covid death toll passes 200,000

A total of 200,247 people in the UK have had the virus recorded on their death certificate since the pandemic began

The Independent UK

Bill Gates gives $20 billion to stem 'significant suffering'

Bill Gates, concerned about the “significant suffering” caused by global setbacks including the COVID-19 pandemic, announced Wednesday that he will donate $20 billion to his foundation so it can increase its annual spending

The Conversation

From full-day learning to 30 minutes daily: The effects of school closures on kindergarteners

The early years of children’s development are crucial for developing social, emotional and communication skills. Given the significance of these years, it is vital we continue to unpack what happened for young children at different points of the pandemic.

The Independent UK

Relaxed methadone rules appear safe, researchers find

The U.S. relaxed rules around the addiction treatment drug methadone during the pandemic, and researchers now say those changes didn't lead to more overdose deaths

The Independent UK

Woodcarving: Finding flow, community in the curve of a spoon

Many people have turned to crafts to relieve stress during the pandemic

Wales Online

'Bring back face masks' urges WHO chief as Covid deaths increase

WHO director-general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the pandemic is 'nowhere near over'

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