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The Latest Breaking News from Covid-19

All 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

Germany's Scholz tests China ties with inaugural visit, to discuss Ukraine

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrives in China on a one-day trip on Friday, becoming the first G7 leader to visit since the start of COVID-19 and President Xi Jinping solidifying his grip on power with a third term as Communist Party general secretary.

Reuters

State Railway Operator Posts Record Loss on Covid Disruptions

Red ink increases 36% for the first three quarters, and profit almost vanishes for the cash-cow high-speed Beijing-Shanghai route

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Adopted woman tracks down mum to Glasgow who died months after meeting

Megan Kennedy, who lives in the US, travelled across the pond to meet her biological mother, Patti Neil, who was living in Glasgow. Just months after the pair emotionally met, Patti passed away.

Glasgow Live

‘It’s OK to take risks in concerts because there it’s safe to do so’: Conductor Daniel Harding on his double life as an airline pilot

He’s been on the podium with the world’s leading orchestras but, he says, his new parallel career flying for Air France has taught him things he never learned in 30 years of music making

The Guardian - UK

It may sound paradoxical, but Britain needs to spend its way out of recession

Cutting during a recession has been long discredited, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

"Tripledemic" could worsen COVID wave

A respiratory virus and flu are swamping hospitals, raising the specter of three viruses circulating simultaneously

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WA farewells emergency COVID-19 powers

State and territory authorities are bracing for an uptick in COVID-19 infections as new variants of the virus spread across Australia.

AAP

‘Nobody will do anything for us – we’ll do it ourselves!’ Newcastle’s wild DIY music scene thrives against the odds

Funding is drying up and venues are closing – but from pagan folk to deep techno to raw noise, the underground music scene in the north-east is exploding

The Guardian - UK

Adopted woman discovered birth family via genealogy website and Facebook, finally finds 'her people'

When she saw a photo of her biological father for the first time, Megan said 'my heart dropped to my toes, I knew it was him'

Wales Online

One UK nightclub closing every two days over soaring costs, industry says

Night Time Industries Association warns a third of clubs will disappear by year’s end without help from government

The Guardian - UK

Hygiene expert explains why you technically don’t have to shower at all - even if you stink

Showering every day is “really not important” and bathing often can strip the body of its self-regulating microbiome, explains hygiene expert Professor Sally Bloomfield

Daily Mirror

Richard Branson urges Heathrow not to limit Christmas flights

Strong dollar and end of Covid restrictions lead to huge boom in travel from US to UK, Virgin and Delta say

The Guardian - UK

Rory O’Connor reveals upcoming RTE show with prisoners in Mountjoy is 'groundbreaking TV'

The new show will air on RTE next spring and sees the Rory’s Stories comedian team up with GAA footballer Philly McMahon to coach a team of prisoners in Gaelic football

Irish Mirror

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The Guardian - AU

Australia’s richer areas more likely to have people working from home in pandemic, analysis finds

Census data shows Sydney’s northern suburbs had highest WFH proportion, with lowest in regional areas such as Maryborough in Victoria and Taree in NSW

Los Angeles Times

Are the unvaccinated still a danger to the rest of us?

LOS ANGELES — For almost two years, COVID-19 vaccine holdouts have been the objects of earnest pleading and financial inducements, of social-media shaming and truth campaigns. They've missed weddings, birthday celebrations and recitals, and even forfeited high-stakes athletic competitions. Until last month, they were barred from entering the United States…

Los Angeles Times

Are the unvaccinated still a danger to the rest of us?

Reuters

Pfizer, BioNTech start COVID-flu combination vaccine study

U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc and its German partner BioNTech SE have started an early-stage study to evaluate a combination vaccine targeting COVID-19 and influenza, the companies said on Thursday.

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Benzinga

If You Invested $1,000 In Riot Blockchain At Its COVID-19 Low, You'd Have This Much Now

Investors who bought stocks during the COVID-19 market crash in 2020 have generally experienced some big gains in the past two years. But there is no question some big-name companies performed better than others since the pandemic bottom.

Daily Record

Adopted woman tracks down Scots birth parents only for both to pass away just months apart

Megan Kennedy, 37, managed to track her both of her parents just months before they both sadly passed away.

Wales Online

All Blacks announce Principality Stadium roof will be closed for Wales v New Zealand

Cardiff is forecast for rain for the autumn curtain-raiser in Cardiff

Bangkok Post

Chinese authorities apologise for boy’s lockdown death

Local authorities in a Chinese city apologised on Thursday after a three-year-old boy died of carbon monoxide poisoning when medical care was delayed because of a Covid lockdown, in a rare admission of responsibility.

The Conversation

Go slow and accept your limitations – how to exercise if you're recovering from long COVID

A significant proportion of people who contract COVID are left with ongoing symptoms, commonly termed “long COVID”. The nature of these symptoms and the duration of the illness differ between people. While some people are still suffering more than two years after their initial infection, others have recovered, or at…

Evening Standard

Extra 30,000 ‘needless’ heart disease deaths since start of Covid pandemic

Analysis by charity finds ambulance delays and treatment backlog leading to ‘avoidable’ heart fatalities

The Independent UK

Covid vaccine: When can I get my booster jab?

UK entering a new wave of the virus, experts warn

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