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We can uphold the solidarity created by COVID-19 even though WHO ended the international emergency

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the end of the global emergency caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Although COVID-19 remains a danger for many, especially with the possibility of new variants, experts are urging that we move forward to prepare for the next pandemic.

The Conversation

Want your hotel room cleaned every day? Hotel housekeepers hope you say yes

Daily room cleaning used to be standard in hotels. Now, the union UNITE HERE is fighting to bring that back, as hotels have cut back citing worker shortages and changing guest preferences.

WEKU

Stride: Getting people back into work could lead to pre-election tax cut - old

The Work and Pensions Secretary said boosting the workforce after Covid could be an important factor in a Conservative election win.

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Pandemic hits 'stop button,' but for some life is forever changed

NPR talked to hundreds of people over the course of the pandemic. As the emergency declaration ends on May 11, we asked some of them for their reflections on the past three tumultuous years.

WEKU

Mums share how long Covid has ‘wreaked havoc’ with their bodies

Timea Gere and Michelle King reveal what it's like living with Long Covid as they suffer from fatigue, breathlessness and memory loss

Manchester Evening News

Direct flights between Edinburgh and Beijing set to return

Flights between Edinburgh and Beijing are set to return twice-weekly, from June 26 until October 8 - after being cancelled by Hainan Airlines in late 2019 because of the Covid pandemic.

Edinburgh Live

Ofcom will keep an eye out for ‘GB News behaving itself’

The watchdog also explained why it has not fined the broadcaster over Covid claims made on one of its shows.

The Independent UK

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What the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency means for you

Ending the federal emergency reflects both a scientific and political judgment that the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis has ended and that special federal resources are no longer needed to prevent disease transmission across borders.

Fortune

Title 42 explained: Has the policy expired – and when did it pass?

The Trump-era Covid policy is set to end on Thursday

The Independent UK

'Brits are dying in their tens of thousands - and we don't really have any idea why'

Tens of thousands more Brits died than usual from May to December 2022, excluding Covid as a cause of death, raising serious questions as to why so many died

Daily Mirror

Full list of Spain's new travel rules for Brits from smoking bans to drink limits

People heading to Spain on holiday should be aware of law changes following Brexit and the Covid pandemic, and clamping down on excessive drinking, noise and smoking on beaches

Daily Mirror

Our research shows home working didn't harm mental health at the start of the pandemic – but things changed later on

One of the key changes to our daily lives brought about by the COVID pandemic was, for those able to do so, working from home. According to UK data, almost 60% of people were working fully or partially from home between April and June 2020.

The Conversation

Japan's Honda records lower profit, projects recovery ahead on sales rebound

Honda’s profit for the fiscal year that ended in March has dropped 1.7% as sales took a hit from a semiconductor shortage and restrictions in China related to the coronavirus pandemic

The Independent UK

The UK’s Covid-19 inquiry was set up to uncover the truth. So why are bereaved people being silenced?

I want to tell the story of my father’s death, but some on the right are already shouting us down, says doctor Saleyha Ahsan

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'My daughter was in tears': Parents slam 'unfair' SATs and back headteacher who wants exams SCRAPPED

Teachers and parents are calling for the primary school tests to be abolished

France 24

Title 42: What is it and how did the US use it to curb migration?

This week marks the end of coronavirus restrictions on asylum that have allowed the U.S. to quickly expel migrants at the southern border for the last three years.

Reuters

Migrant detentions at U.S.-Mexico border hit record highs as Title 42 ends

Migrants gathered on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border on Thursday hours before immigration restrictions known as Title 42 expire, with some rushing to cross ahead of tough new asylum rules that will replace a COVID-era order.

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Giro d'Italia hit by first COVID-19 case as Clément Russo leaves race

Arkéa-Samsic lose French rider and Warren Barguil's roommate ahead of stage 6

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The Independent UK

Children’s surgery waiting lists hits record high as NHS fails to tackle spiralling backlog

Exclusive: ‘The pace of recovery of paediatric services has not kept up with the level of adult elective care,’ NHS admits in leaked documents

The Independent UK

Long-haul carrier Emirates sees highest-ever profit in 2022 of $2.9B after pandemic grounded flights

Long-haul carrier Emirates says it saw its most-profitable year ever in 2022, earning $2.9 billion after bouncing back from the coronavirus pandemic shutting down global aviation

The Hindu

COVID-19 | India logs 1,690 infections in a day; active cases below 20,000

India recorded 1,690 fresh COVID infections in a day, while the number of active cases has come down to 19,613 from 21,406 a day earlier, according to the Union Health Ministry data on May 11.

The New Daily

Investigator grilled over fatal aged-care outbreak

A magistrate has demanded answers about a fatal COVID-19 outbreak at an aged care home, quizzing an investigator about why he didn't interview a key witness.

The Independent UK

As public health emergency ends, pandemic-era support programs have already been fading away

The formal end of the national Public Health Emergency on Thursday is largely a symbolic and psychological step, representing the country’s formal emergence from the COVID-19 pandemic

The Independent UK

South Korea to lift quarantine mandate for COVID-19 and end testing recommendation for travelers

South Korea will drop its COVID-19 quarantine requirements and end testing recommendations for international arrivals starting June 1

Daily Record

Tam Cowan: I've had my jags but I'm scared of needles making me feel burst

Tam's on a diet and reckons he should steer clear of a new jag until he's dropped a few more pounds

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