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The Latest Breaking News from Pandemic

Civic body gears up to organise ‘Kannur Dussehra’

Event expected to revive pandemic-hit business sector in the district

The Hindu

Thailand downgrades COVID-19 threat, lifts emergency decree

Thailand’s government will lift an emergency decree it imposed in March 2020 to battle the coronavirus as it relaxes most pandemic restrictions

The Independent UK

Hundreds of deaths in Wirral show 'grim toll' of pandemic

Experts have warned excess deaths could rise across England and Wales this winter

Liverpool Echo

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'Blood on your hands' if world steps back on tackling COVID now - WHO official

If rich nations think the pandemic is over, they should help lower-income countries reach that point too, a senior World Health Organization official told Reuters.

Reuters

Cardiff Council told to look again at banning cars from busy Castle Street

Cardiff council reopened Castle Street to traffic last year after it was pedestrianised during the pandemic. But it has now been told to look at it again

Wales Online

Airfares hit highest level in years despite falling fuel prices

LOS ANGELES — Jet fuel prices have been dropping dramatically since May, and the nation's airlines now have more workers on staff than before the pandemic.

Los Angeles Times

Paul Reid admits 'biggest regret' of his career was HSE staff deaths due to Covid-19

Mr Reid said he looked back with “tormented learning”

Dublin Live

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Denmark to allow 'significantly reduced' mink production

Denmark’s government says a temporary ban on mink breeding will expire Jan. 1, allowing mink production to resume in the country but at a ”significantly reduced” level than before the coronavirus pandemic

The Independent UK

Here are Hong Kong’s remaining Covid restrictions

Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee announced an end to hotel quarantine and pre-flight laboratory tests for travellers from Sept 26, the most significant step towards reopening since the pandemic began.

Bangkok Post

It takes a virtual village: the rise of digital support groups among India’s new mothers

Why WhatsAapp and Facebook communities are the go-to resource for first-time mothers, especially in a post-lockdown world

The Hindu

Japan set to lift restrictions on foreign tourists next month

Japan will be fully reopening its borders for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic began more than two years ago

Wales Online

Jason Mackey: Evgeni Malkin has jokes ... and a vision for how the Penguins will find success

PITTSBURGH — As reporters gathered around Evgeni Malkin's dressing room stall at the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex for the first time since pandemic restrictions were lifted, the Penguins center was clearly ready. Once he finished untying his skates following a morning workout and scrimmage, Malkin quickly started cracking off jokes.

Tribune News Service

State of emergency and Covid-19 centre to end

The government will on Oct 1 lift the state of emergency imposed to cope with the coronavirus pandemic and end the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration.

Bangkok Post

Bhutan welcomes first tourists in 2 years

KATHMANDU: Twenty-three foreign visitors landed in Bhutan on Friday, the first to arrive as the Himalayan kingdom reopened its borders after more than two years following the Covid-19 pandemic, with officials looking to tourism to help revive the local economy.

Bangkok Post

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Reuters

Bhutan welcomes back tourists after COVID-19 with honey, turmeric and SIM cards

Twenty-three foreign visitors landed in Bhutan on Friday, the first to arrive as the Himalayan kingdom reopened its borders after more than two years following the COVID-19 pandemic, with officials looking to tourism to help revive the local economy.

Bangkok Post

End of state of emergency and Covid-19 centre

The government will on Oct 1 lift the state of emergency imposed to cope with the coronavirus pandemic and dissolve the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration.

Insider UK

368 redundant as Arjowiggins files for administration

Aberdeen-based paper manufacturer succumbs to pandemic and cost-related financial issues

ABC News

Japan to loosen travel restrictions imposed during pandemic, welcoming vaccinated tourists

Japan's prime minister announces the country will ease COVID-19 border control requirements from October 11, after maintaining some of the strictest border measures among major economies during the pandemic.

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Daily Record

People on legacy benefits could be due £1,500 back payments as legal team wins right to appeal

More than two million people missed out on the £20 weekly Universal Credit uplift during the pandemic.

The Independent UK

4.4M Americans roll up sleeves for omicron-targeted boosters

More than 4 million Americans have rolled up their sleeves for the new omicron-specific booster shots

Tribune News Service

WHO says pandemic isn’t done after Biden called it ‘over’ in US

The World Health Organization said the world isn’t at the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, just days after President Joe Biden declared it’s over in the United States.

The Texas Tribune

Texas AG says counties can spend COVID relief funds on extra pay for elected officials without public notice

The nonbinding legal opinion states local elected and appointed officials can receive up to $25,000 for work done during the COVID-19 pandemic on top of their regular salaries. Unlike other pay raises, these “premium pay” bonuses don’t need to be declared to the public ahead of time.

Salon

BF.7: The next major COVID strain?

New COVID variants BF.7 and BA.2.75.2 are edging out BA.5 for supremacy. Will the new vaccine boosters be enough?

Bangkok Post

Phuket seeks to shift from tourism to new revenue areas

Businesses in Phuket want to pivot the province to gastronomy, international education, marinas, medical services, meetings and conventions, sports, smart city development and tuna exports to reduce dependency on the tourism sector after it was severely hit by the pandemic.

The Hindu

India bats for multilateral system for discussions on food, agriculture

The session established a ‘contact group’ to guide a draft process for re-starting negotiations which broke down before the pandemic

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