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The government is expected to consider scrapping the Thailand Pass registration requirement for Thais returning from abroad.

Bangkok Post

US border authorities will increase expulsions of Cubans and Nicaraguans back to Mexico

MIAMI — U.S. immigration authorities will increase expulsions of Cubans and Nicaraguans arriving at the southern border back to Mexico under Title 42, a public health order that is set to expire on May 23.

Miami Herald

Behind the mask: Racism and the pandemic

White people began believing COVID wasn't their problem, research shows — and that made the pandemic much worse

Salon

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Anutin favours ending Thailand Pass for Thai returnees

Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul plans to propose ending the Thailand Pass system initially for returning Thais, and later also for foreigners.

Bangkok Post

Was Censorship the Greatest COVID Threat to Freedom?

It wasn't just autocrats who were frequently tempted to address "fake news" about the pandemic through state pressure and coercion.

Reason

COUNTERPOINT: Masks remain an essential tool to protect against COVID

In his recent article in The Atlantic, Ed Yong posed a poignant question: “What does society owe immunocompromised people?”

Tribune News Service

People 'bolted inside their own homes' in brutal lockdown after Covid spike in China

Videos on Chinese social media appear to show public health workers wearing personal protective equipment using wires and iron bolts to lock people in their homes

Daily Mirror

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9,790 new Covid cases, 54 more deaths

The country registered 54 more Covid-19 fatalities and 9,790 new cases during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry announced on Thursday morning.

Bangkok Post

35,000 schools aim to reopen for new term

About 35,000 schools nationwide intend to resume onsite learning on May 17 with a plan to speed up student vaccinations.

Bangkok Post

Phuket hails drop in cases

Phuket is counting down to declaring Covid-19 an endemic disease after the tourist island reported fewer than 100 daily Covid-19 cases for the past 10 consecutive days, the Phuket Provincial Public Health Office said.

Bangkok Post

‘We’re now into our sixth wave’: Coronavirus gains in California spark new concerns

SAN FRANCISCO — Coronavirus cases are continuing to increase in California, prompting one health official to warn that the state is heading into the next wave of the pandemic.

Los Angeles Times

Why COVID-19 gaslighting by politicians is so dangerous for democracy

In the aftermath of the Jan. 6, 2021, uprising at the United States Capitol building, the Republican Party faced a crucial moral test: whether to reject the baseless conspiracy theory that the 2020 general election had been “stolen” from Donald Trump or to embrace that dangerous falsehood as official party…

The Conversation

Wastewater monitoring took off during the COVID-19 pandemic – and here's how it could help head off future outbreaks

A community’s sewage holds clues about its COVID-19 burden. Over the course of the pandemic, wastewater surveillance has become an increasingly popular way to try to understand local infection trends.

The Conversation

Shops asked to stop selling certain Kinder products in Welsh county due to links to salmonella in children

The warning comes as dozens of cases of salmonella in children under the age of five are suspected to be linked to the chocolate

Wales Online

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‘Extreme heat can be deadly:’ how cricket is handling the climate crisis

A heatwave in southern Asia is prompting questions about the game’s future, a discussion which cricketers can help with their influence

The Canberra Times

Frontline health workers still need to be vaccinated despite mandate being dropped

The COVID-19 vaccine requirement for workers in the territory's public health system will extend beyond the current mandate.

Chronicle Live

The best paid jobs available in Newcastle right now paying more than £100,000 a year

From the HMRC to the NHS we've rounded up some of the best paid roles in Newcastle

ABC News

SA government moves to shift COVID powers from Grant Stevens to Public Health Act

For the past two years, one man has arguably had the biggest single impact on the way South Australians live their lives. Now moves are afoot to normalise some of Police Commissioner Grant Stevens's extraordinary powers.

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Bangkok Post

9,288 new Covid cases, 82 more deaths

There were 9,288 new confirmed Covid-19 cases and 82 coronavirus-related deaths during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry reported on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

Even as COVID cases rise, mask mandates stay shelved

As mask mandates and vaccination rules kept falling across the U.S., infections from the latest COVID variants have been quietly taking hold in some places, sparking concern among public health officials but stirring a muted response from pretty much everyone else

Benzinga

Qualigen Takes Stake In NanoSynex To Gain Access To Next-Gen Diagnostic Platform

Qualigen Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:QLGN) has agreed to acquire a majority stake in NanoSynex Ltd, an Israeli-based developer of next-generation diagnostics technology. NanoSynex's Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (AST) platform provides rapid, accurate, and personalized tests for bacterial infections to quickly match the correct antibiotics to treat a patient's particular infection. Antibiotic misuse and overuse have given…

Radio France Internationale

Health chiefs call for action over rising obesity rates in Europe

International health chiefs on Tuesday called for urgent changes to public health policies across Europe after a report revealed more than 1.2 million people are dying each year due to problems caused by obesity and being overweight.

Daily Record

Scheduled operations in Scots hopsitals at highest number since before pandemic

The latest Public Health Scotland data shows Scots hospitals are beginning to get back to normal

Wales Online

The new Covid rules for schools in Wales as restrictions scrapped

Headteachers will be given a new "checklist" to follow which will bring schools in line with Covid advice to businesses, the Welsh Government said

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Editorial: Another day, another redemption book project from a former Trump official

The Trump administration’s abysmal handling of America’s worst public health crisis in a century was the result of a refusal to accept the reality of that crisis — a refusal that started at the top. That’s the judgment of Dr. Deborah Birx, Trump’s former Coronavirus Response Task Force coordinator. In…

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