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The Kraken is powering New York COVID hospitalizations to their highest level in nearly a year. Is it a sign of what’s coming for the rest of the country?

The rise comes as new, ultra-transmissible COVID variant XBB.1.5, known as Kraken, spreads rapidly.

Fortune

Record number of cancer patients in England waiting over three months for treatment

Long waiting lists putting urgent patients at risk as target to reduce backlog to pre-pandemic levels missed

The Guardian - UK

Pilsen Food Pantry reeling from death of stalwart worker: ‘He was an angel’

Celso Dionicio Ignacio, 50, began volunteering during the pandemic and soon became the face of the pantry. He died Saturday.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Colds and flu set for large-scale surveillance using Covid know-how

It could allow emerging pathogens, which could lead to potential pandemics, to be monitored

Wales Online

Covid rebound brings cheer for Grimsby seafood firm as sales return to pre-pandemic levels

Kirwin Brothers has published its latest results as it recovers strongly from pandemic hit

Birmingham Post

British Scientists Plan to Expand Genomic Sequencing from COVID to Flu

Genomic sequencing allowed the world to track new coronavirus variants throughout the pandemic.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Cost of doing festivals, concerts and tours soared in 2022, a year of big profits and daunting challenges, including COVID

SAN DIEGO — Was 2022 an extraordinarily profitable year for festivals, concerts and tours by bands and solo artists? An extraordinarily costly one? Or both? And with concerns about a possible recession or new COVID surge, what is the outlook for this new year?

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New study to track respiratory viruses

Experts suggest the data will lead to a better understanding of common diseases present in the UK.

The Independent UK

'People love it' Businesses in Newport will be allowed more space to seat customers outside in the street

Alfresco dining and pints will be even more of a permanent feature under the council's plans

Wales Online

San Francisco Bay Area set lofty goals to house homeless residents in 2022. Did it succeed?

SAN JOSE, Calif. — San Francisco Bay Area cities and counties set big goals to combat homelessness in 2022, as public outrage over the crisis intensified and officials took advantage of extra state and federal resources doled out in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tribune News Service

Office buildings that offer internal amenities, like restaurants, could be key to luring workers back downtown

CHICAGO — Nearly three years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, many office workers still work from home, especially on Mondays and Fridays, depriving restaurants of the healthy lunch crowds they need to stay afloat and damaging prospects for recovery downtown.

Chicago Tribune

Blaccine: First Dose review – Black voices speak out about the pandemic

Three monologues, told from a Black British perspective, tackle subjects ranging from distrust of the medical system to the gentrification of Brixton

The Guardian - UK

Man spends £10k redundancy cash to follow dream of being an Elvis impersonator

David Black was offered voluntary redundancy and decided to leave his old life on the buses to pursue his dream after becoming miserable during the Covid pandemic

Daily Mirror

WHO meeting to decide on COVID emergency set for Jan. 27

A World Health Organization committee will meet on Jan. 27 to consider whether the COVID-19 pandemic still represents a global emergency, a spokesperson said on Tuesday, three years after it was first declared.

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With pandemic and streaming boom, mental health support is coming to some film sets

LOS ANGELES — In summer 2021, when producer Joanna Laurie was planning production of "The Son," an upcoming drama from Oscar-winning writer and director Florian Zeller, she knew stress levels would be exponentially high for cast and crew. They had to contend with strict COVID-19 safety protocols and the movie's…

WEKU

Saudi Arabia says this year's hajj pilgrimage will return to pre-COVID levels

Before the pandemic, the hajj pilgrimage drew millions each year to Islam's holy city of Mecca, home to the cube-shaped Kaaba that observant Muslims pray toward five times a day.

Daily Record

Dumfries and Galloway health and social care system under more pressure than during coronavirus pandemic

Officials have described the situation as a “very challenging time” and they are “unlikely to see significant improvement for some weeks”

Asharq Al-Awsat

Rabat Hosts Arabic Theater Festival after Two-Year Postponement

The 13th edition of the Arabic Theater Festival is set to kick off on Tuesday at Casablanca’s Mohammed VI Theater after a two-year hiatus caused by the pandemic. The organizers hope this year’s edition will meet the standards of the Arabic and Moroccan theaters, as the strategies and efforts of…

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The Independent UK

Saudi Arabia: Hajj pilgrimage returning to pre-COVID levels

Islam’s annual hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia will return to pre-pandemic levels this year after restrictions saw the annual religious commemoration curtailed over concerns about the coronavirus

The Conversation

Dog theft is increasing, and so are new laws targeting this awful crime. But will they help?

Amid the first year of the pandemic in 2020, crime statistics in Victoria showed an increase in the number of dogs reported stolen. Since then, media reports suggest there’s been an increase in dog theft in Australia.

The Independent UK

Tyler Perry offered the Sussexes his LA home because his mother ‘loved’ Diana

Harry said Perry had made the ‘generous’ offer as he and Meghan sought to travel to America amid the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020.

Bangkok Post

Education sector has high hopes

Some commentators have noted that Thailand is seeing growth in the international school business following an economic rebound after the Covid-19 pandemic.

ABC News

Western Australia's uptake of fourth COVID-19 booster second-lowest in the country

Health experts are concerned that slumping fourth-jab numbers in WA will lead to a spike in more severe cases like those that led to restrictions earlier in the pandemic.

ABC News

Albany aged care facility where resident was allegedly murdered missed audit, had history of non-compliance

A report seen by the ABC shows Baptistcare Bethel in Albany WA, where 70-year-old Monica Mary Stockdale was allegedly murdered, had been given an exemption for its latest audit due to "exceptional circumstance" related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tribune News Service

More than 7,000 NYC nurses strike at Mount Sinai, Montefiore hospitals after labor negotiations crumble

NEW YORK — Thousands of nurses walked off the job early Monday at two major New York City hospitals after contract talks disintegrated overnight, leaving Mount Sinai in Manhattan and Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx struggling to care for patients.

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