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We got some key things wrong about long COVID. Here are 5 things we've learnt

In late 2020 as we hid from COVID behind the moat of “fortress Australia”, we started to hear that in some people, COVID symptoms persisted for months. They were called “long haulers” or had “long COVID”.

The Conversation

Tabcorp bets big on digital after COVID comeback

Gambling giant Tabcorp has posted an unexpectedly high profit, driven by Australians wagering more of their earnings at physical venues after lockdowns.

AAP

Harry Styles arrives in Australia – prompting a stampede, shoeys and screaming teens

HBF Park, PerthBack on Australian soil for a tour delayed by Covid, the singer is a flamboyant, gracious showman, mixing huge hits with a Daryl Braithwaite cover

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Deaths in prisons skyrocketed during pandemic, analysis finds

Covid spread quickly in crowded US jails

The Independent UK

What do we know about long COVID, how are patients faring and what's next for Australia?

Three years into the pandemic and those living with long COVID symptoms say they feel the issue has been forgotten. So how has our understanding of long COVID changed and what's next for Australia?

ABC News

Michael Healy-Rae fumes as elderly man can't pay in cash at NDLS office

The NDLS offices ceased all cash payments during the Covid-19 pandemic

Irish Mirror

Facebook Says Noting the CDC's Scientific Misrepresentations 'Could Mislead People'

The social media site slapped a warning on a column in which I criticized the CDC for exaggerating the evidence supporting mask mandates.

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Glasgow Wetherspoon gets permanent beer garden in George Square

Outdoor areas at the pub have been operating under occasional licences since the covid pandemic and now the arrangement has been made permanent.

Glasgow Live

Pandemic finger-pointing: New research sheds light on who Canadians blame in times of crisis

A little over a year ago, thousands of people descended on Ottawa protesting COVID-19 pandemic countermeasures as part of a “freedom convoy.”

The Conversation

RFL eager for World Club Challenge to become annual fixture

The competition returned this season after a two-year absence due to the Covid pandemic and is currently negotiated on an ad hoc basis

The Independent UK

Do Hospitals That Drop Mask Requirements Risk Liability?

Prof. Nina Kohn and I argue that they do

Reason

FDA’s own reputation could be restraining its misinfo fight

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is taking aim at a new health hazard: online misinformation

The Independent UK

Carers working for Bristol City Council can face sanctions for self-isolating with coronavirus

Staff can face disciplinary action for taking too many days off sick

Bristol Post

Want to buy a repurposed Covid testing booth? In China, you can

Thousands of booths where people once took Covid-19 tests fell out of use when the Chinese government ended its Zero-Covid policy in December 2022. Since then, some of these booths have been put up for sale online in the hope that someone will give them a second life.

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The Independent UK

For poor schools, building repairs zap COVID relief money

The federal government has allocated $190 billion in pandemic relief to help schools

The Conversation

3 things the pandemic taught us about inequality in college — and why they matter today

Elise, a nursing student at an elite U.S. university in the Northeast, found herself back home and sleeping on the floor of her parents’ one-bedroom apartment after the COVID-19 pandemic was declared in March 2020.

Fortune

Long COVID is preventing professionals from working

Three years after the pandemic began and COVID-19 still has its grip on America’s workforce.

Bangkok Post

Seoul donates next-gen Covid jabs

The Republic of Korea has donated over 500,000 doses of the bivalent Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine to Thailand to mark the 65th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

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Daily Mirror

Inside fire-torn abandoned Victorian mansion whose owners fled during Covid

The grand Victorian mansion and former wedding venue has now been left abandoned, strewn with graffiti and damaged by fire after closing during the Covid pandemic

The Guardian - UK

How we met: ‘He was this big, strong, handsome man. I fell in love straight away’

Kseniia, 31, and Andriy, 44, met in 2011 in Kyiv when she was singing in a band. They married in 2018 and now live in Moldova with their two dogs

The Texas Tribune

As COVID-19 grabbed the world’s attention, Texas’ efforts to control tuberculosis slipped

Responding to COVID-19 has taken so much attention and energy that some public health workers believe it pushed tuberculosis off people’s radar.

Irish Mirror

Covid-19 vaccines being given to babies as young as six months from today as parents are issued with advice

“While serious illness from Covid-19 in this age group is rare, this vaccine offers further protection"

Daily Mirror

NHS staff ‘shattered’ and 'won't be there' if crisis not fixed, warns expert

Professor Jeremy Farrar, who became a well known face during the Covid pandemic, warned that exhausted and demoralised NHS staff would not be ready when another a crisis hits unless low morale and capacity issues solved

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: The COVID ‘emergency’ is ending. Here’s who will be hurt most

In the State of the Union, President Joe Biden stated that “we have broken COVID’s grip on us.” Indeed, COVID-19 deaths are down about 75% since last year’s speech. Consistent with that progress, the Biden administration announced in January that it will end the public health emergency (and national emergency)…

Bangkok Post

Mae Sai-Tachilek bridge reopens

CHIANG RAI: The first Thailand-Myanmar friendship bridge, linking Mae Sai district and Tachilek, was reopened on Monday morning nearly three years after it was closed because of the Covid-19 epidemic, much to the delight of people on both sides of the border.

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