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Covid experts voice concern over latest subvariant Omicron XE as hospital numbers lowest in weeks

Thousands of people in Ireland are more exposed to the latest strain of Covid-19, Omicron XE, due to their vaccination status

Irish Mirror

Partygate: Timeline of government gatherings as more fines issued

All the events under scrunity since scandal began – as Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak hit by fines

The Independent UK

Further easing of entry requirements likely

The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) will on Friday consider further easing of visitor entry controls, including a shorter quarantine period for unvaccinated people and ending antigen tests.

Bangkok Post

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SA businesses call on state government to scrap seven-day isolation rule for COVID close contacts

Small businesses in SA say they are "crying out for help" as COVID-19 close contact rules exacerbate staff shortages.

ABC News

Incoming S.Korean leader's team to review lifting of COVID curbs

South Korean president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol is at odds with a decision by the outgoing government to lift nearly all coronavirus curbs this week, vowing to reconsider a plan to exempt all patients from quarantine requirements from May.

Reuters

WHO says global COVID cases, deaths declined again last week

The World Health Organization says that the number of reported new COVID-19 cases worldwide decreased by nearly a quarter last week

The Independent UK

Boris Johnson vows to fight next election despite calls for him to resign

The Prime Minister has landed in India, but on the plane he told journalists he had no plans to step down as police probe further gatherings in Downing Street and Whitehall during the covid lockdown.

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New Covid cases jump to 21,931, plus 129 deaths Thursday

The government on Thursday announced 129 daily Covid-19 fatalities - equalling the Omicron-wave record set on Monday - and 21,931 new cases.

Bangkok Post

Woman catches Covid twice in 20 days

Case proves Omicron variant can evade previous immunity from previous strains or vaccines, researchers say

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson vows to fight on to next election amid Tory revolt over partygate

The Prime Minister arrived in India as Government whips were trying to douse a partygate rebellion

Evening Standard

Welsh morning headlines: News, Ukraine and sport as Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her 96th Birthday

She will also celebrate her Platinum Jubilee in the summer

Wales Online

Government to try delaying vote on inquiry into whether Boris Johnson lied to parliament

Boris Johnson has vowed to fight the next election no matter how many times he is fined for breaching Covid laws

The Independent UK

Cameron Hall Developments saw losses of £4m in the midst of Covid

The Wynyard Hall hotel owners said the pandemic had caused a significant impact but that it was upbeat about the recovery

Birmingham Post

Dalbeattie woman who lost parents due to coronavirus describes Boris Johnson's lockdown apology "an absolute joke"

Jill McCallie was unable to be with her parents when the died and has blasted the Prime Minister's appearance at Westminster

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Bangkok Post

Xi defends China’s Covid response amid mounting economic woes

President Xi Jinping defended China’s lockdown-dependent approach to fighting the pandemic, even as he sought to reassure the world that the country was still committed to opening its economy.

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Dumping Close Contact Iso Tells Vulnerable Folks Once Again They Don’t Have A Right To Feel Safe

Easing COVID restrictions and dumping iso rules for close contacts tells vulnerable people once again they have no right to feel safe.

The Times of India

Covid-19: Elderly Shanghai woman's quarantine ordeal sparks outrage

SHANGHAI: The treatment of a 92-year-old Shanghai woman who was sent to quarantine late at night has caused anger in China, underscoring the frustration that many are feeling under the nation’s strict Covid Zero rules.

The Guardian - UK

‘No greater triumph’: excitement builds in Rio for carnival’s return

After the pain of Covid and its cancellations, a Brazilian samba school gears up

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Irish Mirror

Cash-strapped RTE splashed out more than €50,000 on taxis for guests and staff during the Covid-19 pandemic

Exclusive: Fair City - which came off air for almost six months in 2020 - spent the most on taxis during the pandemic

Bangkok Post

Cathay offers pilots allowances, perks to stem exodus

Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd will alter monthly allowances and other perks for pilots as it tries to stem a wave of resignations among crew frustrated by the impact of Hong Kong’s Covid-19 policies on their lives.

The Times of India

IPL 2022: Covid scare looms as second Delhi Capitals player tests positive

MUMBAI: The dark clouds of Covid that had first threatened and then halted the 2021 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and later forced the second-half of the tournament to be shifted to the UAE three months later, are hovering dangerously once again.

ABC News

Why Q+A is taking the show on the road to Gladstone, Qld, and the importance of finding a balanced audience

Q+A host David Speers and EP Erin Vincent discuss the impact of COVID-19 on the program, the importance of taking the show out of the studio and the challenge of ensuring a balance of views.

The Guardian - AU

Covid forces China to face mental health crisis a long time in the making

Strains of lockdown have seen demand for counselling services soar, exposing a lack of mental health support that long pre-dates the pandemic

The Independent UK

Government to try delaying vote on inquiry into whether PM lied to Parliament

Boris Johnson has vowed to fight the next election no matter how many times he is fined for breaching Covid laws.

The Guardian - UK

UK quarantine hotels cost taxpayer £400m, watchdog finds

National Audit Office reveals losses in report on how UK managed cross-border travel during Covid pandemic

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