China imposes Covid lockdown in Xi’an after handful of cases
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Businesses, schools and restaurants in Xi’an will close for one week, amptenare gesê het, after the Chinese city logged a handful of Covid-19 cases as outbreaks nationwide strain Beijing’s zero-tolerance virus approa...
Sats suggest Covid disruption affecting primary school attainment in England
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The Covid pandemic and disruption has undone many of the improvements in primary school test results within the last five years, according to this year’s Sats assessments taken by pupils in England. Net 59% van 10- 'n ...
UK Covid cases are rising – should we wear masks again?
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With Covid infection levels increasing and hospitalisations following suit with the rise of the Omicron sub-variants BA.4 and BA.5, some experts have called for a reintroduction of mask-wearing in certain settings, wi...
Women behind the lens: a life or death moment on Malawi’s Covid wards
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This picture was taken in January 2021, as part of an assignment to photograph a Covid-19 ward at Queen Elizabeth Central hospital in Blantyre, southern Malawi. Malawi registered its first Covid-19 case in April 2020,...
Atagi considers fourth Covid vaccine doses as Omicron subvariants drive surge in cases
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Australia’s independent expert advisory group on vaccines is meeting to discuss fourth Covid-19 booster doses, as Omicron subvariants drive a rise in infections, leading some premiers to urge people to wear masks more...
New Covid subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 are the most contagious yet – and driving Australia’s third Omicron wave
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Australia is heading for its third Omicron wave in the coming weeks, as BA.4 and BA.5 become the dominant Covid strains. BA.4 and BA.5 are more infectious than previous Covid variants and subvariants, and are better a...
Vertel ons: how have you been affected by the Covid situation in UK hospitals?
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Due to high numbers of Covid-19 cases in hospitals, several trusts have suspended visiting to all but the most vulnerable patients such as those at the end of their life. Many hospitals have seen an increase in Covid ...
