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'I'll miss sharing things with him': The grief and anger of a son whose father died of COVID

How political decisions spell tragedy for people at the end of their lives.

The Canberra Times

Covid: Tamil Nadu logs 28,515 new infections, 53 deaths

CHENNAI: After a month, active cases on Thursday dropped to 2,13,534 from 2,13692 on Wednesday, when the state added 28,515 new cases. However, despite the decrease in fresh and active cases, deaths continued to climb to 53 on Thursday.

The Times of India

Queensland records 18 COVID-19 deaths, 9,974 new cases as number of people in hospital continues to decline

Eighteen more COVID-19 deaths are reported in Queensland as the number of people in hospital with the virus continues to decline.

ABC News

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Five Great Reads: Jordan Peterson fact-checked, Covid denialists’ utopia and pandemic sex

Guardian Australia’s summertime round-up of tasty writing as selected by lifestyle editor Alyx Gorman

The Guardian - AU

Sky Blues face mounting ALM absentees

Sydney FC coach Steve Corica says his A-League Men side will have to battle through COVID-19 infections, injuries and international call-ups once again.

AAP

Amid pandemic and protest, Olympics return to a changed China

The Beijing Winter Olympics kick off in a week, putting sports at centre-stage following preparations that have been clouded by diplomatic boycotts and the COVID-19 pandemic that has forced the Games into a tightly sealed bubble.

Reuters

Covid: Five-fold drop in Surat cases in 9 days

SURAT: The number of positive Covid-19 cases has dropped to 708 on Thursday, almost five times less in just nine days compared to the highest number of cases recorded at 3,563. The number of persons hospitalised is also stablizing.

The Times of India

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Sabarmati man helps with Covid pyres, eases grief

AHMEDABAD: For many residents of D Cabin and Dharmanagar localities in Sabarmati, the name Dharmendra Nayak may not ring a bell, but ask for ‘Bakabhai’ and they will immediately point you to the crematorium in the area. The Sabarmati resident has been helping people cremate bodies of Covid patients since…

The Times of India

Gujarat: 9,000 drop in Covid active cases in 3 days, deaths rise

AHMEDABAD: For Gujarat and Ahmedabad city, Thursday was the second consecutive day of a reduction in new Covid cases and active cases. While the daily tally reduced from 16,608 on Tuesday to 12,911 on Thursday for Gujarat, the figures were 5,303 and 4,405 for Ahmedabad, respectively.

The Times of India

Covid curbs off: Tamil Nadu schools, colleges to reopen on February 1

CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu government on Thursday allowed reopening of schools, colleges and places of worship from February 1, and revoked night curfew from Friday (January 28). The complete lockdown on Sundays too stands withdrawn.

The Times of India

All the big questions about the road ahead for schools answered by Education Minister Jeremy Miles

From exams to masks, the new curriculum to school budgets and why he's "very anxious" about low attendance rates

Wales Online

NY ethics panel subpoenas Hochul admin over Cuomo’s COVID ‘volunteers’

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York ethics panel is preparing subpoenas as it probes ex-governor Andrew Cuomo over his administration’s use of “volunteers” to manage the state’s pandemic response.

Tribune News Service

Covid: Nightclubs to reopen and rule-of-six rules to end in Wales

Wales will now complete move to alert level zero on 28 January

The Independent UK

Wales set to lift most Covid restrictions after passing Omicron peak

The first minister, Mark Drakeford, said the country would be moving to alert level zero on Friday

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Dublin Live

Watch: Punters queue up for Copper Face Jacks' big reopening night

The famous nightclub was closed due Covid-19 restrictions for most of the last two years

Daily Mirror

Six worst Downing Street 'parties' - and how they broke Covid laws, according to lawyer

Chris Daw QC goes through some of the Downing Street gatherings, explaining why he things they were against the law. At the time, Covid restrictions prevented the mingling of different households

The Guardian - AU

At least 98 deaths on nation’s deadliest day – as it happened

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Manchester Evening News

"It hasn't gone away has it?" The mood in Manchester city centre as Plan B mask rules are lifted

The laws on mask-wearing may have been dropped - but many shoppers say they won't be ditching theirs just yet

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Daily Mirror

'Six of the worst Downing Street parties and how I believe they broke Covid laws'

Chris Daw QC goes through some of the Downing Street gatherings, explaining why he things they were against the law. At the time, Covid restrictions prevented the mingling of different households

Chicago Sun-Times

Has COVID destroyed our attention spans?

Pandemic fatigue is a real thing, leaving people demotivated and exhausted with regular tasks.

The Guardian - AU

Morning mail: Covid ‘out of control’ in central Australia, rising petrol prices, brutal killer whales

Friday: Aboriginal organisations accuse the NT government of failing to carry out emergency plans over outbreak. Plus: recordings show orcas hunting blue whales

Daily Record

Care worker facing sack over covid jab refusal would be 'left with nothing'

Nurse associate Matt Weir, who has worked for the NHS for 12 years, is set to lose his position within weeks over his decision not to get the coronavirus vaccination.

Daily Record

Woman who faked Covid to go partying has plan foiled by simple text from boss

Ellie told her work that she had come down with the virus - when really she was hitting the town with her pals.

Chronicle Live

Gateshead's poorest families have been hit hardest by the Covid crisis, says health boss

Alice Wiseman's report brings together personal accounts of the pandemic from residents and the professionals who support them

Evening Standard

World Health Organisation backs Neil Young in Covid row with Spotify

The chief of the World Health Organization chief has backed rock star Neil Young in his row with music streaming site Spotify over the spread of Covid misinformation.

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