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Cost of school meals to rise by 10p as Covid costs bite

First increase since 2019 prompted by pandemic

Manchester Evening News

New Zealand's unlikely pandemic hero Bloomfield says goodbye

Ashley Bloomfield, the mild-mannered doctor who became an unlikely hero to many New Zealanders during the coronavirus pandemic, has held his final media conference after resigning as director-general of health

The Independent UK

New studies find more evidence of Covid’s origin from Wuhan’s ‘wet market’

‘Pandemic likely arose from at least two separate infections of humans from animals at the Huanan market,’ scientists say

The Independent UK

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New COVID variants may be more transmissible but that doesn't mean the R0 – or basic reproduction number – has increased

During the pandemic we have all become familiar with a lot of epidemiological concepts.

The Conversation

New studies say Wuhan market is the only ‘plausible’ source of COVID-19 pandemic

Not long after the World Health Organization and China released a report last year dismissing the possibility that the SARS-CoV-2 virus originated in a lab leak, scientists from major research institutions around the world noted the paucity of the published data, and advocated for a rigorous scientific investigation into the…

Los Angeles Times

Children not getting help they need due to social care staff shortage’

Ofsted says that problems in recruiting and keeping staff mean vulnerable youngsters are going without vital support

Wales Online

UK health department played ‘fast and loose’ when awarding Covid contracts to Randox

Commons public accounts committee issues damning report into £777m of contracts given to firm that employed Owen Paterson as lobbyist

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Long Covid costing UK workers up to £1.5bn yearly in lost income, says IFS

Researchers say impact of rise to 2 million cases meant it was ‘a significant part of pandemic’s legacy’

The Guardian - UK

New studies bolster theory coronavirus emerged from the wild

Two new studies provide more evidence that the coronavirus pandemic originated in a Wuhan, China market where live animals were sold

The Independent UK

Wuhan market pinpointed as pandemic's Ground Zero

The case-mapping and genetic studies offer some of the strongest evidence yet that the coronavirus jumped from an animal host to humans.

Axios

Facebook might stop removing so much COVID-19 misinformation

Meta is asking the Facebook Oversight Board to make the call. Is "free expression" more important than public health?

Input

Global HIV response is in danger

Last year, world leaders came together at the United Nations in New York and agreed on a groundbreaking Political Declaration on HIV and Aids. That plan takes on the inequalities that drive the pandemic and will dramatically reduce new HIV infections and Aids-related deaths by 2025 and end the Aids…

Bangkok Post

Monkeypox a wake-up call to be prepared

Monkeypox is very unpleasant and it spreads very fast, but it's not a real killer: 16,000 cases in 75 countries in just a couple of months is impressive, but there have been only five deaths.

Bangkok Post

DWP asking thousands of Universal Credit claimants to pay back money received during pandemic

Reports suggest the government is attempting to claw back around £500 million paid to benefit claimants during the coronavirus pandemic

Manchester Evening News

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Los Angeles Times

'It's sort of like we're back to 2020': LA dining scene braces for possible indoor masking return

As Los Angeles hurtles toward a possible return of a countywide indoor mask mandate, restaurateurs and bar owners are bracing for a new wave of backlash and enforcement difficulties — reminiscent of many of their industry's hardships during the pandemic-spurred pivots and rapidly evolving dining regulations of 2020 and 2021.

The Conversation

Why declaring monkeypox a global health emergency is a preventative step -- not a reason for panic

Countries that are members of the United Nations are obligated to report cases of unusual diseases that have the potential to become global health threats. In May 2022, more than a dozen countries in Europe, the Americas and other regions of the world that had never before had cases of…

The Guardian - UK

New words in French dictionaries show ‘great suppleness’ of language

Pandemic and climate crisis account for most new entries in authoritative Le Robert and Larousse dictionaries

Irish Mirror

Ryanair restores Michael O'Leary's pay to pre-pandemic levels at €975,000

The outspoken Ryanair boss took a 74% hit to combined basic pay and bonus during the pandemic

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Daily Record

Covid-19 time capsule recording students' thoughts of pandemic sealed in West Lothian Burgh Hall walls

The time capsule will stay sealed for the next 50 years!

The Times of India

IOA advises Indian contingent to limit public appearances during CWG 2022

BIRMINGHAM: The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) on Tuesday advised country's contingent taking part in the upcoming Commonwealth Games to curtail their public appearances and stay indoors in view of the ongoing threat of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The National (Scotland)

UK Government doesn't know if £486m Covid traffic light system was worth it, says report

THE UK Government spent £486million on managing cross-border travel during the pandemic…but does not know if the system worked or whether it was…

Edinburgh Live

Slack down as over a thousand report issues with workspace messaging platform

Hundreds have reported issues with the messaging platform Slack, often used in business and has helped millions who work from home adjust to the new way of working in the pandemic.

The Times of India

"Never missed a day to play soccer": Gurgaon twins who secured above 98% in class 10 board exam without tuition

For twins Anushka Vora and Astha Vohra, who recently got their class 10 results, shutting down of schools due to the COVID pandemic was the biggest distractor in studies. Following the declaration of the World Health Organisation (WHO), the Indian government along with other governments worldwide had shut down schools,…

The Guardian - UK

IMF says global economy is edging towards recession

Fund cuts forecasts as US, China and eurozone stall and inflation beats expectations

Manchester Evening News

Manchester’s Caribbean carnival returning in August to celebrate its 50th anniversary

The annual event will be back after a pandemic-related hiatus

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