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The Latest Breaking News from Covid-19

The latest COVID-19 news and case numbers from around the states and territories

Here's a quick wrap of the COVID-19 news and case numbers from each Australian jurisdiction from the past week.

ABC News

China’s huge quarantine camps standing months after ‘zero COVID’

Satellite imagery shows facilities are still intact nearly four months after end of Beijing’s draconian pandemic policy.

Al Jazeera

Covid-like virus found lurking in Britain's bats could strike humans next, scientists say

A survey by scientists on Britain's native bat species discovered a never before seen version of coronavirus which, they say, is just a few mutations away from jumping to humans

Daily Mirror

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These are the people at higher risk for long COVID, according to a massive new study

Factors like age, gender, BMI, and pre-existing conditions may put individuals at higher risk for the potentially debilitating post-viral condition, according to a new study.

Fortune

Rose petals dropped into Mersey as tributes paid to covid victims

The ferry stopped in the middle of the river for people to drop petals

Liverpool Echo

'Successful' homelessness service Together Home facing uncertain future after NSW election

It's helped 1,000 rough-sleepers into housing since the COVID-19 pandemic, but community housing advocates say neither major party has committed to making Together Home permanent ahead of this weekend's NSW election.

ABC News

Two thirds of Brits think Boris Johnson KNOWINGLY misled Parliament over Partygate

Polling by YouGov found 66% of voters believe the shamed former Prime Minister knowingly misled the House of Commons, with just 15% thinking he did not. This is despite his pleas of innocence to the cross-party Privileges Committee

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Boris Johnson should quit as MP, says daughter of woman who died from Covid during Downing Street party

‘He thinks the rules don’t apply to him – he denigrates our parliamentary system,’ says professor forced by lockdown to stay away from her family

The Independent UK

Food banks supported 800,000 UK children in 2021-22, data shows

One-fifth of UK population was in relative poverty after first year of pandemic, when support measures scrapped

The Guardian - UK

Minister says she 'pities' MP who 'repeated Russian Covid conspiracy theories'

Commons leader Penny Mordaunt hit out at Andrew Bridgen, who she accused of sharing "falsehoods" originating in Russia and China about Covid

Daily Mirror

Connect Health reports NHS contracts success amid Covid difficulties

The Newcastle business saw revenue increase last year

Birmingham Post

Covid: Worst area for UK revealed as one in 40 Britons infected

Infections have been rising in the UK, according to the latest estimates, with experts warning of pressure on an already-stretched NHS

The Independent UK

Nicola Sturgeon forced to defend record in final first minister’s questions

Opposition parties ensure outgoing SNP leader’s last FMQs session is rowdy and heated

The Guardian - UK

Covid: 10 most common symptoms to watch out for as UK cases rise

Virus still poses risks to UK, NHS England warns

The Independent UK

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The Conversation

COVID pandemic: three years on and nobody wants to talk about it – here's why we should

Three years ago, Boris Johnson made a unique address to the British public. Sitting at a desk in Downing Street, hands firmly clasped and hair more kempt than usual, Johnson told the nation: “You must stay at home.”

Evening Standard

London Ambulance Service pays tribute to colleagues lost to Covid-19

The London Ambulance Service (LAS) held a minute of silence at midday on Thursday to pay tribute to those who lost their lives during the pandemic.

The Independent UK

‘Jewel in the crown’ Covid-19 infection survey bows out

The survey has provided vital information on the prevalence of the virus for nearly three years.

The Independent UK

Mordaunt: I pity Andrew Bridgen if he believes Covid conspiracy theories

Independent MP Mr Bridgen was criticised by the Commons Leader after he asked about the prospect of digital ID cards.

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The Guardian - UK

Three years on, there is a new generation of lockdown sceptics – and they’re rewriting history

Academics on the left have joined the anti-lockdown chorus. Yet their Covid theories rely on a travesty of the facts, says activist and author Richard Seymour

The Independent UK

South Africa's Ramaphosa welcomes Belgium's King Philippe

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has welcomed Belgium’s King Philippe and Queen Mathilda to the capital Pretoria, lauded the European country for its assistance to Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic

The Independent UK

Silence marks pandemic lockdown anniversary on ‘poignant day’

A memorial event was held in Pollok Park, Glasgow, at noon on Thursday.

The Week

Three years since lockdown began: how Britain changed

The UK’s first national lockdown was introduced on 23 March 2020 in an attempt to reduce the spread of the deadly Covid-19 virus.

The Guardian - US

White House to disband Covid response team in May, reports say

Ashish Jha, Joe Biden’s Covid response coordinator, likely to leave the administration once emergency team is dissolved

The Independent UK

More than a million Covid patients treated in England, says NHS chief

NHS England chief strategy officer Chris Hopson said the virus still poses a risk.

The Guardian - UK

Covid struck and Britain locked down. Here’s what we learned from that – and what we must do next time

Three years on, it’s clear the public wants to move on from the trauma. But this is too important to forget, says Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh

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