Covid-19

Every day, Davida Wynn sets herself one task: Take a bath. Or wash the dishes. Or make an elaborate meal. By the end of the chore, she is exhausted and has to sit or lie down, sometimes falling asleep wherever she happens to…
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The surge in home prices comes despite Australia’s central bank this month hiking interest rates by 25 basis points to control inflation that continues to trend higher than the target annual rate of between 2 per cent and 3 per cent. The…
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Professor Sir Jonathan Van-Tam has revealed he received ‘extremely hateful messages’ (Picture: AFP)Professor Sir Jonathan Van-Tam has revealed he received ‘extremely hateful messages’ he received during the pandemic, including a…
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(NEXSTAR) — As Americans prepare to gather for the holidays, many say they fear becoming sick in the coming months. Based on the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, those concerns may be genuine. …
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It was the first time the Covid inquiry had heard directly from Rishi Sunak and things went immediately awry for the prime minister: his claim in a witness statement that no one had raised concerns about a flagship pandemic policy was…
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans can order more free COVID-19 tests online for home delivery.The U.S. government is offering to send another round of four at-home virus tests ahead of the typical surge in cases during the winter holiday…
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Hong Kong’s shop rents are tipped to record one of the biggest increments in the Asia-Pacific region from next year until 2028, according to the latest report by PGIM Real Estate.The city is forecast to see growth in prime retail rents…
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Videos of hospitals crowded with children have appeared on Chinese social media (Picture: Getty)A sudden rise in ‘influenza-like’ illnesses and reported clusters of pneumonia in children across northern China are being…
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(NewsNation) — An antidepressant drug that was touted as a cheap treatment now shows no effects for patients with COVID-19, according to a new study.  In 2021, multiple reports came out suggesting that the pill, called…
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Herd immunity was never government policy during the Covid pandemic and it was a major communications failure that some people early in the pandemic believed it was, Prof Sir Chris Whitty told the Covid inquiry.Giving evidence, Whitty, the…
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