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The WHO has declared Eris a 'variant of interest'. How is it different from other Omicron variants?

EG.5 is a family of Omicron variants (descended from XBB.1.9.2) that first appeared back in February 2023.

The Conversation

Covid Eris symptoms: All we know about new variant driving surge in cases

Eris desends from Omicron and is now the second most prevalent Covid variant in the UK

The Independent UK

Train strikes 2023: Everything you need to know about August rail industrial action

RMT and Aslef unions have been walking out and banning overtime intermittently for the last 59 weeks

The Independent UK

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Can a WHO pandemic treaty help poorer nations in future outbreaks?

Global accord aims to avoid the damage caused during Covid-19 and ensure vaccines and medical equipment are distributed equally to all

The Guardian - UK

The unshakeable Modi supporter: How behavioural science can explain Modi’s staying power

Demonetisation, the CAA-NRC, the Delhi riots, the Covid crisis, the Manipur violence.

Newslaundry

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Labor president Wayne Swan on the party's coming national conference

Next week the Labor Party will hold its national conference in Brisbane. It’s the first face-to-face conference in five years. These conferences don’t have anything like the bite they once did, but there’s still a chance for the party’s rank and file to have a shout about issues. More than…

The Conversation

COVID-19 took a toll on heart health and doctors are still grappling with how to help

COVID-19 has taken a toll on the nation's heart health but how profound is only starting to emerge

The Independent UK

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Cyprus to begin treating island’s sick cats with anti-Covid pills

Vets receive medication originally meant for people amid virulent feline coronavirus that has killed thousands of cats

The Guardian - US

Winter flu and COVID cases fall, with spring in sight

'Influenza-like illness and bronchiolitis were stable.'

Newcastle Herald

Students must be quick in clearing as competition will be tough, says Ucas chief

Clare Marchant said school leavers should research options and have a fallback option ahead of A-level results.

The Independent UK

Fast-spreading new coronavirus strain dubbed ‘variant of interest’

Eris is second-most common strain in UK, as Covid hospital admissions jump

The Independent UK

New Analysis Reveals There May Be A Gene Behind Long Covid

Preliminary research published in July in the preprint server medRxiv found an association between long Covid and a version of a gene called FOXP4.

Inverse

Hotels staging patchy return to normal

Hotel industry association sees not sorting out systemic problems in the quiet period of the Covid downturn as a lost opportunity, reports Andrew Bevin

Newsroom.co.nz

Flu jab delay will cause ‘chaos’ and put vulnerable people at risk ahead of difficult winter, GPs warn

National changes to flu jab campaign ‘throw into chaos’ GPs long-laid plans, leaders warn

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Routine Covid testing in Scottish hospitals, care homes and prisons to end

Routine Covid testing in Scottish hospitals, care homes and prisons is being scaled back in line with the latest clinical guidance.

The Independent UK

Can dogs get Covid?

A new Covid variant dubbed as Eris has emerged across the UK - here’s what we know so far

The Independent UK

UK Covid hotspots revealed as new variant Eris fuels surge in cases

The South-West of England has seen a surge in Covid cases and hospital admissions

The Independent UK

New Covid variant Eris driving surge in UK was already in India months ago, expert claims

Variant first detected in India in May but hasn’t been found to be drive new cases yet, expert says

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The Independent UK

Everything we know about EG. 5, the Covid subvariant dominating the US

Hospital admissions from coronavirus up 12.5 per cent for the week ending 29 July

The Independent UK

Covid Eris symptoms: All we know about new variant driving surge in cases

Eris desends from Omicron and is now the second most prevalent Covid variant in the UK

The National (Scotland)

This is who is eligible for a 2023 autumn Covid-19 booster

The number of people to be offered the Covid-19 booster jab in the autumn has been scaled back, health officials have announced.

The Times of India

Covid-19 hospitalizations are rising in US again: Should you be worried?

There is a gradual uptick in coronavirus infections in certain regions of the US, possibly signaling an impending wave during the fall and winter months.

The Times of India

China slides into deflation: What is deflation and what are its impacts

China's economy is in trouble. The country has slipped into deflation, with consumer prices contracting for the first time in more than two years. This is a major setback for the Chinese government, which had hoped to achieve a strong economic recovery after the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Guardian - UK

Seals practise social distancing, aerial survey of North Sea shows

Research suggests behaviour may reflect evolutionary response to previous outbreaks of disease

LiveScience

COVID subvariant EG.5 and its spawn 'Eris' now dominant in the US

An omicron subvariant called EG.5 has become the most prevalent version of SARS-CoV-2 in the U.S. by a narrow margin, according to CDC estimates.

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