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Commentary: New COVID variants like BA.5 are dominating us — we can do more to prevent this

It takes a lot for a COVID-19 variant to become dominant throughout most of the world. It has happened only three previous times (alpha, delta, omicron) and now is occurring with the omicron family subvariant known as BA.5. How did this occur and what are the implications for the pandemic…

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Rutherglen wrestler needs backing as she flies the flag at Commonwealth Games

Abbie Fountain is the youngest of a five-strong team taking part in Birmingham 2022

Daily Record

Boris Johnson ordered to hand over vast cache of evidence to lies probe - full list

The Privileges Committee is investigating whether Boris Johnson lied to Parliament about Partygate - and will continue its probe into the Autumn despite the PM stepping down on September 5

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Burberry sales hit by Covid outbreaks in Mainland China

Brand now expects a ‘currency tail wind’ of £190 million on revenue and £90 million on profit

Evening Standard

Number one symptom of Covid-19 revealed - see full list of top 20

Less common answers consisted of a high temperature or fever and loss of smell or taste

Dublin Live

Poll shows people in Wales support sending asylum seekers to Rwanda

There were significant differences across Wales depending where people live and what socioeconomic class they belong to

Wales Online

‘Bleh, it’s too much’: Chris Hemsworth’s wife thought he got too ripped for Thor: Love and Thunder

‘My wife was like, “Bleh, it’s too much,”’ actor said

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Tamil Nadu CM Stalin recovering well from COVID-19, says hospital

The 69-year-old Tamil Nadu CM M.K. Stalin was admitted to a private hospital in Chennai on July 14, after he tested positive for COVID-19 on July 12

The Hindu

Lisa Jarvis: More COVID boosters are coming, but who will take them?

Once a week, typically on the day that the Centers for Disease Control updates its COVID data tracker, I send my dad a text: “Did you make an appointment to get your booster?”

Tribune News Service

Canberra nurses rally for culture-change as 'true impact' of pandemic takes a toll

Staff shortages are impacting Canberra Hospital staff as the ACT braces for a surge in COVID-19 cases.

The Canberra Times

Central team rushed as Kerala reports first monkeypox case

Central team has been rushed to the State to adopt appropriate public health interventions

The Hindu

FTSE 100 Live: China GDP reveals Covid impact, Burberry shares slide

China’s Covid lockdowns slowed the country’s GDP growth to 0.4% in the second quarter, weaker-than-expected figures revealed today.

Evening Standard

India reports over 20,000 new COVID-19 cases, 47 fatalities

Active cases now comprise 0.32 per cent of the total infections.

The Hindu

China's economic growth slows following COVID lockdowns

China's economy contracted in the three months ending in June compared with the previous quarter after Shanghai and other cities shut down to fight coronavirus outbreaks.

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The Guardian - AU

Covid-19 Australia data tracker: coronavirus cases, deaths, hospitalisations and vaccination

Guardian Australia brings together all the figures on Covid-19 cases, as well as stats, charts and state-by-state data from NSW, Victoria, Queensland, SA, WA, Tasmania, the ACT and NT. Here you can also find the numbers on the vaccine rollout and fourth dose booster vaccination rates.

AAP

Comm Games diver Li needs no COVID prompt

Australia's Commonwealth Games athletes remain on high alert after a COVID-19 case less than a fortnight before the opening ceremony in Birmingham.

The Conversation

Mask mandates – will we only act on public health advice if someone makes us?

Back in mid 2020, it was suggested mask use was similar to seat belt wearing in cars. Not everyone wore a seat belt start straight away, but now it’s unheard of to get into a car and not put it on.

The Times of India

4 lakh kanwarias converge in Haridwar on day 1 of yatra

HARIDWAR: After a gap of almost two years due to Covid pandemic, the fortnight-long kanwar yatra started on Thursday. Over 4 lakh devotees collected water from Ganga and another 6.10 lakh pilgrims have either arrived in Haridwar or are on the way, officials claimed.

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Daily Mirror

Ivana Trump 'was due to go to St Tropez on holiday the day after she died'

The businesswoman's best friend said the trip would have been her first since the pandemic began and claimed that she was scared of becoming infected with Covid-19

The Conversation

VIDEO: Albanese under increasing pressure on COVID payment ahead of national cabinet's meeting on Monday

University of Canberra Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan and University of Canberra Associate Professor Caroline Fisher discuss the week in politics.

The Times of India

249 new Covid cases in Gurugram, posivity rate 6.2%

GURUGRAM: The city reported 249 new Covid cases on Thursday. On Wednsday, it had recorded 170 cases. The positivity rate saw a rise to 6.2% on Thursday from 4.7% on Wednesday.

The Independent UK

China's economy shrinks during virus shutdown,

China’s economy contracted in the three months ending in June compared with the previous quarter after Shanghai and other cities were shut down to fight coronavirus outbreaks, but the government said a “stable recovery” is under way

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Yeah Good: Albanese Announces $750 Pandemic Leave Payment Will Be Extended Until Sept 30

“I said during the election campaign repeatedly that one of my things was no one left behind.”

The Conversation

First Nations people in rural NSW lived with more anxiety and fear about COVID-19 than non-First Nations people

At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government’s pandemic response struggled to include the country’s most minoritised groups, including First Nations people.

AAP

Aust netballer hit by COVID ahead of Games

Diamonds defender Jo Weston has tested positive to COVID-19 at the team's training camp in Perth, delaying her travel to the Commonwealth Games.

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