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Enrollment in US schools hasn’t bounced back since pandemic, data shows
Lost students, dwindling relief funds and a juggernaut of new schooling options could portend layoffs and school closures Three years and counting since the pandemic shuttered schools and tethered students…
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Coronavirus Hong Kong: US drug maker Moderna says bivalent Covid vaccine approved for local use, marking second such jab available in city
Bivalent vaccines target Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5, with the first such jab by BioNTech introduced in December. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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GB News censured after Naomi Wolf compared Covid jab to mass murder
Ofcom says channel broke broadcasting code when it let US author make remarks without challenge GB News breached the broadcasting code when it allowed Naomi Wolf to repeatedly compare Covid-19…
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Covid officials say new ‘Arcturus’ variant could be linked to conjunctivitis
California report says variant XBB.1.16 is contagious but should not prompt concerns about a return to early pandemic stages A new Covid variant that some public health officials have suggested…
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Coronavirus: Asia-Pacific economies could pay greater price in ‘Pandemic 2.0’, MSD report says
Annual projected losses could hit US$11.8 billion for Singapore and US$13.8 billion for Hong Kong if Covid-19 infections were to worsen, the report said. Read the original article at South…
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Melbourne public housing tower residents offered $5m payout over Covid lockdown
The Victorian government has settled a class action from residents who say they were wrongly detained during the pandemic Australia budget 2023 live updates: federal treasurer Jim Chalmers to deliver…
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‘Unthinkable’: Singaporeans queue for up to 16 hours in scorching heat for China travel visa
Although China has eased its strict pandemic restrictions, it has not resumed the ability for Singaporeans to visit the country visa-free for 15 days. Read the original article at South…
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‘Sometimes I don’t recognise my own family’: life with face blindness
Can long Covid make it harder to identify acquaintances, friends, even close relatives? Scientists are investigating a possible link The other day a man waved at Stanley Chow, and went…
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Is Covid really over? WHO’s announcement sounds more like surrender than victory
Although the acute phase of the pandemic may have passed, experts agree that the virus’s effects will remain profound The global public emergency caused by Covid-19 may be officially over…
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Hong Kong experts urge city to stay vigilant as WHO declares end to Covid-19 global public health emergency
Residents advised to get vaccines and booster shots to keep themselves safe because ‘battle is far from over’. Read the original article at South China Morning Post