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It's not over: diseases 'will be back for sure'

People had become "desensitised" to COVID deaths.

Newcastle Herald

Main negotiators reach 'outcome' on COVID vaccine IP waiver

The four main parties to negotiations on an intellectual property waiver for COVID-19 vaccines have prepared an "outcome document" for approval by the broader membership, the WTO said on Tuesday, with its chief hoping for a final deal by June.

Reuters

Hospitals still implementing Covid restrictions amid backlogs ‘face being named and shamed’

Health secretary will personally call NHS chiefs who defy government guidance, according to reports

The Independent UK

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Minnesota governor signs bill to fund unemployment insurance account

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) signed a bill May 2 that will direct about $2.7 billion to the state’s Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund and repay the state’s $1.4 billion unemployment insurance debt to the federal government. The law also includes about $500 million to send $750 direct payments to 667,000…

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Colorado legislators introduce bill to direct federal funds to repay unemployment insurance debt

Colorado legislators on May 2 introduced a bill that would direct $600 million of federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to help pay back the state’s $1 billion unemployment insurance trust fund debt to the federal government. The bill would also forgive certain non-fraud overpayments, meaning some workers who…

Ballotpedia

Starbucks results trail estimates on higher costs, China woes

Starbucks Corp.’s U.S. operations beat expectations in the coffee chain’s latest quarter, giving interim Chief Executive Officer Howard Schultz a welcome development even as he contends with high inflation and Chinese Covid measures that hurt performance there.

Tribune News Service

Seafarers not taking shore leave at some ports even as COVID restrictions start to ease

A seafarer who nearly died below deck of a cargo ship achieved what is now a rare feat in his profession: setting foot on dry land.

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Prayut predicts tourism will be 50% restored by next year

Thailand can expect to welcome 20 million tourists next year, or about half the pre-pandemic level, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Tuesday.

Bangkok Post

Anton Du Beke 'confirms' he’ll return as Strictly judge amid Giovanni's 'rude' comment

Strictly Come Dancing star Anton Du Beke sat on the judging panel for the 2021 series as usual judge Bruno Tolioni was stuck in America due to Covid travel restrictions

Daily Mirror

Covid lessons for cholera handling

Since Covid-19 engulfed the world two years ago, "unprecedented" has become something of a buzzword. But while the coronavirus has posed unique challenges at a time of deep global interconnectedness, pandemics are nothing new. The Covid-19 pandemic is not even the only one we are currently experiencing. In much of…

Bangkok Post

China and Covid: The cost of infallibility

Even the pope claims to be infallible only on matters of faith and doctrine.

Bangkok Post

Tale of a taboo marriage

After three years of absence due to Covid-19, the second season of the highly anticipated period drama series Gentleman Jack finally premiered recently on HBO Go. The new season has eight episodes, released every Tuesday until June 9.

Bangkok Post

Mexico’s Caribbean beaches awash in foul-smelling sargassum algae

This comes as resorts like Cancun, Playa del Carmen and Tulum are recovering from a two-year drop in tourism brought by the coronavirus pandemic.

Chicago Sun-Times

Severe Covid can cause brain function damage ‘equivalent to losing 10 IQ points’

Researchers estimate that the cognitive loss is similar on average to that sustained between 50 and 70 years of age

The Independent UK

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Los Angeles Times

‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ is getting a guest host this week. Here’s why

“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” host Jimmy Kimmel is handing over hosting duties to comedian Mike Birbiglia for a few days as he recovers from COVID-19.

Daily Mirror

Britain could become fattest nation in Europe due to takeaways addiction, report says

The World Health Organisation’s latest report on obesity in the continent shows 64% of UK adults are overweight, including 28% who are obese. It puts Britain as the fattest nation in Western Europe

Daily Record

Heartbreak as Scots father and son tragically die of covid within days of each other

Elaine Rennie, daughter and sister of Alistair and Mark, shared her anguish at having to plan a double funeral after they both died from covid-19.

The Independent UK

Even as COVID cases rise, mask mandates stay shelved

As mask mandates and vaccination rules kept falling across the U.S., infections from the latest COVID variants have been quietly taking hold in some places, sparking concern among public health officials but stirring a muted response from pretty much everyone else

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Benzinga

10 Cities With The Highest Unemployment Rates

Since the U.S has been in the recovery stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, the labor market has recovered significantly; still, some cities are plagued with high unemployment rates.

Reuters

India releases 2020 death data ahead of WHO COVID mortality study it objects

India registered about 475,000 more total deaths in 2020 than the previous year, government data released months ahead of schedule on Tuesday showed, as the World Health Organization readies its estimates of excess COVID-19 deaths whose methodology New Delhi has opposed.

Edinburgh Live

The one Edinburgh neighbourhood almost Covid free as cases stay high elsewhere

With restrictions in Scotland now fully lifted, the Edinburgh neighbourhood reported just three cases over a seven day period from April 24 to April 30 according to the latest data.

Benzinga

Mid-Afternoon Market Update: Kymera Therapeutics Drops After Q1 Results; Belite Bio Shares Spike Higher

U.S. stocks traded slightly higher toward the end of trading on Tuesday.

The Hindu

More evidence of airborne spread of COVID: study

‘Patients in both ICU, non-ICU wings shed the virus in air, irrespective of infection severity’

Chicago Sun-Times

Thousands of Chicago residents apply for chance to receive $500 for 12 months: ‘There’s a lot of need’

Within days of the program’s launch, more than 100,000 people had applied for the Chicago Resilient Communities Pilot that will provide 5,000 people hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic with a $500 monthly benefit for a year.

The Guardian - UK

Civil servants called UK Covid testing scheme ‘unlegit’, court hears

Details of emails released in Good Law Project challenge to awarding of contracts to Abingdon Health for antibody tests

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