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Virus hit Aussies get phone voting access

Australians in isolation due to COVID-19 will be able to vote in the federal election following last-minute changes to electoral rules.

AAP

Eating disorder support 'desperately' needed by families fighting the mental health condition

Supporting her daughter's fight against anorexia for the past seven years has been "like hell" for Sarah and her family. She says carers "desperately" need more help, as an increase in eating disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic puts pressure on the system.

ABC News

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

Here's a quick wrap of today's COVID-19 statistics from each Australian jurisdiction.

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Australian election 2022 voting guide: everything you need to know, including how to vote if you have Covid

Who can I vote for? Where can I vote near me? How do I vote if I have Covid? All your polling-day questions answered

The Guardian - AU

Boston reports ‘significant increase’ in COVID cases, hospitalizations; Massachusetts reports nearly 5,000 COVID cases

Boston health officials on Thursday reported a “significant increase” in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations amid the omicron subvariant wave, as nearly 5,000 new virus cases were recorded across the state.

Boston Herald

Consumer confidence at lowest point since records began

GfK’s Consumer Confidence Index fell two points to minus 40 in May, its lowest score since records began in 1974.

The Independent UK

AEC expands phone vote for COVID-infected

The electoral commission has expanded telephone voting to tens of thousands of people in isolation with COVID-19, amid disenfranchisement fears.

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Uttarakhand: Daughter of anganwadi worker bags MNC job after engineering degree

DEHRADUN: In times of salary cuts and loss of job opportunities due to the Covid pandemic, the Rs 21-lakh annual pay package offered to Uttarakhand girl Priyanka Bhatt certainly bucks the trend.

The Times of India

267 Covid-19 cases in Haryana, 20 in Punjab & Himachal Pradesh 8

CHANDIGARH/SHIMLA: A total of 267 persons tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday in Haryana. Punjab recorded 20 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday taking the total count to 7,60,143. Himachal Pradesh reported eight new cases of Covid-19 on Thursday. The state’s overall Covid-19 tally of 2,84,990 includes 2,80,772 recoveries, 4,117 deaths,…

The Times of India

COVID’s rise over coming weeks could strain Colorado health system if too many workers get sick, officials warn

DENVER — Colorado should expect COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations to keep rising for a few weeks, and while state officials aren’t expecting anything close to last winter’s surge, hospital capacity could become a problem if large numbers of health care workers are out sick.

The Denver Post

Election rules to change to ensure all Australians with COVID-19 can vote

All Australians with COVID-19 will be able to vote under rule changes requested by the Australian electoral commissioner.

ABC News

Tricity logs 17 Covid cases

CHANDIGARH/MOHALI/PANCHKULA: Chandigarh reported six Covid cases and no death on Thursday.

The Times of India

Ninth Circuit Concludes Arizona Has Standing to Challenge Conditions on COVID Relief Funds

Language in the American Rescue Plan Act prohibits states from using the funds "directly or indirectly" to offset lost revenues from tax cuts.

Reason

US panel recommends COVID booster jab for children aged 5 to 11

Just more than 29 percent of US children in the age group have received two doses of Pfizer-BioNTech’s vaccine to date.

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CDC experts recommend COVID vaccine boosters for kids 5-11

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine expert panel Thursday recommended kids 5-11 get a third shot of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine as a booster five months after their last dose, which once adopted by the agency clears the way for pharmacies and health care providers to begin offering the…

The National (Scotland)

Chris Dean relieved after being handed new deal at Edinburgh

CHRIS DEAN admits that he did have concerns about not being offered a contract renewal with hometown club Edinburgh after a combination of Covid,…

Tribune News Service

2 days after election loss, Pat McCrory says he has tested positive for COVID-19

Former North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory said he tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, a day after his loss in the U.S. Senate Republican primary to Donald Trump-backed Ted Budd.

The Guardian - AU

Morning mail: election legal challenge, coal emissions fall, NDIS participants stuck in hospital

Friday: Teal independent plans legal action after AEC says some Covid-positive people ‘may not be able to vote’. Plus: the moments that lit up the campaign

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Bangkok Post

UK, India, Germany top source markets

The Covid situation in China, which has some 40 cities under full or partial lockdown, bodes ill for the return of Chinese visitors to Thailand this year.

Bangkok Post

BKI posts B3.58bn first quarter loss

SET-listed Bangkok Insurance (BKI) reported a net loss of 3.58 billion baht for the first quarter, down 539% from a net profit of 816 million last year, after being hit by surging Covid claims.

Edinburgh Live

Japan prepares to open to tourists for the first time since 2020 after strict border control

Japan enforced strict border controls back in 2020 when the coronavirus pandemic hit. But for the first time in two years, the country is now planning on cracking the door open to "test tourism".

Benzinga

Pfizer, NIH Mulling Study For Longer Paxlovid Course To Combat Reinfections

The U.S. National Institutes of Health and Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) are discussing testing a longer course of COVID-19 antiviral treatment Paxlovid, required to prevent reinfections, White House Chief Medical Officer Anthony Fauci said. "We're going to be planning what studies we're going to be doing relatively soon, within the next few days," to…

Benzinga

Read Why Pfizer Is Limiting Supply Of Paxlovid For Combination Studies: Bloomberg

Amid rising concerns over the potential development of resistance to Pfizer Inc's (NYSE:PFE) COVID-19 pill Paxlovid, the company has declined to supply researchers with the antiviral for use in combination studies, according to a Bloomberg report. Researchers say that Paxlovid combined with other drugs might stave off resistance. Pfizer hasn't started any combination…

Benzinga

Immunome Shares Rise After Publishing Positive COVID-19 Antibody Cocktail Data

Immunome Inc (NASDAQ:IMNM) shares are trading higher after it published data demonstrating that its COVID-19 antibody cocktail, IMM-BCP-01, potently cleared the omicron variant (BA.1) when tested in vivo in hamsters. Additional in vitro testing of a SARS-CoV-2 pseudovirus showed that IMM20253, one of the antibodies in Immunome's cocktail, successfully neutralized the omicron subvariant…

Benzinga

Moderna Soars Following FDA Comments On COVID-19 Vaccine For Kids Under 5: What's Next?

Moderna, Inc (NASDAQ: MRNA) was spiking higher on Thursday, holding up better than the general markets, which saw the S&P 500 rally over 1% off the open before giving it all back.

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