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New Australia coach Andrew McDonald tests COVID positive, to miss start of Sri Lanka tour

Ahead of his first tour since becoming Australia’s cricket head coach, Andrew McDonald will be forced to miss the start of the Sri Lanka series after testing positive for COVID-19

The Hindu

Raab says PM’s ‘unintentional’ Covid law breach did not break ministerial code

The Justice Secretary says he does not believe the Prime Minister will face a confidence vote next week.

The Independent UK

Japan expands daily arrival cap to 20,000 as Covid fears recede

Japan on Wednesday doubled its cap on daily arrivals to the country to 20,000 and allowed most to forgo Covid-19 tests and quarantine periods as it continues to ease its strict border controls amid receding worries about the pandemic.

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Met Police prosecuting Sarah Everard vigil attendees over alleged Covid lockdown rule breaking

The Metropolitan Police is prosecuting four people for allegedly breaking Covid lockdown rules at the vigil for murdered marketing executive Sarah Everard.

Evening Standard

Queensland Police Commissioner testifies in court about COVID-19 vaccine mandate directive to staff

Queensland's Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll is grilled in the Supreme Court in Brisbane over her decision to introduce a mandatory staff-wide COVID-19 vaccine policy.

ABC News

Covid-positive Australia coach Andrew McDonald to miss start of Sri Lanka tour

MELBOURNE: Australia head coach Andrew McDonald has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss the opening week of his side's tour of Sri Lanka, starting Tuesday.

The Times of India

Top cop in court over Qld jab challenge

Queensland Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll has appeared in the Supreme Court over a challenge against mandatory COVID-19 vaccines for the state's officers.

AAP

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Shanghai starts coming back to life as COVID lockdown eases

Traffic, pedestrians and joggers are reappearing on the streets of Shanghai as China’s largest city begins returning to normalcy after a strict two-month COVID-19 lockdown that drew protests over its heavy-handed implementation

The Independent UK

Is the Covid pandemic finally nearing its end?

The virus’s behaviour in highly vaccinated countries may offer clues to our future with the disease, says Aris Katzourakis, a professor in viral evolution at Oxford University

The Guardian - UK

Aussie coach McDonald to miss Tour start

New Australian cricket coach Andrew McDonald will miss the start of the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka after testing positive for COVID-19.

AAP

Australians in hospital emergency departments waiting days for ward beds as health system overwhelmed

Cracks in health system ‘have grown into massive caves’ as Covid, flu, surgery backlogs and staff shortages place major strain on sector

The Guardian - AU

Rohingya refugee deported from Kashmir to Myanmar reunited with family

Separated in March, Hasina Begum’s family have now settled in Bangladesh as India continues to deport Rohingya despite UN refugee status

The Guardian - UK

Oil Prices Nudge Higher on EU's Russian Oil Ban, End of Shanghai Lockdown

Oil prices gained slightly on Wednesday after European Union leaders agreed to a partial and phased ban on Russian oil and as China ended its COVID-19 lockdown in Shanghai. Brent crude for August delivery was up 28 cents, or 0.2%, at $115.88 a barrel at 0338 GMT.

Asharq Al-Awsat

The decade that broke Britain: the disastrous decisions that left millions in a cost of living crisis

The government is keen to blame growing levels of poverty on Covid and the Ukraine war. But policies from the benefits cap to the bedroom tax have left households on the brink amid the cost of living crisis. Here are 10 of the worst

The Guardian - UK

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Almost one in three Irish people believe Government exaggerated Covid-19 deaths

The feeling that government is not honest and truthful was shared by 48% of Irish people

Dynamite News

COVID-19: Slightly surge in daily cases; 2,745 new infections reported

With 2,745 new coronavirus infections being recorded in a day, India's total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,31,60,832, while the active cases increased to 18,386, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Wednesday. Read more on Dynamite News:

Liverpool Echo

Greece travel update as another covid rule changes

Greece recently relaxed many of its coronavirus restrictions and now another has been eased

Reuters

Shanghai revives after two-month COVID lockdown, wary of a new one

Shanghai sprung back to life on Wednesday after two months of bitter isolation under a ruthless COVID-19 lockdown, with shops reopening and people going back to offices, parks and markets, hoping to never go through a similar ordeal again.

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Regional bulk-billing GP clinics caught up in Tristar Medical Group collapse, as doctor shortages hit

A number of medical clinics across regional Australia face potential closure as communities grapple with surging influenza cases, doctor shortages and COVID-19 transmission.

Reuters

Global factory growth stunted by war, China's COVID curbs

Global growth in factory activity slowed in May as China's strict coronavirus curbs and Russia's invasion of Ukraine disrupted supply chains and dampened demand, adding to woes for businesses already struggling with surging raw material prices.

AAP

WA eases COVID-19 virus, vaccine rules

Western Australia has eased a range of COVID-19 restrictions and mandates as vaccination rates continue to climb.

ABC News

WA eases mandatory COVID vaccination requirements for most workers as cases slow

Premier Mark McGowan announces WA will significantly scale back its workplace vaccination requirements as most COVID restrictions are also removed.

The Times of India

700+ Covid cases in Maharashtra, but deaths dip 70% in May

MUMBAI: For the first time in 3 months, Maharashtra's daily tally of Covid-19 cases crossed the 700 mark on Tuesday. Mumbai saw daily detections cross 500-a first in 114 days.

The Canberra Times

Two COVID-19 deaths in two days as hospitalisation remains high

There were 832 new cases reported on Tuesday.

Tribune News Service

New York’s COVID case rate has now fallen for 14 straight days

NEW YORK — New York state’s weeklong COVID-19 case rate has tumbled every day for two weeks, dropping to its lowest level in more than a month, Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office said Tuesday.

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