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China reports 2 new COVID deaths as some restrictions eased

China has reported two additional deaths from COVID-19 as some cities move cautiously to ease anti-pandemic restrictions following increasingly vocal public frustrations

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China Reports 2 New COVID Deaths as Some Restrictions Eased

China on Sunday reported two additional deaths from COVID-19 as some cities move cautiously to ease anti-pandemic restrictions amid increasingly vocal public frustration over the measures. The National Health Commission said one death was reported each in the provinces of Shandong and Sichuan. No information was given about the ages…

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Parents urged to vaccinate young children against flu after spike in cases

There has also been a surge in cases of Strep A and RSV

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People warned 'Covid-19 has never gone away' and what you can do to help

"The more we do to protect ourselves and each other – the bigger the impact we can make to reduce the number of people getting ill"

Liverpool Echo

Number of people with Covid in Wales drops as coronavirus-related deaths also fall

Wales' figure for deaths involving Covid has dropped almost by half in the latest data

Wales Online

Drop in COVID Alertness Could Create Deadly New Variant, Warns WHO

Lapses in strategies to tackle COVID-19 this year continue to create the perfect conditions for a deadly new variant to emerge, as parts of China witness a rise in infections, the head of the World Health Organization said on Friday. The comments by WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus mark a…

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UK Covid infections rise above one million again

The new Office for National Statistics figures come alongside early signs that Covid-19 patient levels in England are also starting to rise.

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UK Covid cases rise above one million again in sign of worrying new winter spike

The number of Covid cases in the UK has risen above the one million mark once more as early indicators suggest that Covid rates and hospitalisations are on the rise once more

Daily Mirror

BQ1 Omicron: Fears new Covid variant in UK could spark surge in cases

A new Covid variant in the UK could fuel a surge in cases and put pressure on the NHS, health bosses have warned.

Evening Standard

CMO has two words of warning for Irish public amid Covid, RSV and flu case rise

The current hike in cases of the respiratory virus RSV is 'substantially bigger' than any previous wave we have seen in Ireland

Irish Mirror

China reports 34,980 new COVID cases for Dec 1 vs 36,061 a day earlier

China reported a slight dip in new daily COVID-19 cases on Dec. 1 with 34,980 infections, of which 4,278 were symptomatic and 30,702 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said on Friday.

Reuters

One COVID-19 death as ACT weekly infections jump again

There were 33 people hospitalised with the virus as of Thursday afternoon.

The Canberra Times

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

Here's a quick wrap of the COVID-19 news and case numbers from each Australian jurisdiction from the past week.

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Airport strike planned for next Friday called off – as it happened

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COVID-19's impact on the immune system, and how this may affect subsequent infections

Infections soon after getting over COVID-19 — whether it be another stint with the SARS-CoV-2 virus or a different pathogen altogether — are commonplace. So why are some people more susceptible?

The Independent UK

Fall in Covid-19 patients in England looks to have stopped

Admission rates are also showing signs of an increase.

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Ministry opposed asymptomatic testing because it might find cases

Health officials withheld advice that could have detected more Covid-19 cases, specifically because they did not want asymptomatic cases to be found.

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‘Nearly 600,000 people’ in UK have had long Covid for at least two years

Around one in 20 people aged 50-69 are likely to have symptoms.

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HSE warns of early flu season as cases shoot up among children

Medical experts have warned that the triple threat of seasonal flu, Covid-19 and RSV could be high this winter

The Guardian - US

US sees surge in children under five hospitalized for respiratory viruses

Wave of illness caused by RSV, influenza and other infections has seen more than three-quarters of pediatric hospital beds full

Reuters

China to allow home quarantine for some infected with COVID - sources

China will allow some people who test positive for COVID-19 to quarantine at home, among supplementary measures to be announced in coming days, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.

Reuters

Chinese vice premier urges improvements in COVID measures as pathogenicity weakens

Chinese Vice Premier Sun Chunlan called for further efforts to improve COVID-19 prevention and control measures, urging "optimisation" of testing, treatment and quarantine policies, as the virus weakens in pathogenicity, according to state media.

Wales Online

Covid now mainly a disease of the elderly with nine in 10 deaths among people aged 65 or over

Vaccine uptake is much lower than earlier in the pandemic, with some experts warning that the next variant could mutate to become deadlier

The Guardian - UK

Officials slow to act on Covid contact-tracing warnings, leaked evidence says

Exclusive: Evidence to UK Covid inquiry describes missed chances to improve test-and-trace regime in early days of pandemic

The Guardian - UK

The NHS test-and-trace failings that contributed to UK’s 2020 Covid Christmas

Gaps in contact-tracing and confused public health advice meant many infectious people not told to isolate

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