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Latin American nations ease restrictions as COVID cases drop

Plummeting coronavirus infection rates across Latin America have led governments in the region to lift restrictions on mass gatherings, travel requirements and mask mandates that have been in place for two years

The Independent UK

A CDC Study Suggests Three-Fifths of Americans Have Been Infected by the Coronavirus

The estimate implies an overall infection fatality rate of about 0.5 percent, although that number should be viewed with caution.

Reason

Anthony Fauci embodies arrogance of technocrats who think they know what’s best

Fauci’s beef is not simply with the way COVID-19 policy happened to play out in the United States; it is an objection to our system of government.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Kamala Harris went to California to recharge. She returned to Washington with the coronavirus

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris can't seem to catch a break. Every unsettling laugh or awkward monologue becomes a viral video. A buzzy book out next week, "This Will Not Pass," portrays her role in the Biden administration as slight, despite promises she would be an influential vice president.

Los Angeles Times

NHL’s Brandon Sutter says long Covid has sidelined him for entire season

NHL veteran Brandon Sutter says he is still suffering from symptoms of long Covid a year after he first contracted the virus

The Guardian - US

4 Biotech Stocks to Add to Your Watchlist

The surging demand for viable drugs and vaccines, advanced therapies, and increasing investments in research and development make the biotech industry’s prospects bright. Thus, it could be wise to invest in fundamentally sound biotech stocks Amgen (AMGN), Vertex Pharmaceuticals (VRTX), BioNTech (BNTX), and Corcept Therapeutics (CORT).

StockNews.com

GlaxoSmithKline Clocks 32% Topline Growth Buoyed By COVID-19 Therapy, Shingrix Vaccine

GlaxoSmithKline Plc's (NYSE:GSK) Q1 turnover reached £9.78 billion, up 32% Y/Y on actual exchange rate AER and constant exchange rate CER basis. Specialty Medicines turnover was £3.13 billion, up 98% AER, 97% CER (+16% AER, 15% CER excluding Xevudy), driven by consistent growth in all therapy areas, including sales of Xevudy. Sales…

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The "Essential" Second Amendment - Now Published in Texas Review of Law & Politics

A study of the Second Amendment during the pandemic cases.

Reason

What are Queensland's COVID isolation rules?

Queensland's COVID-19 rules have been eased further as rules for asymptomatic close contacts and unvaccinated travellers are set to be scrapped. Here's what you need to know.

ABC News

Once dead, twice billed: GAO questions COVID funeral awards

The Federal Emergency Management Agency may have been double-billed for the funerals of hundreds of people who died of COVID-19, the Government Accountability Office said in a new report Wednesday

The Independent UK

Cannabis Industry Reacts To President Biden's Clemency News

On Tuesday, President Joe Biden announced pardons and commutations for 78 individuals with criminal records. The bulk of the clemency order focused on nonviolent drug offenders, with most already on home release during the COVID pandemic under the CARES Act.

Benzinga

More kids were hit by upper airway infections during COVID omicron surge, studies show

During the winter omicron surge, hospitalized coronavirus-positive children were more likely to be hit with COVID-related upper airway infections than at other times of the pandemic, putting them at greater risk of severe disease, new data suggest.

Los Angeles Times

Fauci says US ‘out of pandemic phase’ as cases and hospitalisations fall

‘We’re in a transitional phase ... a more controlled phase,” the chief medical adviser to the US president said

The Independent UK

Experts who warned over Covid risk to care homes were told they were ‘too risk averse’

A promise to test hospital patients for Covid-19 before moving them into a care home was also removed from official guidance

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Benzinga

LG Display Clocks 6% Revenue Decline In Q1; Panel Shipments Decline Amid Demand Shrink, China Lockdown

LG Display Co, Ltd (NYSE:LPL) reported a first-quarter FY22 revenue decline of 6% year-on-year to KRW 6.47 trillion. The EBITDA decreased 25.2% Y/Y to KRW 1.2 trillion. LG Display saw a decrease in panel shipments in the quarter due to low seasonality, industry demand shrink, and a continuous decline in LCD panel prices.…

The Hindu

Building back to avert a learning catastrophe

Governments and schools must focus on the most important priority in school education — learning recovery

Benzinga

Mid-Afternoon Market Update: Extreme Networks Drops After Q3 Results; Vivakor Shares Spike Higher

U.S. stocks traded higher toward the end of trading, with the Dow Jones gaining 300 points on Wednesday.

Manchester Evening News

Coronavirus infection rates drop by almost 30 per cent across Greater Manchester

A total of 4,592 people tested positive for coronavirus across Greater Manchester in the week which ended on April 23

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Axios

A timeline of Fauci's predictions about the COVID pandemic

The U.S. is out of a "full-blown explosive pandemic phase" Fauci said this week.

Tribune News Service

Fauci backs out of White House press corps dinner over COVID surge

Dr. Anthony Fauci has decided to skip the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner on Saturday amid concerns over COVID-19.

Reuters

Exclusive: After pandemic drop, Canada's detention of immigrants rises again

Canada is locking up more people in immigration detention without charge after the numbers fell during the pandemic, government data obtained by Reuters shows.

Al Jazeera

Measles cases surge worldwide, UN agencies warn

UNICEF and WHO say COVID-19 interrupted vital vaccination campaigns for many other diseases, creating a ‘perfect storm’.

StockNews.com

2 Chinese Stocks Buy, 2 to Avoid

Record high inflation, and the resurgence of COVID-19 cases and consequent lockdowns have negatively impacted the Chinese equity market. However, fundamentally strong Chinese stocks look sufficiently stable to weather short-term losses. So, it could be wise to bet on quality Chinese stocks FinVolution (FINV) and 360 DigiTech (QFIN). However, we…

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Carbon emissions dropped in 2020. Much of the decrease was due to less driving and fewer flights.

Transportation emissions have been increasing since 1990, until the COVID-19 pandemic hit.

The Hindu

Second wave saw the highest number of children infected

Most number of infections was in 10-18 years age group across all three waves

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