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COVID treatments and prevention are still improving – so the longer you can avoid it the better

There have been enough COVID infections in the UK since March 2020 for every person to have been infected between 1.3 and two times, according to mathematical modelling.

The Conversation

Chinese businesses guard against wave of infections feared after COVID easing

Manufacturers and eateries keen to stay open in China are preferring to err on the side of caution, by retaining COVID-19 curbs until they get a clearer picture of just how workplaces will be affected by the easing of stringent measures.

Reuters

Office Party Bingo: have you spotted the Wannabe Influencer or the Anti-Woke Warrior?

The festive bash is back this year, quite possibly with a vengence. Here are the types you may encounter - and wish to avoid

Evening Standard

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RSV 'spreading rapidly' in UK - all you need to know about contagious winter virus

A little-known illness, RSV, presents with symptoms similar to a cold and elements easily mistaken for Covid puts thousands of our kids in hospital each year.

Daily Mirror

Commentary: Immunity’s down. Infection rates are up. And what happened to everyone’s masks?

Over recent weeks, since before Thanksgiving, there has been a significant and steep rise in COVID-19-related hospitalizations for Americans 70 and older. Nationally, that rate now exceeds the peak of the BA.5 summer wave and the delta wave in the summer of 2021 — and this surge is still in…

Los Angeles Times

Michael Hiltzik: Rescinding the military's COVID vaccine rule is the Democrats' dumbest compromise in the lame-duck session

If you need evidence that Congress is dominated by its stupidest members, look no further than the apparent agreement in the House to lift the requirement that members of the military be vaccinated against COVID-19.

Los Angeles Times

Education secretary Gillian Keegan urges teachers not to strike as pupils missed ‘enough’ learning in pandemic

A Cabinet minister on Thursday urged teachers not to strike and hit children’s education which suffered so much during the Covid pandemic.

Evening Standard

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China's looser anti-COVID measures met with relief, caution

A day after China announced the rollback of some of its most stringent COVID-19 restrictions, people across the country are greeting the news with a measure of relief but also caution, as many wait to see how the new approach will be implemented

The Independent UK

90% of China could get COVID, warns one of Beijing's top medical advisors

Experts are warning of a massive exit wave as Beijing abandons costly and unpopular COVID-zero measures, like lockdowns, isolation and mass testing.

Fortune

Barber caught cutting NUFC star's hair in lockdown now convicted of stalking and assault

The award-winning barber, whose clients have included Geordie Shore cast members and Newcastle United stars, has been fined after admitting stalking and assault in court

Chronicle Live

China pushes story of triumph over Covid

Chinese state media have struck a triumphant tone over the country’s efforts to contain Covid-19, reflecting the government’s efforts to dilute perceptions that its shift away from the stringent approach was forced by public discontent.

Bangkok Post

Court to decide on DWP battle that could hand £774 to 2million Brits

The Court of Appeal has heard a fresh appeal against Tory ministers paying £20-a-week during Covid to people on Universal Credit - but denying it to nearly 2million people on legacy benefits

Daily Mirror

Yet more rail disruption as TransPennine cancels more than 30 services with even more amended

Dozens of routes heading to and from Manchester have been impacted

Manchester Evening News

Japan's economy shrank less in July-Sept, revised data show

Japan has reported its economy contracted less than previously thought in the last quarter, weathering the country’s latest big COVID wave with less damage than had been thought

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Reason

Congress' Lame-Duck Legislators Want To Spend Money Like We're Still in a Pandemic

It's especially outrageous when considering the billions of dollars in fraud that took place thanks to COVID-19 relief programs.

Bangkok Post

Consumer confidence at 20-month high in November

Thai consumer confidence rose for a sixth straight month in November, reaching a 20-month high, boosted by improved economic activity following the easing of Covid-19 curbs and higher foreign tourist arrivals, a survey showed on Thursday.

AAP

Hotel quarantine worker feared for safety

Being told to work while fearing he was a close contact for COVID-19 prompted a hotel quarantine worker to quit out of concern for his safety, a court heard.

Reuters

COVID spread fears grow as China unwinds zero-tolerance curbs

As many Chinese embraced new freedoms on Thursday after the country dropped key parts of its tough zero-COVID regime, there was mounting concern that a virus that had largely been kept in check could soon run wild.

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Reuters

Australia leader postpones Papua New Guinea visit due to COVID illness

Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has deferred a visit to Papua New Guinea until early next year after testing positive for COVID-19.

The Guardian - US

Florida’s ‘don’t say gay’ bill author indicted for money laundering

Federal grand jury also charged Republican lawmaker Joe Harding with ‘fraudulently obtaining’ $150,000 in Covid relief funds

Salon

QAnon claims Kirstie Alley was murdered

Alley died of cancer at age 71, but conspiracy theorists cite her speaking out against vaccines

Tribune News Service

CDC head asks for COVID-19 funding, data as Hill interest fades

WASHINGTON — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is running out of ways to be creative with its limited pandemic funds and needs more flexibility from Congress, Director Rochelle Walensky told CQ Roll Call in an exclusive interview Wednesday.

Fortune

Fauci isn't just worried about a ‘wave of infections’ as China reopens, but also the risk of new variants

“Whenever you have a large wave of transmissions of a virus, you give it ample opportunity to mutate,” he said.

AAP

AMA concern over loss of SA COVID clinics

The AMA in South Australia is concerned by the looming closure of four COVID-19 clinics in Adelaide, which are thought to treat about 1000 patients each week.

Wales Online

GP surgery forced to stay open until midnight to answer Strep A calls from worried parents

The surgery has been bombarded with hundreds of calls

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