COVID-19 Updates
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Exodus from workforce costs UK ‘£16bn a year’ in lost tax receipts
Institute for Employment Studies says UK has 800,000 fewer people in work or looking for work since before Covid The UK has suffered the biggest contraction in its workforce since…
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UK facing ‘tsunami of missed cancers’ in wake of pandemic, experts say
UK nations saw largest falls in diagnosis of lung, breast, colorectal and skin cancers in 2020, figures show The UK can expect a “tsunami of missed cancers”, leading experts have…
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Only half of Americans plan to get Covid or flu vaccinations this year – study
Study also found that 37% who have gotten vaccines in the past do not plan on getting them this year Less than half of Americans plan to get their Covid-19…
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Transparent skin, bird flu, and why girls’ brains aged during Covid: the week in science – podcast
Ian Sample and science correspondent Hannah Devlin discuss some of the science stories that have made headlines this week, from a new technique that uses food colouring to make skin…
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Mother forced to wear PPE while newborn son died in her arms, Covid inquiry hears
Catherine Todd tells inquiry of losing son in hospital hours after his birth during pandemic after she contracted Covid A bereaved mother was forced to wear full PPE as her…
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Events organiser Questex returns to Hong Kong for hospitality forum after 6 years
Questex picks Hong Kong for its yearly hospitality investment event, six years after closing its office in the city. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Covid lockdowns prematurely aged girls’ brains more than boys’, study finds
MRI scans found girls’ brains appeared 4.2 years older than expected after lockdowns, compared with 1.4 years for boys Adolescent girls who lived through Covid lockdowns experienced more rapid brain…
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Impact of Covid lockdowns to disrupt England’s schools into the 2030s, report says
Analysis from the Association for School and College Leaders warns extensive problems with learning, behaviour and absence to come Repairing the damage to children’s education caused by the pandemic lockdowns…
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Tory Covid contracts worth £15bn had corruption ‘red flags’, study finds
Findings by Transparency International UK point to ‘more than coincidence or incompetence’, says chief executive A landmark study has uncovered corruption “red flags” in government Covid contracts worth more than…
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Tory health reforms left UK open to Covid calamity, says top doctor’s report
Britain’s pandemic response was among the worst and the NHS had been ‘seriously weakened’, says leading surgeon • Three reports lay bare scale of NHS malaise, but will Reeves fund…