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Infections of COVID-19 are likely to fall in Australia's most populous state or NSW but experts warn the national health emergency is far from over.

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Number of people in hospital with Covid in England rises 22% in a week

Figure rises from 5,501 people on 7 December to 6,720 on 14 December, according to NHS data

The Guardian - UK

Study: China Covid deaths could reach 1 million

Almost 1 million people in China may die from Covid-19 as the government rapidly abandons pandemic curbs, according to a new study by researchers in Hong Kong.

Bangkok Post

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China’s Covid death toll could near 1 million, study shows

HONG KONG: Almost 1 million people in China may die from Covid-19 as the government rapidly abandons pandemic curbs, according to a new study by researchers in Hong Kong.

The Times of India

COVID-19 responsible for 14.83 million deaths, World Health Organization says

New estimates show COVID-19 has been responsible for approximately 14.83 million excess deaths worldwide, up to three times more than previously reported.

ABC News

US death toll tied to long COVID exceeds 3,500, CDC report says

The health challenges that a bout of COVID-19 sometimes leaves in its wake can be troublesome, scary and quite mysterious. New research confirms they can be deadly as well.

Los Angeles Times

Nasal vaccines promise to stop the COVID-19 virus before it gets to the lungs – an immunologist explains how they work

The Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna mRNA vaccines have played a large role in preventing deaths and severe infections from COVID-19. But researchers are still in the process of developing alternative approaches to vaccines to improve their effectiveness, including how they’re administered. Immunologist and microbiologist Michael W. Russell of the University at…

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Covid will ruin third Christmas for some as new wave may have begun

The virus has been spreading not as a single dominant variant but more as a mixture of descendants. When transmission is high in winter, a new dangerous variant might emerge and cause a large wave like a year ago

Wales Online

New Covid variant BF.7 in UK can infect 3 times as many people and beat vaccine

Scientists say it can also beat the vaccine

Nottingham Post

New Covid variant BF.7 can infect three times as many people and beat vaccine

The Omicron subvariant, detected in the UK, is driving a huge surge in infections across China

Wales Online

China says spread of Covid ‘impossible’ to track as infections soar in Beijing

Health officials cease recording asymptomatic cases as shortages of medical supplies and testing kits reported in wake of sudden end to strict Covid policy

The Guardian - AU

Mapped: Covid cases in your area two weeks before Christmas

Health authorities remind public that booster jabs available as cases tilt upwards

The Independent UK

Is my RAT actually working? How to tell if your Covid test can detect Omicron

If you’re buying a RAT, you can check the TGA’s table to find out if the brand has been tested for sensitivity to newer variants

The Guardian - AU

Aust trial treats COVID-19 blood clots

A clinical trial has pinpointed the most efficient level of blood thinning treatment needed for patients hospitalised with COVID-19.

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Covid treatments and prevention improving but the longer you can avoid it the better

The 'no point delaying infection' argument falls down in a number of places

Bangkok Post

Uptick sees boosters called for

The Public Health Ministry is urging people to get boosters within four months of receiving their last Covid-19 vaccination as the number of infections is back on the rise.

Manchester Evening News

The most common Covid symptoms right now as cases continue to rise

The latest data from the Zoe health study reveals the top 10 most common symptoms of people infected with coronavirus

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Ethics of un-peer reviewed paper reports

Journalists often refer to preprints, or unreviewed scientific studies, in articles — but are they reliable?

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Queensland COVID-19 cases up 21 per cent, majority still first-time infections, CHO says

A "large number" of people over 60 who were not up to date with their COVID vaccines are among the newly infected, the state's chief health officer says.

The Canberra Times

Five COVID-19 deaths reported in latest ACT update

COVID cases climbed once again.

ABC News

How does the SARS-CoV-2 virus cause long COVID? Here are some leading theories

It's a question that's tantalised researchers since the first reports of "long haulers" back in 2020: what causes long COVID?

AAP

COVID case rise slows, peak on horizon

Weekly COVID-19 infections have risen six per cent in the past week as new data shows Australia experienced higher-than-average deaths from January to August.

Irish Mirror

Leo Varadkar rules out Covid-19 measures to tackle Strep A in schools across Ireland

Tánaiste Leo Varadkar said that while the coalition is concerned about Strep A, it is a treatable illness and class pods are not under consideration

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Immunity’s down. Infection rates are up. And what happened to everyone’s masks?

Over recent weeks, since before Thanksgiving, there has been a significant and steep rise in COVID-19-related hospitalizations for Americans 70 and older. Nationally, that rate now exceeds the peak of the BA.5 summer wave and the delta wave in the summer of 2021 — and this surge is still in…

Reuters

Hong Kong government eases COVID quarantine and testing regime after Beijing moves

The Hong Kong government said on Thursday that the isolation period for COVID-19 patients and their close contacts will be cut to five days from seven days.

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