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Full Covid-19 death toll now almost 15million, says WHO

The number includes deaths associated with COVID-19 directly or indirectly

Wales Online

COVID led to 15 million deaths globally, not the 5 million reported - WHO

Almost three times as many people have died as a result of COVID-19 as official data show, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) report, the most comprehensive look at the true global toll of the pandemic so far.

Reuters

2 Covid-19 vaccination sites in Nottinghamshire set to move locations

Two centres are set to move

Nottingham Post

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WHO: Nearly 15M deaths associated with COVID-19

The World Health Organization is estimating that nearly 15 million people were killed either by the coronavirus or by its impact on overwhelmed health systems in the past two years, more than double its official death toll

The Independent UK

US Study Shows Omicron As Severe As Previous COVID Variants: Reuters

A large U.S. study has found that the omicron variant of the SARS-CoV2 virus is intrinsically as severe as previous variants, unlike assumptions made in earlier studies that it was more transmissible but less severe, Reuters report. "We found that the risks of hospitalization and mortality were nearly identical between periods,"…

Benzinga

Coronavirus: Woman pinned down for COVID test, video goes viral

We have seen numerous videos on how COVID has affected our lives. From lockdowns to COVID testing, several videos have emerged online showing how difficult it is for some people to live amidst a pandemic.

The Times of India

Every Pep Guardiola reaction after all six Man City Champions League exits

Manchester City's dramatic Champions League exit to Real Madrid is just the latest occasion in which Pep Guardiola has fallen short in delivering the Manchester club with Europe's ultimate prize

Daily Mirror

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China’s Box Office, Train Ticket and Real Estate Sales Plunge Over Holiday

Cinema revenue plummeted 82.3% during the five-day break while the number of new home sales in 30 major cities fell 73.1%

Caixin Global

Scots pensioner loses £4k on cruise after NHS app blocks access to vaccine certificate

Malcolm Walker, 75, lost out on his 11-day cruise because the NHS Scotland Covid Status app performed an unexpected 'security update'.

Daily Record

Behind the mask: Racism and the pandemic

White people began believing COVID wasn't their problem, research shows — and that made the pandemic much worse

Salon

China Lockdowns Could Evolve As A 'Demand Problem' For Apple, Says Analyst

A renowned Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) analyst on Wednesday suggested that the China COVID-19 lockdown situation could evolve more as a demand problem for the iPhone maker than as a production issue.

Benzinga

Omicron as Severe as Previous COVID Variants, Large Study Finds

The Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV2 virus is intrinsically as severe as previous variants, unlike assumptions made in previous studies that it was more transmissible but less severe, a large study in the United States has found. "We found that the risks of hospitalization and mortality were nearly identical between…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Was Censorship the Greatest COVID Threat to Freedom?

It wasn't just autocrats who were frequently tempted to address "fake news" about the pandemic through state pressure and coercion.

Reason

Buckingham Palace Parties Return, Without Queen Elizabeth

Members of the British royal family will stand in for Queen Elizabeth when the traditional garden parties return this summer at Buckingham Palace, her office said on Thursday. Mobility issues have meant that the 96-year-old monarch has been forced to cut back on public engagements, and the Palace said members…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Woman, 26, who collapsed in Morrisons 'due to Covid' receives heartbreaking news

Jade Colburn, 28, started to feel like she couldn't catch her breath and thought lockdown or the weather must be to blame - but she was later diagnosed with bowel cancer

WEKU

What COVID might look like in the U.S. once we reach the endemic phase

Andy Slavitt, former senior adviser to President Biden on COVID-19, shares what he thinks the endemic phase of COVID-19 will look like in the U.S. and how we can prepare for that stage now.

Tribune News Service

COUNTERPOINT: Masks remain an essential tool to protect against COVID

In his recent article in The Atlantic, Ed Yong posed a poignant question: “What does society owe immunocompromised people?”

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: COVID won’t become endemic until we have a vaccine for kids under 5

Last week, Moderna became the first manufacturer to officially ask the Food and Drug Administration to approve its COVID-19 vaccine for children under 6 years old. One of three companies with authorized COVID-19 vaccines in the United States, Moderna made the request a month after saying its data showed efficacy…

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The Independent UK

Two new Omicron sub-variants driving an increase in Covid cases in South Africa, WHO says

‘Too soon’ to ascertain if new sub-variants cause more severe disease than others, says WHO chief

Evening Standard

Beijing on high alert for Covid as people return to work after five-day break

Beijing is on high alert for Covid as people returned to work on Thursday following a five-day public holiday.

Manchester Evening News

Forty raids and 28 suspects arrested in huge child abuse crackdown

Special police team is quadrupled in size to tackle issue

The Independent UK

Omicron just as deadly as earlier Covid variants, Harvard scientists claim

The large study, published in Research Square, is yet to be peer-reviewed

Asharq Al-Awsat

Zalando Posts First Decline in Sales Since Founding

Zalando posted a decline in sales for the first time since the German online fashion retailer was founded, leading it to dim its outlook for 2022 on Thursday. First-quarter sales fell by 1.5%, to 2.2 billion euros ($2.33 billion), after posting a 46.8% increase in the same quarter last year…

Birmingham Post

Shoppers return to Next stores post-Covid, pushing online sales down

Retail giant says sales continue to grow following two-years of on-and-off lockdowns

Chicago Tribune

Want free, at-home COVID-19 tests from pharmacies and insurers? It’s not always easy, despite requirements

CHICAGO -- Some Illinois residents say they’re still having trouble getting free at-home COVID-19 tests from pharmacies and insurance companies, more than three months after the White House began requiring insurers to cover them.

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