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Longer drinking hours at eateries as Covid controls ease

Restaurants will be able to serve alcohol until midnight, instead of 11pm, from May 1, the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration announced on Friday, as part of the relaxing of Covid-19 controls nationwide.

Bangkok Post

Students, staff shouldn't be allowed to enter school premises without thermal scanning in Delhi

Parents should be advised to not send their children to school if they test positive for the coronavirus.

The Hindu

‘Seven in 10’ people in England have had Covid-19 since early in pandemic

It is the first time an attempt has been made to estimate the cumulative number of people infected.

The Independent UK

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India the guest of honour as Paris Book Festival returns

After being cancelled for two years in a row owing to the Covid pandemic, the Paris Book Festival, France's main literary event, is once again being staged in Paris - and is welcoming India as its guest country of honour.

Radio France Internationale

Brit had world record Covid infection after testing positive for 505 days straight

The Covid patient had the virus for more than a year and four months before their death.

Daily Record

Hepatitis rising among children and it could be down to Covid pandemic

There has been a sharp increase in severe hepatitis cases among children under ten in the UK over recent months. The UK Health Security Agency has been informed of 74 cases since January 2022, with 49 of these in England, 13 in Scotland and the remai

Wales Online

UK patient had Covid for world record 505 days straight, study shows

Patient had severely weakened immune system and has died, researchers say

The Independent UK

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SA moves on virus isolation rules

South Australia will drop the requirement for close contacts of COVID-19 cases to isolate for seven days from April 30.

AAP

Summer holidays blow as British Airways cancels flights on popular Far East routes

The flagship carrier told customers it is extending its suspension of flights to Tokyo and Hong Kong throughout its summer season

Evening Standard

Shanghai promises to improve access to food supplies and trade amid ongoing COVID-19 shutdown

Officials in Shanghai promise to ease anti-virus controls on truck drivers as they try to revive the local economy and improve food supplies while millions of people are still confined to their homes.

ABC News

Family of teacher who died from Covid miss out on £100,000 pension due to legal loophole

Nick Stone, a foreign languages teacher, passed away earlier this year after a two-week battle with Coronavirus.

Daily Record

What is Omicron XE? Symptoms of the new Covid variant as hundreds of cases found in UK

637 cases of the new variant have been detected in England

The Independent UK

‘Abstaining is the same as voting Le Pen’: young Parisians weigh up their options

Anissa Rami, writer for Bondy Blog, reports from suburbs north of Paris ahead of France’s second-round presidential vote

The Guardian - UK

Trial results of 'moon shot' Covid-19 vaccine that 'protects against all variants' expected in coming days

Results of the trial on the single-shot jab are expected in the coming days.

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Bega Cheese price-hike warnings amid $40m COVID-19 bill as dairy farmers get a boost

The price of Vegemite and some milk, cheese and butter lines are set to rise as Bega Cheese warns input costs are increasing, while also offering a record amount for milk in a win for dairy farmers.

The Conversation

View from The Hill: 'The bug' gives Albanese opportunity to sell the team but less time to sell himself

“Well, the boss has got the bug, so you’ve got me.” Labor campaign spokesman Jason Clare fronted the media the morning after Anthony Albanese tested positive for COVID, and the contrast didn’t go unnoticed.

Evening Standard

UK patient suffers Covid for 505 days in longest case ever recorded

The unamed patient had Covid for more than one year and four months despite repeated antiviral treatment

Caixin Global

Shanghai Ups Citywide Testing Regime in Effort to Become Covid-Free

The high-frequency testing push came after two suburban districts reported no new positive cases, a sign that the city’s outbreak might be on a downward trend

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WHO 'Strongly Recommends' Pfizer's Covid Pill

The World Health Organization said Friday it "strongly recommended" Pfizer's Covid-19 antiviral pill Paxlovid for patients with milder forms of the disease who were still at a high risk of hospitalization. However the UN agency warned it was "extremely concerned" that the inequality in access seen with Covid vaccines would…

Bangkok Post

Test & Go ends May 1

The Test & Go process for foreign arrivals will be terminated at the end of the month and vaccinated travellers will require only self-antigen tests for Covid-19 from May 1, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Friday.

Bangkok Post

No Covid tests on arrival for vaccinated travellers from May 1

The Test & Go process for foreign arrivals will be terminated at the end of the month and vaccinated travellers will require only self-antigen tests for Covid-19 from May 1, to stimulate tourism and the economy, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Friday.

Dublin Live

Spain and Portugal confirm strict travel rules for Irish tourists this summer

Although many of the past two years of Covid restrictions are no longer in place, visitors are still expected to follow some strict rules

Zenger

Despite COVID-19 Measures Lifting, In-Person Church Attendance Remains Stagnant

Zooming religious services, once seen as a temporary fix, may now feel like a necessity for some congregants and churches.

Evening Standard

Partygate: Boris Johnson ally Conor Burns says ‘there’s no question of PM going’

The Northern Ireland minister rejected accusations the Prime Minister had ‘lied’ when he denied Covid rules were broken with parties in Downing Street

Evening Standard

Portugal relaxes Covid curbs as face mask rule axed in holiday boost

The relaxation of the rules on face masks follows a similar move by neighbouring Spain

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