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People with hypermobility may be more prone to long Covid, study suggests
People with excessive flexibility 30% more likely to say they had not fully recovered from Covid, research finds People with excessively flexible joints may be at heightened risk of long…
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US supreme court hears case on government’s power over online misinformation
Plaintiffs in Murthy v Missouri argue White House requests to take down coronavirus misinformation violate first amendment The supreme court heard oral arguments on Monday in a case that could…
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More young people being radicalised online, says UK counter-terror officer
Senior detective warns children are accessing extreme material as a result of lockdowns, after a 20-year-old was jailed on Monday A senior counter-terrorism officer has warned that children and young…
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Visitors to UK attractions increasing but still below pre-Covid levels
Figures show many still ‘out of the habit’ of visiting museums, galleries, cathedrals, castles and country houses Visitor numbers to the UK’s museums, galleries, cathedrals, zoos, castles and country houses…
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‘Alarming’ rise in Americans with long Covid symptoms
CDC data shows nearly 18m people could be living with long Covid even as health agency relaxes isolation recommendations Some 6.8% of American adults are currently experiencing long Covid symptoms,…
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Time to stop using term ‘long Covid’ as symptoms are no worse than those after flu, study finds
Researchers compared the symptoms and impairment of Covid and influenza patients a year after they tested positive Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and…
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Boris Johnson ‘largely absent’ early in Covid crisis, Welsh leader tells inquiry
Mark Drakeford criticises UK ministers and says there is ‘plausible case’ that Welsh government should have acted sooner The Welsh first minister, Mark Drakeford, has launched a scathing attack on…
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Boris Johnson ‘largely absent’ early in Covid crisis, says Welsh first minister – video
Mark Drakeford has criticised the former prime minister for being ‘largely absent’ early on during the Covid pandemic, likening Michael Gove, who took a key role between the UK and…
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Growth of gulf between rich and poor countries ‘recipe for much darker future’, says UN
Human development report finds the pandemic, conflict, globalisation and populism have combined to disproportionately affect lower-income countries The gulf between rich and poor countries continues to grow, according to the…