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North Korea confirms 1st COVID outbreak, Kim orders lockdown

While the scale of the outbreak isn't known, it could have serious consequences because the country has a poor health care system and its 26 million people are believed to be mostly unvaccinated.

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North Korea confirms 1st COVID outbreak as Kim orders lockdown

While the scale of the outbreak isn't known, it could have serious consequences because the country has a poor health care system and its 26 million people are believed to be mostly unvaccinated.

WEKU

What is Omicron XE? Symptoms of the new Covid variant found in UK

XE combines genetic characteristic of the Omicron BA.1 and BA.2 variants, in what is known as a “recombinant”

The Independent UK

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There is no getting past the pandemic till we credibly count COVID-19 deaths

Indian statisticians and modellers are equal to any in the world. The government could easily set up a panel of experts to arrive at an independent and credible estimate of the country’s pandemic toll

The Hindu

North Korea Reports First-Ever COVID-19 Case 2 Years Into Pandemic, Kim Jong-un Orders 'Serious Emergency'

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un declared a "serious emergency" and ordered lockdowns across the country after confirming the first-ever Covid-19 case in the country on Thursday.

Benzinga

Beijing denies lockdown rumours as Shanghai hunts elusive COVID

Beijing denied it was heading for lockdown as panic buying gripped the capital on Thursday, while Shanghai combed the city for lingering COVID-19 cases in the hope of clearing the way to escape from weeks of painful restrictions.

Reuters

'Real Euphoria': Cannes Luxury Back after Pandemic Pause

After celebrations took a hit during the past two years of Covid-19, this year's Cannes Film Festival promises a return to its traditional wild festivities and displays of exorbitant wealth. "There is real euphoria... people want human contact," Romain Benichou of rental firm Century 21, told AFP. But buying your…

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France lifts Covid restrictions, no longer requiring masks on planes, trains as of Monday

France will no longer require passengers on trains, metros, busses and domestic flights to wear masks starting Monday, 16 May, lifting one of the last remaining Covid measure in the country. And the European air safety authority will no longer recommend masks be worn on flights within the EU.

Radio France Internationale

Lack of drugs for use in pregnancy ‘resulting in needless deaths’ in UK

Experts call for urgent investment and effort to transform pregnant women’s access to modern medicine

The Guardian - UK

China fights economic slump, sticks to costly 'zero COVID'

China’s leaders are struggling to reverse a deepening economic slump without giving up a “zero-COVID” strategy that shut down Shanghai and other cities

The Independent UK

COVID-19: Daily cases reported 2,827 in past 24 hours

With 2,827 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India's tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,31,13,413, while the active cases dipped to 19,067, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Palace on Wheels to return to tracks soon!

India’s famed luxury train, is all set to make a comeback soon, after its services were halted due to the COVID pandemic in 2020.

The Times of India

Wuhan's first Covid-19 patients still suffering after 2 years

BEIJING: Two years after being hospitalized with Covid-19, more than half of patients still experience symptoms like fatigue and sleep disruption, according to a study in the original epicenter of Wuhan that underscores the pandemic’s lasting burden.

The Times of India

'Compromised' system spurs Vic doc to quit

A senior Victorian doctor has walked away from his role at a Melbourne hospital to shine a light on the "compromised" standard of healthcare in the state.

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Biden co-hosting 2nd COVID summit as world's resolve falters

President Joe Biden will appeal for a renewed international commitment to attacking COVID-19 as the second global COVID-19 summit opens

Financial Times

Can Xi Jinping vanquish Covid without crushing China’s economy?

In a crucial political year, a series of open-ended lockdowns have heaped pressure on struggling businesses

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Mikolas silences Orioles in 10-1 Cardinals romp

ST. LOUIS — Once it became apparent that Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright, on the COVID injured list, could not start on Tuesday in the opener of a three-game set here with Baltimore, Cardinals Oliver Marmol had the option of using Miles Mikolas, his best starter this season, on regular four…

Reuters

At mercy of zealous residential committees, Shanghai's locked-down vent frustration

Last week, Elizabeth Liu and her husband were excited about the prospect of leaving their Shanghai residential compound for the first time in over a month. All but one building in the compound had just been reclassified as low risk after 14 days of no COVID cases.

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Bangkok Post

US nears 1m Covid dead, early epicentre New York seeks to move on

NEW YORK: The United States is about to cross the threshold of one million deaths from Covid-19, a grim milestone that comes as cities like New York try to turn the page on the pandemic despite threats of another surge.

ABC News

WA's COVID caseload remains high as death toll from the virus climbs by six

The number of people dying with COVID-19 in Western Australia is climbing, with the number of deaths since the start of the year now greater than the state's road toll from last year.

The Canberra Times

New COVID infections, hospitalisations remain high

There are 74 people with the virus in hospital.

Bangkok Post

Visitors must still wear masks after Covid becomes endemic

The National Communicable Diseases Committee has started to discuss post-pandemic plans, including requirements for visitors to keep wearing face masks.

Sports Illustrated

Breanna Stewart Placed in Health and Safety Protocols, Shades WNBA

WNBA players continue to test positive for COVID-19 as they blame commercial flying for putting them at risk.

Axios

North Korea enters "severe emergency" lockdown after confirming COVID case for first time

Health experts have long raised doubts that the country, which has no vaccines, has been unaffected by COVID.

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