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"Now I'll take the Government to court for my dad": Ruling on Covid deaths in care homes 'opens floodgates'

"They were trying to hide it, trying to stop it. Now I can seek justice for my dad. But it’s not just my father, it’s for the people who didn’t have a voice.”

Manchester Evening News

Fauci: 'Pandemic phase' over for US, but COVID-19 still here

Dr. Anthony Fauci has given an upbeat assessment of the state of the coronavirus in the U.S., saying the country is “out of the pandemic phase” on new infections, hospitalizations and deaths

The Independent UK

'Catastrophic consequences' says Welsh care home boss as UK Government rapped over 'unlawful' Covid policies

England health chief under fire for failure to test all patients prior to discharge to care homes until April 15 2020 - but in Wales it was another two weeks before that became mandatory

Birmingham Post

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The Leader podcast: Holidaymakers’ passport backlog hell - what’s the solution?

Her Majesty’s Passport Office is suffering huge delays following Brexit and the pandemic.

Evening Standard

Trump’s ex-COVID-19 adviser, Pa. native Deborah Birx, says disinfectant episode was ‘a tragedy on many levels’

PHILADELPHIA — Deborah Birx — the Pennsylvania-born government doctor who rose to international prominence during the pandemic — is back in the news, this time promoting her account of her controversial stint as the first coronavirus response coordinator under former President Donald Trump.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Passport delays: What caused the backlog and how can it be fixed?

Ministers have blamed the delays on a backlog caused by the Covid pandemic but unions say staff shortages are also an issue

Evening Standard

Vulnerable ‘badly let down’ when untested patients were discharged to care homes

Ex-health secretary Matt Hancock’s claim of a “protective ring” around care homes during the pandemic has been branded “a joke”.

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Gavin Henson desperately searches for pub chef as £45k salary offered in staff crisis

Gavin bought the Fox and Hounds in St Brides Major in 2019, but a number of factors including the Covid-19 pandemic and Brexit have left him very short of employees at the bar

Daily Mirror

Crisis-hit East Lothian day centre lands £32,000 emergency funding to save it from closure

The Hollies provides services for over 60s aimed at tackling isolation and providing social activities but it has struggled to keep its doors open and was hit hard during the pandemic

Edinburgh Live

How 'Cranks' Advance Science

A major lesson of the pandemic is that science is "not a priesthood," says Dr. Jeffrey A. Singer, a general surgeon and senior fellow at the Cato Institute.

Reason

World’s oldest living person shares secret to long life

Sister Andre is also the oldest survivor of Covid-19 and has now lived through two global pandemics

The Independent UK

Scots schools with highest Covid-19 infections since start of pandemic

The Daily Record obtained the data after a Freedom of Information request to Public Health Scotland.

Daily Record

Landladies nicknamed 'Kray twins' at trouble-hit pub

The Roebuck has been beset by problems

Manchester Evening News

Tyneside pub amusement machine supplier Bob Rudd back in the game after £2m investment

The firm said it is bouncing back from two years of tough trading after the pandemic badly impacted the leisure sector

Birmingham Post

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Wales Online

Government responds to ruling it broke law by discharging hospital patients into care homes at start of Covid pandemic

'The vast majority of the judgment found in the Government’s favour'

Manchester Evening News

Government policy on allowing untested hospital patients into care homes was 'unlawful', court rules

“It is also now clear that Matt Hancock’s claim that the Government threw a protective ring around care homes in the first wave of the pandemic was nothing more than a despicable lie of which he ought to be ashamed and for which he ought to apologise.”

The Conversation

South Africa's COVID relief measures mostly excluded refugees: a neglect of duty

The early days of the COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa saw the government impose a lockdown in a bid to save lives. It introduced several interventions to cushion the impact of the crisis caused by the shutdown of economic activities on citizens. Among the measures were food aid as well…

The Times of India

Punjab prepared to tackle surge in Covid cases, CM Bhagwant Mann tells PM Modi

CHANDIGARH: Amidst fresh spurt in Covid cases, Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday claimed that the state was fully prepared to tackle any surge in the cases of pandemic.

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The Independent UK

For summer travel deals, stay off the beaten path

Demand for travel has returned to pre-pandemic levels just in time for travel’s hottest season — summer

Salon

Health systems take over malls

Shopping malls offer a perfect solution to health systems need of space and parking

The Independent UK

Researchers: COVID-19, Israel-Gaza war fueled antisemitism

Israeli researchers say the coronavirus pandemic and the Israel-Gaza war fueled a spike in antisemitism around the world last year

Reuters

EU estimates up to 80% of population has had COVID

The European Commission said that between 60% and 80% of the EU population was estimated to have been infected with COVID-19, as the bloc enters a post-emergency phase in which mass reporting of cases was no longer necessary.

Zenger

A 6ft Tall NHS Paramedic Beat Anxiety About Her Height By Bidding To Become Miss England

Alice Jones, 26, never had a relationship at school because she was taller than all the other boys.

The Independent UK

Policies on discharging patients into care homes during Covid ruled unlawful

Bereaved families and care groups said the High Court ruling proves there was no protective ring around care homes at the start of the pandemic.

The Independent UK

Court says UK's nursing home COVID-19 policy was illegal

A British court has ruled that the government’s decision to discharge untested patients from hospitals into nursing homes early in the coronavirus pandemic was illegal

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