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Kids aren’t skipping just COVID vaccines

BALTIMORE — There are thousands of children across Maryland who not only haven’t been vaccinated against COVID-19, but also lack protection from influenza and the kinds of diseases that routine shots long ago made scarce, such as measles and chickenpox.

Tribune News Service

A trip revealed how serious Peru is taking the pandemic. My return to Chicago led to infection

When the plane touched down in Chicago, I sighed with relief. After meticulous planning, we were returning from a two-week trip to Lima, Peru. We hadn’t seen my partner’s sister — soon to turn 91 years old — for five years and felt that with thorough precautions, we could keep…

Chicago Tribune

Japan to Resume Tourism in June; Only Packaged Tour for Now

Japan will open its borders to foreign tourists in June for the first time since imposing tight pandemic travel restrictions about two years ago, but only for package tours for now, the prime minister said Thursday. Beginning June 10, Japan will allow the entry of people on tours with fixed…

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Monkeypox tracker ‘being developed to track UK cases’

Health officials reportedly planning dashboard, similar to the one launched during the Covid pandemic

The Independent UK

Bejjani: Digital Investments Boosted Majid Al Futtaim's Resilience During the Pandemic

Digital investments have boosted Majid Al Futtaim's resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic and accelerated its recovery, announced CEO Alain Bejjani. Majid Al Futtaim is the leading shopping mall, communities, retail, and leisure pioneer across the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat on the sidelines of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘It’s all preventable’: tackling America’s workplace suicide epidemic

The US suicide rate is the highest of any wealthy country and the pandemic highlighted work stress’s effect on mental health

The Guardian - US

Ex-rebel frontrunner in Colombian vote, could shake US ties

Colombians will pick from six candidates in a presidential ballot being held Sunday amid a generalized feeling the country is heading in the wrong direction

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Medical tourism in Ernakulam fully recovers from Covid

KOCHI: Ernakulam is once again emerging as the largest destination for medical tourism in the state. There was a 75-80% drop in arrival of foreign patients during the initial two years of Covid-19 pandemic.

The Times of India

Telangan among 5 states at bottom of learning ladder last year

HYDERABAD: Telangana is among the five (of 36 states/Union territories) worst-performing states in National Achievement Survey (NAS) 2021 as its students scored poorly in achieving learning outcomes in various subjects across different levels — class 3, class 5, class 8, and class 10. During the pandemic, 33% of class 10…

The Times of India

Mumbai: Management graduate arrested for Rs 1.5 crore 'crypto' fraud

MUMBAI: A 23-year-old management graduate has been arrested by Charkop police for duping investors of Rs 1.5 crore after offering to invest the money in cryptocurrency. Jagdish Ladi, the accused, has a BBA degree and has been trading online since the pandemic broke out in 2020, police said. So far,…

The Times of India

'During Covid, 40% North East kids lacked digital education tools', says National Achievement Survey 2021 report

GUWAHATI: The National Achievement Survey (NAS) 2021 report, published on Wednesday, has painted a gloomy picture of digital education in schools in the northeast, where over 40% students spent their days at home during the pandemic without any digital device to aid their education.

The Times of India

Planning a holiday? What's the COVID situation in Bali, Fiji, NZ and the UK?

Many of us are considering a long-delayed overseas trip. However, despite what our politicians are telling us, the pandemic is not over yet, and there is always the risk you could catch COVID on holiday or just before you depart.

The Conversation

Tamil Nadu school students' learning outcome below national average

CHENNAI: Solving problems that one faces in day-to-day life using rational numbers, locating important historical sites and places on map, identifying construction models using materials from surroundings, explaining the process of making a law, identifying assumptions, prejudices - these are some of the learning outcomes which Class VIII and X…

The Times of India

Job burnout behind push for larger Tasmanian parliament, but many other sectors can't just vote for more staff

Clinicians say burnout is affecting many sectors, particularly during the pandemic, and while there are some things you can do, voting to increase your staff numbers is not one of them.

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Bangkok Post

Chadchart agrees to rehire convicts

The Covid-19 pandemic and state procurement law have kept convicts from being hired to clear out sewers in Bangkok, according to City Hall, despite Bangkok governor-elect Chadchart Sittipunt agreeing to have them return to work.

Chicago Sun-Times

Parking meter deal gets even worse for Chicago taxpayers, annual audit shows

Parking meter revenues are nearly back to pre-pandemic levels. With 61 years to go on the 75-year lease, Chicago Parking Meters LLC has now recouped its entire $1.16 billion investment, plus $502.5 million more.

Bangkok Post

Shoring up ecosystems good for your health

Humanity currently faces multiple interlinked existential crises. The catastrophic consequences of climate change, ecological degradation and biodiversity loss have cascading knock-on effects on human health and well-being. As the Covid-19 pandemic illustrates, ecosystem damage can contribute significantly to a global public health emergency. But scientists are also increasingly finding that…

The Canberra Times

Flu cases soar, as free vaccine encouraged

Influenza cases are tracking higher than pre-pandemic years.

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The Independent UK

Crucial summer for Atlantic City starts with new investments

This summer is a crucial one for Atlantic City as it tries to recover lost business during the third year of the coronavirus pandemic, and casinos and non-gambling resorts are putting millions into renovations and new attractions to compete for visitors

Benzinga

CanSino's Covid Vaccine Gets WHO Nod. But Is It Too Little, Too Late?

Key Takeaways: CanSino’s Covid-19 vaccine Convidecia will be admitted to the global Covax program following its approval by the WHO The approval could have limited benefits for the company as the pandemic fades and other products are widely available By Jony Ho

The Independent UK

More Memorial Day travel expected, despite high gas prices

Pandemic-weary U.S. residents are confronting high gas prices as they decide whether to travel this Memorial Day weekend

The Independent UK

For lockdown generation school shootings are their 'reality'

Students processing the attack in Uvalde, Texas, that killed 19 students and two teachers — yet another school shooting — returned to a common theme: They are the “lockdown generation.”

Tribune News Service

CDC plans to stop reporting suspected COVID cases to ease burden

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plans to simplify the COVID-19 hospital data it collects as the demands of the pandemic evolve and some assembled information has become outdated or redundant.

The Conversation

Ontario election gives voters the chance to choose people over profits in long-term care

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s a once-in-a-generation opportunity to correct how public funds will be allocated for long-term care in Ontario. The choice is between more profits for shareholders or reinvestment in care for seniors and improved working conditions for employees.

AAP

Alcohol health services see pandemic spike

The National Alcohol and Other Drug Hotline received 25,000 calls in 2021, prompting concerns about Australian's post-pandemic drinking habits.

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