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The Latest Breaking News from Covid-19

Covid inquiry kicks off key week with Khan and Burnham giving evidence

Sadiq Khan will join regional mayors Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram in giving evidence at the Covid-19 inquiry later.

The Independent UK

Millions of high-risk Australians aren't getting vaccinated. A policy reset could save lives

Each year, vaccines prevent thousands of deaths and hospitalisations in Australia.

The Conversation

A major new childcare report glosses over the issues educators face at work and why they leave

The Productivity Commission has just released a major report as part of its inquiry into early childhood education and care.

The Conversation

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Putting a price on life during the pandemic

Letters:Peter Johnstone is grateful to the doctors and nurses who thought his was a life worth saving when he got Covid. Plus a letter from Roger Downie

The Guardian - UK

Michael Gove 'questioned by agents probing Michelle Mone-linked PPE firm'

MICHAEL Gove and Matt Hancock are among the Tory politicians quizzed by the National Crime Agency (NCA) amid an ongoing probe into a firm linked to…

The National (Scotland)

Australia needs new adult vaccination plan for Covid, flu and shingles, report warns

Rates for shot against pneumococcal disease are also lagging, Grattan Institute says, urging government to increase take-up

The Guardian - AU

China says a surge in respiratory illnesses is caused by flu and other known pathogens

China’s health ministry says a surge in respiratory illnesses across the country that has drawn the attention of the World Health Organization is caused by the flu and other known pathogens and not by a novel virus

The Independent UK

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Stretched NHS even less ready to cope with a new pandemic, scientists warn

With Covid-19 facilities being dismantled and an inquiry starting late, the nation’s ability to react quickly to future health threats has been lost, experts say

The Guardian - UK

A vacuous, amoral elite who lost the plot. Saltburn or the Covid inquiry? It’s hard to tell

According to Sir Patrick Vallance’s evidence, figures ‘bamboozled’ Boris Johnson. Did he learn only entitlement at Eton?

The Guardian - UK

‘We haven’t looked back’: home schooling in Australia experiences post-lockdown boom

Number of children learning at home has doubled since the pandemic – with parents saying the mainstream education system isn’t working

The Guardian - AU

Bondi businessman accused of selling secrets to Chinese spies claims prosecution ‘will fail’

Writing from prison, Alexander Csergo says investigators have found ‘no evidence’ and fallout from case will embarrass Australia

The Guardian - AU

'It will likely never go away': why resurgent COVID is here to stay

People at high risk have been urged not to drop their guards.

The Canberra Times

Former UK health secretary Matt Hancock’s early Covid warnings were ignored by No 10, say allies

Ex-cabinet minister set to hit back at inquiry after being made a scapegoat for government failings

The Guardian - UK

‘No no no. Avoid them all’: anti-vaccine conspiracies spread as UK cases of measles increase

Online anti-vaxxers, conflating Covid and MMR theories, are convincing parents against immunising their children

The Guardian - UK

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The Hindu

India logs 42 Covid cases

India saw a single-day rise of 42 coronavirus infections while the number of active cases was recorded at 241, according to data updated by the Union Health Ministry on Saturday.

The Guardian - UK

Matters of life and death: Sunak faces mounting danger at Covid inquiry

The PM is soon to appear for questioning, and a perilous narrative is emerging about his role in the crisis response

PC Gamer

Court rules Gabe Newell must appear in person to testify in Steam anti-trust lawsuit

Newell had requested a remote deposition in the Wolfire v. Valve case because of concerns about contracting Covid-19.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the Covid inquiry: expert witnesses expose a mass of political failure

Editorial: Testimony from the government’s medical and scientific advisers condemns Boris Johnson’s Downing Street and Rishi Sunak’s Treasury

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The Independent UK

Ambulance drove off while Covid patient was ‘slumped’ over gate, inquiry told

Caroleanne Stewart gave evidence about her brother and fiance dying within months in 2020.

International Business Times

What We Know So Far About Surging Respiratory Illnesses In China

Cases of respiratory illnesses have been surging in northern China, particularly among children, sparking speculation online of a new pandemic threat four years after Covid-19 first emerged in the country.

France 24

Bouncing back: Silicon Valley bets on AI to regain past glory

Thousands of Silicon Valley employees have been laid off over the past year, often finding out the bad news by email. Hit hard by rampant inflation and over-hiring during the Covid pandemic, the US tech giants of the San Francisco Bay Area have faced one of the worst crises in…

The Guardian - AU

Judge suggests Revenue NSW ‘not following the law’ on homeless woman Covid fine

State government has admitted 33,000 Covid fines were invalid but questions remain about additional 29,000 fines issued during pandemic

The Guardian - UK

‘Who were you to decide that our innings was over?’ Michael Rosen’s Covid inquiry poem

The poet and broadcaster, who spent 48 days in intensive care after contracting coronavirus, reflects on the ‘chilling’ evidence from the Covid inquiry, and pens a poem in response

The Conversation

India: how COVID enabled new forms of economic abuse of women

In the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, the United Nations (UN) identified what it called a “shadow pandemic” of domestic violence against women. The UN includes in its definition of domestic violence what it refers to as “economic violence”, which it explains as: “making or attempting to make a person…

The Guardian - UK

Amid the drama of the Covid inquiry, Chris Whitty quietly pointed to an important truth. Will anyone listen?

England’s chief medical officer owned up to experts’ ignorance of psychology. If only others had been so candid in admitting their errors, says Stephen Reicher, a professor of psychology

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