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China’s hospital COVID death data just a 10th of total toll, experts say

The nearly 60,000 COVID-related deaths China reported for the first five weeks of its current outbreak, the largest the world has ever seen, may underestimate the true toll by hundreds of thousands of fatalities, experts said.

Tribune News Service

NI Covid-19 antiviral study opens as Department of Heath calls for participants

The study is open to adults over the age of 50 or those aged 18 to 49 with an underlying health condition

Belfast Live

Nottinghamshire Covid hotspots as experts warn people are 'not taking this seriously'

It comes after the UKHSA predicted two new dominant strains in the UK

Nottingham Post

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First Thing: US Covid surge is big risk and is ‘not being taken seriously’

Fewer precautions, recent holidays and subvariants have driven rise but boosters, masks and other measures still effective. Plus, will Donald Trump be allowed to return to Facebook?

The Guardian - UK

WHO advises of six scenarios where masks should be worn in Covid guideline update

"WHO continues to recommend the use of masks by the public in specific situations"

Irish Mirror

China urged to provide more data on COVID infections

China’s announcement that it had almost 60,000 COVID-related deaths in a month has spurred new calls for the government to provide more data about the wave of infections that is sweeping the country.

Tribune News Service

‘People aren’t taking this seriously’: experts say US Covid surge is big risk

Fewer precautions, recent holidays and subvariants have driven rise in cases but boosters, masks and other precautions are still effective

The Guardian - US

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The new Greater Manchester Covid hotspots as figures show around 500 hospital patients in region have virus

Around 11 per cent of Greater Manchester's approximately 5,000 hospital beds are currently occupied by patients with Covid

Manchester Evening News

CDC to investigate possible link between updated Pfizer Covid vaccine and increased stroke risk among over-65s

'It is very unlikely that the signal would represent a true clinical risk, we believe it is important to share this information with the public'

Wales Online

Black people dying from maltreatment

Dying at higher rates during COVID, while fearing doctors won’t listen

Salon

Deaths of two nurses from Covid ruled as industrial disease

Gareth Roberts and Dominga David worked for the University Hospital of Wales and died during in the early days of the pandemic

Evening Standard

A new Covid-19 omicron subvariant, XBB.1.5, is sweeping the country.

XBB.1.5 is the most highly transmissible version we've seen of the Covid-19 virus. It's also very good at evading immune defenses.

Inverse

Deaths of two nurses from Covid-19 ruled as industrial disease

Gareth Roberts and Dominga David worked for the University Hospital of Wales and died during in the early days of the pandemic.

The Independent UK

London Covid infections may have peaked after Christmas wave

ONS estimates that 3.5 per cent of Londoners had virus in week up to January 3

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Covid vaccine uptake in Black community ‘impacted by conspiracy theories and racial inequality’

Experts have called for better public health messaging to help drive higher vaccination rates among ethnic minority communities

Wales Online

How anti-vaccine misinformation hampers conversation about genuine concerns

With more than 13 billion doses administered to date, we know Covid vaccines are overwhelmingly safe, effective,

The Independent UK

UK Covid-19 infections may have peaked after Christmas wave

Prevalence of the virus is continuing to increase among the over-70s, however.

Wales Online

NHS heart doctor who championed Covid vaccines now wants jabs suspended after death of his father

Dr Aseem Malhotra believes booster was a factor in his father's death at 73 but other specialists insist vaccine saves lives on a huge scale

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Liverpool Echo

Fresh Strep A warning as 'high levels' recorded in UK

Strep A has now caused 190 deaths in England

Caixin Global

China’s Covid Infections Could Remain High for Three Months, Expert Says

The former chief epidemiologist at the Chinese CDC, Zeng Guang, adds that high numbers of severe cases may persist even longer

ABC News

Queensland COVID-19 cases and hospitalisations fall as disease identified as a leading killer in 2022

Authorities say there were 8,635 active cases of the virus on January 11 — a fall of 19 per cent on the week before.

Wales Online

Scarlet fever symptoms as Strep A bacteria 'still circulating at high levels'

While it is usually a mild illness, treatment is still advised and you should speak to a GP if you think you or a child may have it

Tribune News Service

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New ‘kraken’ mutation of the COVID-19 virus is most contagious subvariant yet

Belfast Live

Details on where and when to get your flu vaccine in Northern Ireland

The Department of Health encourages getting vaccinated to help to protect the health service at a time when hospitals are under extreme pressure

Chicago Tribune

New ‘kraken’ mutation of the COVID-19 virus is most contagious subvariant yet

Medical experts say the new COVID-19 mutation dubbed “kraken” is the most contagious subvariant of the virus to emerge since the pandemic began — and it’s becoming the dominant strain in the United States.

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