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Italy drops COVID-19 face mask rule for public transport

Italians will no longer have to wear face masks on public transport, the health ministry said late on Thursday, in the latest easing of rules against the coronavirus pandemic.

Reuters

Australia's COVID-19 isolation rules and pandemic payments are getting a shake-up. Here's what you need to know

While health authorities say the changes signal a move away from "COVID exceptionalism", they've warned "it does not in any way suggest that the pandemic is finished".

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Return of the Deni Ute Muster to drive millions of dollars into local economy

Several world record attempts are on the bill this year, including a tilt at the muster's own record of the most utes in one place and a new attempt for the biggest bogan bingo.

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COVID rules have changed in the ACT again. Here's what is left

The ACT will no longer require passengers to wear a mask on public transport and in taxis and rideshares.

The Canberra Times

'Complex decision' to drop COVID isolation comes with risks: ACT chief health officer

But Dr Kerryn Coleman said she was hopeful the new COVID-19 rules would get the balance right and not drive a surge in infections.

The Canberra Times

In A Massive ‘Fuck You’ To Vulnerable People, National Cabinet Has Scrapped Mandatory COVID Iso

Mandatory COVID-19 isolation will end on October 14 for everyone, the National Cabinet has decided.Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly announced on Friday there would be support for some workers in high-risk settings to be able to continue isolation if needed, but everyone else can just carry about their lives as…

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Abattoir owner fined £300k after town plagued by stench like 'rotting bodies and flesh'

The lives of residents in a market town became a misery during the first coronavirus lockdown due to the horrible stench coming from a slaughterhouse

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Australia to end mandatory Covid isolation period and disaster payments for workers

Workers in health, disability and aged care will be exempt when both measures are scrapped on 14 October, Anthony Albanese says

The Guardian - AU

All the latest COVID news and case numbers from around the states and territories

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

ABC News

Mandatory COVID-19 isolation periods scrapped from October 14, emergency response 'finished' says national cabinet

Rules forcing people to isolate for five days if they test positive to COVID-19 will end from October 14 for everyone, as the chief medical officer says it marks the likely end of the emergency pandemic response.

ABC News

Viral infections including COVID are among the important causes of dementia – one more reason to consider vaccination

With more of us living into old age than at any other time, dementia is increasing steadily worldwide, with major individual, family, societal and economic consequences.

The Conversation

Most COVID-19 rules wound back as ACT's public health emergency ends

From Friday, Canberrans no longer need to wear masks on public transport, nor do household contacts need to report their status to health authorities.

ABC News

BGH forecasts steady growth

Bangkok Hospital (BGH), a private hospital under Bangkok Dusit Medical Services, expects Thailand's medical and wellness businesses to record gradual growth in the post-Covid-19 period.

Bangkok Post

Sydney news: NSW to push to end COVID-19 isolation at national cabinet

MORNING BRIEFING: Today's national cabinet may see New South Wales scrap all COVID-19 isolation rules in favour of "living with the virus".

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The Independent UK

Top leader of Episcopal Church tests positive for COVID-19

Michael Curry, the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, says he has tested positive for COVID-19

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US, Pacific Island leaders vow to strengthen ties with historic partnership declaration amid growing China risks

The United States and Pacific nations unveil a joint partnership declaration, backed by 14 island states, vowing to strengthen ties amid growing concerns of China's role in the region.

Tribune News Service

Losing a home for unpaid taxes often means losing your equity, too

Last year, Massachusetts Democratic state Reps. Tommy Vitolo and Jeff Roy saw a newspaper story about two brothers in their state who had almost lost their home due to unpaid property taxes. That was followed by another article this year featuring a New Bedford woman, recovering from COVID-19, who slept…

The National (Scotland)

More than eight in 10 Scots bars ask for government help to survive the winter

A GROUP representing businesses in the hospitality sector has said more than 85 per cent of Scottish pubs have asked for government support to…

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Al Roker tests positive for COVID-19 as Bill Karins fills in for ‘Today’ show’s Ian coverage

NEW YORK — Al Roker is dealing with COVID-19.

Glasgow Live

Glasgow Life to re-open 18 community venues as 'welcoming places'

The centres which have been closed since the start of the Covid pandemic will be used to help give people a place to go during winter amid the cost of living crisis.

The Hindu

Telangana logs 96 COVID cases

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Radio France Internationale

French birthrate on the rise after six years of decline

The number of births in France went up in 2021 after dropping for the six previous years, according to the national statistics institute, Insee, which also observed a sharp increase in the number of babies conceived after the two Covid confinements in 2020.

Wales Online

Government warns recent rise in Covid cases could be start of winter wave

The weekly update has shown an uptick in confirmed Covid-19 cases

The Guardian - UK

England’s A-level and GCSE grades to fall to pre-Covid levels in 2023

Some warn about impact on disadvantaged students, who suffered greatest learning loss during pandemic

Irish Mirror

HSE boss accused of 'insincerity' during terse exchanges with TD

'I can tell you, Mr Reid, your insincerity won’t wash for one second here'

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