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Labor to consider new national Covid strategy to reduce deaths

Anthony Albanese says pandemic still ‘major issue’, but Scott Morrison says Australians want to ‘put that in the rear-vision mirror’

The Guardian - AU

A moment that changed me: I grew my leg hair – and found my self-confidence

Over the years I spent thousands of pounds and endured painful procedures trying to adhere to conventional beauty standards. But shielding in the pandemic allowed me to take a break

The Guardian - UK

GPs are abandoning bulk billing. What does this mean for affordable family medical care?

GPs have been sounding the alarm over rising costs of providing care – compounded by the pandemic and more complex demands. Many have said they are abandoning bulk billing, the Medicare scheme that pays doctors a flat rate for providing consultations.

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IMF: Pandemic School Closures Could Inflict Lasting Economic Toll

School closures during the pandemic have set back children's learning in many G20 countries and could have a long-lasting negative impact on GDP in advanced economies, the IMF said Tuesday. Recent assessments of schoolchildren show that widespread virtual learning during the Covid-19 pandemic resulted in lower academic levels in India,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Kim Slams Negligent Officials over NKorea Covid Outbreak

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the negligence and laziness of state officials worsened the country's Covid outbreak, state media reported Wednesday, as the number of known cases crossed 1.7 million. The nuclear-armed country reported its first coronavirus cases last week, and the Omicron variant-fueled outbreak has since ballooned…

Asharq Al-Awsat

WA records 16,253 new COVID-19 cases as staff shortages impact Federal Election 2022

ABC News

Morrison says his ‘bulldozer’ approach has served Australia well

Scott Morrison says being a “bulldozer” has served Australia well during the pandemic – despite the country's surging pandemic death rate.

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Prompt and accurate information is vital in a pandemic – the climate and biodiversity crises demand the same urgency

Denying the severity of a crisis neither removes nor lessens the problem. Sticking to the status quo because it doesn’t suit our work practices, or social and economic norms, not only delays the inevitable, it compounds the problem.

The Conversation

Hospitals that opened as COVID struck face a federal Catch-22 that could spell their doom

Three new hospitals say they’re missing out on millions in CARES Act pandemic relief because they didn’t exist before the crisis hit, so it’s tough to prove how much it has cost them.

Chicago Sun-Times

The number of Welsh nurses and midwives leaving the NHS is rising

More than a third of staff in Wales said the Covid pandemic had influenced their decision to leave, while 18% cited 'too much pressure' as one of their top three reasons for de-registering

Wales Online

Report finds reception children have fallen behind due to Covid-19 disruption

Pupils who went through lockdown in their reception year are behind expected standards.

The Independent UK

Call waiting times for phone and broadband customers above pre-pandemic levels

Customers are experiencing ‘hit-and-miss’ levels of customer service from major telecoms providers, Ofcom said.

The Independent UK

Government failed to protect doctors in its handling of the pandemic, union finds

‘With no respite, doctors worked on frontline exposed to virus’, says BMA chief

The Independent UK

With old-school technology, can Novavax win over COVID vaccine skeptics?

Since their debut just 18 months ago, three COVID-19 vaccines have saved an estimated 2.2 million American lives, changed the trajectory of a pandemic and inspired all manner of conspiracy theories.

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Al Jazeera

‘One million empty chairs’: The US families torn apart by COVID

As nation hits sombre mark of one million coronavirus deaths, families remember loved ones lost during the pandemic.

Al Jazeera

As US reaches one million COVID deaths, how are Americans coping?

The torrent of coronavirus deaths, along with prolonged social isolation and financial hardship, have traumatised many.

ABC News

Western Sydney residents' trust in governments has been eroded by pandemic and here's how to win it back

The imposition of strict lockdowns has battered business in Western Sydney and left residents feeling like governments treat them as "second-class citizens". But, they say, a few key acts could help win back their trust.

The Hindu

The world must live and work together again

The idea of our common humanity ought to be strengthened — and not destroyed as the ‘virus and the war’ have done

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The Hindu

Improving cold chain systems

Robust cold chain systems are an investment in India’s future pandemic preparedness

Liverpool Echo

Pharmacy van drivers stole vital drugs for the black market

Three men sentenced today at Liverpool Crown Court stole a range of highly addictive and potentially lethal drugs so that they could be sold on

Benzinga

Alibaba, Other Chinese Stocks Pop As China's Top Economic Official Expresses Support For Digital Platform Ahead Of 2022 Election

China's top economic official offered an unusually public show of support for digital platform companies hinting toward possible ease in the ongoing crackdown, Bloomberg reports. The latest comments may inject much-needed confidence into the capital markets. Tencent Holding Ltd (OTC:TCEHY) and Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE:BABA) combined lost over $1 trillion in market value post…

The Canberra Times

Workers choosing flexibility for life, even as pandemic rules ease

The shift in the way people work amounts to a revolution but presents challenges to ensure women are not overlooked in the workplace and staff wellbeing is maintained, an expert says.

Tribune News Service

Road deaths in US jump to highest level since 2005 as driving rebounds

Traffic fatalities surged last year to the highest level since 2005 as drivers increasingly returned to the roads following a dip during the early days of the pandemic.

The Independent UK

Pandemic wedding blues: Fewer US couples said 'I do' in 2020

A new report finds far fewer Americans said “I do” during the first year of the pandemic when wedding plans were upended

WEKU

In wave after deadly wave, COVID has claimed 1 million lives in the U.S.

The virus became the third leading cause of death in the U.S., and caused so many to die in the prime of life that the country experienced the biggest drop in life expectancy since World War II.

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