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Editorial: China got COVID wrong, and now Xi Jinping is paying the price

Protest movements routinely bring symbols that help define their cause. Umbrellas serving as shields against pepper spray came to symbolize demonstrations in Hong Kong in 2014 and again in 2019 as citizens protested anti-democratic measures pushed by Beijing.

Chicago Tribune

Inside China's fight over the future of zero-COVID

Samuel Ren is sick of zero-COVID.

Reuters

Fauci: China's less-effective vaccines are stopping it from exiting COVID-zero

But a bigger problem for Beijing may be the number of elderly Chinese who have yet to get their booster shots.

Fortune

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Navigating the NHS: How patients are affected by delays

Years of under-investment and then the shock of the Covid pandemic has left many areas in the NHS struggling. This interactive shows how delays can affect four different patients

The Guardian - UK

Helpful guidelines if you test positive or negative for COVID-19 test

Have you recently taken a COVID-19 test? If you're waiting for your COVID-19 test results, Mayo Clinic COVID-19 diagnostic experts have some helpful guidelines to walk you through the process.

Tribune News Service

CMO has two words of warning for Irish public amid Covid, RSV and flu case rise

The current hike in cases of the respiratory virus RSV is 'substantially bigger' than any previous wave we have seen in Ireland

Irish Mirror

Covid can remain on some groceries and packaging for days - but health risk is low

A new study conducted by the Food Standards Agency found that Covid can remain on food and packaging for several days but added the risk to Brits remained very low

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China Blames Foreigners for Inciting Protests

Analysts say foreigners offering critical comments about the protests or making contacts with protesters could be blamed for instigating, shaping, and guiding the demonstrations.

The News Lens

Matt Hancock reveals ‘bonkers plan’ to release prisoners during Covid

Extract of diaries kept by former Health Secretary claims ‘bonkers plan’ was suggested during pandemic

Evening Standard

Weekly Must-Read: China Lines Up Yet More Aid for the Property Sector, But Will It Be Enough?

New round of policy measures to support beleaguered developers is imminent, as Beijing seeks to check a protracted downturn, Caixin has learned

Caixin Global

Relief and worry as major Chinese cities ease COVID curbs

Further easing of COVID-19 testing requirements and quarantine rules in some Chinese cities was met with a mix of relief and worry on Friday, as hundreds of millions await an expected shift in national virus policies after widespread social unrest.

Reuters

LA County COVID surge raises prospect of return to indoor masking order

LOS ANGELES — Coronavirus case and hospitalization rates have risen dramatically in Los Angeles County, which on Thursday reentered the medium COVID-19 community level for the first time since the end of the summer omicron wave.

Los Angeles Times

San Jose church won’t have to pay $217,500 in COVID fines after California Supreme Court denies petition

SANTA CLARA COUNTY, Calif. — In a victory for a San Jose church who openly flouted COVID rules at the height of the pandemic, the California Supreme Court on Wednesday denied a petition by Santa Clara County asking that Calvary Chapel pay more than a quarter million dollars in court…

Tribune News Service

Australian wool price plummets as China COVID lockdowns, Ukraine war, floods, inflation take toll

It's a grim week for woolgrowers as prices tumble to their lowest on the world market in 12 years. And that may not be the last of the bad news.

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Guangzhou Pushes Life Toward Normalcy After Easing Covid Curbs

Southern China metropolis reopens shops and restaurants, resumes public transit and dismantles barriers around communities

Chicago Sun-Times

No no no! Santa in short supply this year

Veteran Santas say they’re busier than ever, thanks to post-COVID-19 celebrations, nostalgia and a need for escapism.

Tribune News Service

Lawsuit blames Fauci and federal agencies for Kansas City musician’s COVID-19 death

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The widow of a popular Kansas City-area musician has filed a lawsuit accusing Dr. Anthony Fauci and the National Institutes of Health of indirectly causing her husband’s death from COVID-19 by funding coronavirus experimentation at a lab in China.

Bangkok Post

SET rides Asian market upswell

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) joined an Asian rally yesterday, a day after Thailand lifted its key interest rate, as investors took heart from the Federal Reserve chairman's remarks on US rate hikes and signs China is easing its Covid-19 measures.

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Matt Hancock says he opposed 'bonkers' Covid plan to release 'thousands' of prisoners

The ex-Health Secretary who has just emerged from the I'm A Celebrity Jungle said officials 'insisted' on releasing inmates to ease pressure on the system during the first nationwide lockdown

The Conversation

Ventilation reduces the risk of COVID. So why are we still ignoring it?

At the end of the third year of the pandemic, we are no longer surprised to hear we’re in a new wave of infection. It’s fuelled by new sub-variants of the virus that may evade immunity from both vaccination and previous infections.

ABC News

COVID-19's impact on the immune system, and how this may affect subsequent infections

Infections soon after getting over COVID-19 — whether it be another stint with the SARS-CoV-2 virus or a different pathogen altogether — are commonplace. So why are some people more susceptible?

The National (Scotland)

Council steps in to save famed Scottish theatre from collapse

COUNCILLORS have agreed to help out Ayr’s Gaiety Theatre by giving them £150,000 this year – but have said that the council cannot continue to…

Newcastle Herald

Reserve Bank's stance on household pressure is all about interpretation

Do the stats tell the whole story?

The Conversation

Raf Simons to close – a fashion marketing expert explains how the brand lost relevance

Surviving 27 years in the competitive and fast-changing world of fashion is an accomplishment many brands only dream of. Raf Simons weathered the 2007-08 financial crisis, Brexit and the COVID pandemic with his eponymous label, but in November he announced that the SS23 line would be its last.

AAP

COVID-19 cases rise across the nation

Weekly COVID-19 case numbers have jumped 20 per cent in NSW and Victoria with the latest wave of infections blamed on new Omicron sub-variants.

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