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Seoul lifts visa limits on short-term travelers from China

South Korea says it will remove the entry restrictions it placed on short-term travelers from China since the start of the year as officials see the COVID-19 situation in that country as stabilizing South Korea in early January stopped issuing most short-term visas at its consulates in China, citing concerns…

The Independent UK

‘Secrecy the priority’: Guantanamo battling COVID outbreak

Lawyers say the ‘massive’ outbreak puts already unwell detainees at further risk in camp where medical care is poor.

Al Jazeera

ACT records 401 COVID-19 cases: weekly report

There were no COVID-related deaths recorded in the past week.

The Canberra Times

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South Korea lifts visa curbs on Chinese travellers, Beijing considers similar move

South Korea plans to resume issuing short-term visas for travellers from China on Saturday after China improved its COVID-19 situation, Seoul officials said on Friday.

Reuters

NHS crisis hitting women as gynaecology waiting list rises 36% in the North East

The number of women and trans people waiting for gynaecological procedures shot up in 2022

Chronicle Live

The latest COVID-19 news and case numbers from around the states and territories

Here's a quick wrap of the COVID-19 news and case numbers from each Australian jurisdiction from the past week.

ABC News

Are chemtrails being used to vaccinate Australians secretly against COVID-19? CheckMate investigates

A decade-old claim suggesting Australia has approved vaccines administered "via air" has resurfaced with a COVID-19 twist.

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The world needs to ‘calm down’ about the risk of a new COVID variant emerging from China, the country’s former CDC chief says

A new study from China found no evidence of new variants among those sick with COVID in Beijing between Nov. 14 and Dec. 20. But it only examined a few hundred cases, some experts point out, calling it "hardly" representative.

Fortune

Confidence at 26-month high

Consumer confidence rose to the highest level in 26 months in January, driven by the economic recovery, a surge in foreign tourist arrivals and the easing of the pandemic.

Bangkok Post

A Promising Covid-19 Antiviral Cuts Hospitalizations in Half — Will Americans Get It?

We may have a new, versatile antiviral to add to the arsenal, according to a study published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Inverse

Madonna King: How heartbreaking Turkey earthquake photo reminded me to pause

Big news events now flash by us, from one to the next, leaving a list of heroes and villains. And the bar keeps rising.

The New Daily

‘Crazy interesting’ findings by Australian researchers may reveal key to Covid immunity

University of Sydney scientists have found a receptor protein which ‘acts a bit like molecular velcro, in that it sticks to the spike of the virus’

The Guardian - AU

No one wants masks, but we still need them to keep Covid at bay

Letters: Doctor Kelly Fearnley and an immunocompromised patient respond to Dr Jack Pickard’s letter calling for an end to the requirement for mask-wearing in all clinical areas

The Guardian - UK

Knife crime on rise due to ‘teenagers made vulnerable by pandemic’

The number of people killed with a knife in England and Wales in 2021/22 was the highest on record for 76 years.

The Independent UK

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The Untold Story of COVID’s Impact on California’s Mental Health

The pandemic continues to bring stress upon those in the state who can least afford it.

AAP

Natural immune receptor found to block COVID-19

Australian scientists have found a natural immune receptor in the body that blocks infection from COVID-19 and could help prevent future pandemics.

The Times of India

No pre-departure Covid test and air suvidha for people coming from China, 5 other nations from February 13

NEW DELHI: Passengers coming to India from or via Thailand, Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea and China will from 11 am on Monday (February 13) neither require a negative report from a pre-departure Covid test, nor need to upload self-health declaration on “air suvidha” portal.

Daily Mirror

Estate agent quit UK in lockdown to start £24m property empire on 'new Maldives'

Richard Ashby was earning £200,000 a year selling exclusive apartments in Westminster and Mayfair to rich investors, but that all changed when covid hit the UK and lockdowns loomed

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The Independent UK

Most disaster giving goes to relief efforts, not rebuilding

The COVID-19 pandemic greatly accelerated a long-running pattern in giving by foundations and charities for health and natural disasters, a new Chronicle analysis of nine years of data show

The Guardian - AU

NSW woman to receive $18,000 after police looking into suspected Covid protest trespassed on property

Sanchia Romani awarded damages after officers ignored her ‘no trespassing’ signs in August 2021

Daily Mirror

Deliveroo to cut 9% of its workforce as mass tech giant jobs cull continues

Food delivery giant Deliveroo went on a hiring spree during Covid lockdowns - but the business has now been hit as the cost of living forces customers to cut back

The Guardian - UK

Elderly Chinese people protest in Wuhan against medical benefits cuts

Rally is latest showing of public discontent since demonstrations against Covid curbs

The Conversation

Public school enrollment dropped by 1.2M during the pandemic – an expert discusses where the students went and why it matters

Student learning took a big hit during the COVID-19 pandemic. Just how much is only becoming clear nearly three years after the World Health Organization declared the pandemic and nearly all U.S. public schools pivoted to online instruction for at least several months in March 2020.

Daily Mirror

Last chance for under-50s to get Covid booster: Find out if you're eligible

Britons only have a few days to get their final top-up jab. After February 12, the booster will only be offered to those considered to be at risk of serious illness.

Fortune

'Ultra-Luxury' influencer allegedly leased 2021 Bentley with COVID-relief funds

The Miami-based influencer allegedly also used the money to rent a luxury flat and refinish designer shoes.

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