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New Covid cases jump to 21,931, plus 129 deaths Thursday

The government on Thursday announced 129 daily Covid-19 fatalities - equalling the Omicron-wave record set on Monday - and 21,931 new cases.

Bangkok Post

Woman catches Covid twice in 20 days

Case proves Omicron variant can evade previous immunity from previous strains or vaccines, researchers say

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson vows to fight on to next election amid Tory revolt over partygate

The Prime Minister arrived in India as Government whips were trying to douse a partygate rebellion

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Welsh morning headlines: News, Ukraine and sport as Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her 96th Birthday

She will also celebrate her Platinum Jubilee in the summer

Wales Online

Government to try delaying vote on inquiry into whether Boris Johnson lied to parliament

Boris Johnson has vowed to fight the next election no matter how many times he is fined for breaching Covid laws

The Independent UK

Cameron Hall Developments saw losses of £4m in the midst of Covid

The Wynyard Hall hotel owners said the pandemic had caused a significant impact but that it was upbeat about the recovery

Birmingham Post

Dalbeattie woman who lost parents due to coronavirus describes Boris Johnson's lockdown apology "an absolute joke"

Jill McCallie was unable to be with her parents when the died and has blasted the Prime Minister's appearance at Westminster

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Xi defends China’s Covid response amid mounting economic woes

President Xi Jinping defended China’s lockdown-dependent approach to fighting the pandemic, even as he sought to reassure the world that the country was still committed to opening its economy.

Bangkok Post

Dumping Close Contact Iso Tells Vulnerable Folks Once Again They Don’t Have A Right To Feel Safe

Easing COVID restrictions and dumping iso rules for close contacts tells vulnerable people once again they have no right to feel safe.

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Covid-19: Elderly Shanghai woman's quarantine ordeal sparks outrage

SHANGHAI: The treatment of a 92-year-old Shanghai woman who was sent to quarantine late at night has caused anger in China, underscoring the frustration that many are feeling under the nation’s strict Covid Zero rules.

The Times of India

‘No greater triumph’: excitement builds in Rio for carnival’s return

After the pain of Covid and its cancellations, a Brazilian samba school gears up

The Guardian - UK

Cash-strapped RTE splashed out more than €50,000 on taxis for guests and staff during the Covid-19 pandemic

Exclusive: Fair City - which came off air for almost six months in 2020 - spent the most on taxis during the pandemic

Irish Mirror

Cathay offers pilots allowances, perks to stem exodus

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd will alter monthly allowances and other perks for pilots as it tries to stem a wave of resignations among crew frustrated by the impact of Hong Kong’s Covid-19 policies on their lives.

Bangkok Post

IPL 2022: Covid scare looms as second Delhi Capitals player tests positive

MUMBAI: The dark clouds of Covid that had first threatened and then halted the 2021 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and later forced the second-half of the tournament to be shifted to the UAE three months later, are hovering dangerously once again.

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Why Q+A is taking the show on the road to Gladstone, Qld, and the importance of finding a balanced audience

Q+A host David Speers and EP Erin Vincent discuss the impact of COVID-19 on the program, the importance of taking the show out of the studio and the challenge of ensuring a balance of views.

The Guardian - AU

Covid forces China to face mental health crisis a long time in the making

Strains of lockdown have seen demand for counselling services soar, exposing a lack of mental health support that long pre-dates the pandemic

The Independent UK

Government to try delaying vote on inquiry into whether PM lied to Parliament

Boris Johnson has vowed to fight the next election no matter how many times he is fined for breaching Covid laws.

The Guardian - UK

UK quarantine hotels cost taxpayer £400m, watchdog finds

National Audit Office reveals losses in report on how UK managed cross-border travel during Covid pandemic

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Birmingham Post

24 Queen’s Awards for Enterprise received in Yorkshire and Humber

Meet the winners of the most prestigious business award

Birmingham Post

Queen's Awards 2022: All the South West winners announced

Businesses across the region have been recognised for their achievements on the Queen's birthday

The Times of India

Bhopal: Uncertain wait for summer vacation amid scorching heat & Covid jitters

BHOPAL: The searing heat and fear of a Covid spurt, going by what’s happening in some other states, have made parents in Bhopal jittery. They hope for an announcement of summer vacation, but the government seems to be having second thoughts.

The Times of India

Four children among 21 test positive for Covid in Jaipur

JAIPUR: Twenty-one people tested positive for Covid-19, including four children, in the city on Wednesday. Out of the four, two are Class 8 students of Maharaja Sawai Man Singh Vidyalaya (SMS School). The school has suspended Class 8 from Thursday and decided to go on a hybrid mode.

Daily Mirror

Ricky Hatton to make return to ring against Marco Antonio Barrera after 10-year retirement

Hatton will take on Mexican Barrera in Manchester on July 2 in a bout he insists will not be a fully-fledged fight

Bangkok Post

A stroll through nostalgia and hope

After the first Covid lockdown in Thailand in 2020, the first performance that brought Bangkok theatregoers back to the physical space was Fullfat Theatre's Save For Later. At that time, the number of cases in Thailand was at a negligible level, and the idea of physical distancing and other pandemic…

Daily Mirror

NHS worker loses £1,500 holiday after Covid app fails to show she had booster jab

Rebecca Dixon, from Aston-under-Lyme, had been due to fly to Fuerteventura, but was told she could not board her flight at Manchester Airport on Tuesday

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