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Hong Kong home affairs chief resigns after COVID-hit birthday bash scandal

Hong Kong's Secretary for Home Affairs resigned on Monday weeks after attending the birthday party of a delegate to China's legislature, where two of some 200 guests tested positive for COVID-19.

Reuters

Australian Winter Olympian tests negative to COVID after initial positive result

Australian curler Tahli Gill tests negative to COVID twice after returning initial positive result.

ABC News

Only one face mask fine issued in six months for breaking rules in Scotland

Labour’s Covid recovery spokeswoman Jackie Baillie said the Government had allowed enforcement to slide at a key point in the crisis.

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Beneficiaries in the age group of 15 to 18 years will start receiving their second dose of COVID-19 vaccine from Monday, officials said

The Hindu

Thousands of South West companies in 'significant' financial distress

Covid and spiralling inflation have created a “perfect economic storm” for many companies, the Begbies Traynor report found

Birmingham Post

Gujarat: 60% of Covid hospitalized skipped jabs

AHMEDABAD: Of the 700-odd Covid patients admitted to Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad in January, 52% were not vaccinated and 9% were partially vaccinated, said hospital authorities.

The Times of India

Many crematoria staff in Bengaluru not paid for over 3 months

BENGALURU: The issue of non-payment of wages, which had triggered strong protests in the middle of the second wave of Covid-19, has come back to haunt crematoria workers in the city. Many of them have not been paid for more than three months.

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Maharashtra witnesses 25-day low in daily Covid case count

MUMBAI: Maharashtra has reported a 25-day low in daily detections, while cases in Mumbai dropped by 18% over the past 24 hours.

The Times of India

607 Covid-19 deaths in January Karnataka’s highest since August 2021

BENGALURU: Karnataka has reported its second highest monthly Covid-19 deaths in six months with January (till 30th) recording 607 fatalities against 137 in December. August 2021 had seen 756 deaths during the second-wave peak.

The Times of India

Victorian COVID hospitalisations at 873 as state records eight further deaths and 10,053 new cases

Victoria records another 10,053 cases of COVID-19, a number which is expected to rise as schools return. But Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton says he believes the state has reached its peak of hospitalisations.

ABC News

Joe Marchant fails Covid test in latest blow to England’s Six Nations plans

Ben Youngs has urged England’s newcomers to understand the unique rhythms and rigours of the Six Nations heading into their opener in Scotland

The Guardian - UK

Covid rules changes coming into force on Monday - full list of what you can and can't do

The changes will mark an end to restrictions

Bristol Post

As 'fortress Australia' opens after two years of COVID-19 border closures, will backpackers and tourists come back?

With Australia's international border closed for almost two years, there's one question on the lips of tourism operators, accommodation providers and hospitality venues: When will international visitors come back?

ABC News

CMO says Omicron subvariant ‘not cause for concern’ – as it happened

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Daily Mirror

Families' joy as care homes relax Covid rules ending visitor cap

The limit of three visitors per care home resident introduced in England to tackle the spread of the Omicron Covid variant will come to an end, with self-isolation periods reduced

The Canberra Times

The inclusive ACT jewellery business built during COVID

A tradition with Sarah Hardie's friend inspired a new business.

The Hindu

‘Reopen schools but wait till peak passes’

Pediatricians call for campus surveillance, awareness on post-COVID complications

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The Independent UK

Laura Ingraham interview with policeman fired for opposing vaccine mandate resurfaces after he died of Covid

Host has gleefully mocked those who got Covid in the past

Nottingham Post

Countries British tourists can visit without Covid tests if you're vaccinated

Many are welcoming the return of British countries.

The Guardian - AU

‘A fresh start’: Bankstown roars back to life to usher in year of the tiger

Lunar new year celebrations bring a chance for people to reconnect and to look beyond the Covid pandemic

Evening Standard

‘Anticipation and anxiety’: Frontline London medic reflects on two years of the Covid pandemic

As the UK mourns the second anniversary of the first known death due to Covid, a senior nurse remembers the fear and uncertainty of the early days of the pandemic - and how vaccines ‘changed the game’

Evening Standard

Covid cases fall again with infections at their lowest level in six weeks

The UK reported 62,399 Covid cases and 85 deaths on Sunday, according to the latest daily figures.

Daily Record

Covid red zones unveiled as cases show signs of decreasing across Ayrshire

Across Scotland hospital and ICU numbers have also reduced.

Daily Mirror

Tory admits National Insurance rise unpopular as Boris Johnson defies calls to axe tax hike

Boris Johnson has been facing a growing Tory revolt over the manifesto-busting tax rise, which comes as families face a cost of living crisis

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