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How Delhi officials are reaching out to people to take booster shot

NEW DELHI: With the Centre announcing free vaccination for booster doses for the next 75 days, district officials in Delhi are gearing up for expansion of the Covid-19 inoculation drive. They have already started identifying eligible beneficiaries and reaching out to them.

The Times of India

Opposition calls for COVID-19 leave payments to be reinstated, as pressure mounts on Albanese

The Acting Opposition Leader says rising COVID case numbers should prompt the government to reinstate pandemic leave payments ended by the former government, as pressure mounts on the Prime Minister to act.

ABC News

LA County on verge of indoor mask mandate as deaths, hospitalizations rise: ‘There is need to worry’

LOS ANGELES — Sustained jumps in cases and hospitalizations fueled by the hyper-infectious BA.5 subvariant pushed Los Angeles County into the high COVID-19 community level Thursday, a shift that could trigger a new public indoor mask mandate by the end of this month unless conditions improve.

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We fact checked claims that vaccines caused Germany's birth rate to plunge. Here's what we found

A sizeable drop in Germany's birth rate in the first months of 2022 has prompted claims from anti-vaxxers that COVID-19 vaccines were to blame.

ABC News

NSW government to provide free RAT kits to vulnerable as state braces for COVID-19 surge

The New South Wales government will provide free rapid antigen tests to vulnerable communities after a federal government program ends at the end of the month.

ABC News

Morning mail: climate pressure on Labor, Biden in Israel, winter Covid wave

Friday: Chris Bowen is being pushed to beef up proposed legislation enshrining emissions targets. Plus: are we finally past the era of shameless leaders?

The Guardian - AU

50k daily cases 'more likely'

The actual number of new daily Covid-19 infections may be as high as 50,000 compared with the official Ministry of Public Health figures, Nitipatana Chierakul, a respiratory disease expert with Siriraj Hospital, said on Thursday.

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Post-COVID demand for health insurance in India shoots up by 321%: report

Study done on the basis of search data on Just Dial platform shows an increase in demand for health, travel and car insurance in Tier 1 and Tier 2 cities

The Hindu

Matildas pioneer Connie Selby hoping to make Women's World Cup history with Tonga

Connie Selby was part of the first Australian representative side to tour overseas when they played in Hong Kong in 1975. Now, she's hoping to create more history.

ABC News

COVID-19 vaccines targeting the Omicron variant are on the way — but it could be worth getting a fourth dose now

Omicron is now the dominant strain of COVID-19 around the world and boosters targeting this variant are getting closer to being released.

ABC News

When can I get my next COVID booster or fourth dose? What if I've recently had COVID? Can I get my flu shot at the same time?

COVID cases are surging across Australia. The rise of the BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants of Omicron, and the rapid increase in COVID hospitalisations, has prompted policymakers to expand fourth dose vaccine eligibility.

The Conversation

6 ways governments drive innovation – and how they can help post-pandemic resilience

The COVID-19 pandemic has had an enormous impact on the global economy, with the total cost likely to exceed US$12.5 trillion dollars according to International Monetary Fund estimates.

The Conversation

Tom Pidcock targets ‘bigger ambitions’ at Tour de France after breakthrough

The 22-year-old is happy being compared to the Tour’s biggest names after ‘ridiculous experience’ of winning stage on Alpe d’Huez

The Guardian - UK

Six months after volcanic eruption and tsunami, Tongans who lost everything have plans for their future

Hundreds remain in limbo after a COVID-19 outbreak slowed Tonga's efforts to recover from January's volcanic eruption and tsunami, but spirits remain high and ambitious plans are in place to rebuild.

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52% Indians surveyed say their sleep pattern has changed post COVID

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Irish Mirror

Could my holiday be ruined? The warnings in Spain, Portugal and more right now

The warnings in place in Spain, Portugal, Italy and France and how they could impact your holiday

Wales Online

Welsh doctor explains seven things people should do to protect themselves in extreme heatwave

Deputy chief medical officer for Wales Chris Jones said some events should not go ahead if they cannot keep people safe and protected from the heat

The Guardian - UK

Children in England in deep poverty ‘stealing food from schools’

Professor of social mobility urges Tory party leadership candidates to say how they will tackle disadvantage

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BJP leaders protest against non-implementation of PM Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana

What is the State govt. doing with the money, asks Somu Veerraju

The Independent UK

New top Covid symptom in patients revealed by latest data as infections surge across UK

A total of 2.7 million people are estimated to have had the virus latest figures show, up from 2.3m the week before

Wales Online

Rhod Gilbert reveals he's undergoing cancer treatment as he issues statement

The comedian is being treated at Velindre Cancer Centre, for which he has led massive fundraising campaigns in the past

Evening Standard

Covid: Number one symptom is now sore throat, new study says

The symptoms of Covid have changed since the start of the pandemic

Los Angeles Times

California faces a high-risk summer as ultra-infectious COVID subvariants keep coming

LOS ANGELES — California’s summer is being complicated by a dizzying array of omicron subvariants that have emerged over the last several months.

Daily Record

Covid spike prompts health chief warning governments should 'consider reintroducing' masks and other measures

WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that Covid is "nowhere near over" amid the emergence of the BA.4 and BA.5 variants.

Manchester Evening News

27 giant brick animals arrive at Knowsley Safari for this year's summer trail

The Endangered Species Bricklive exhibition is running throughout the school holidays

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