COVID-19 Updates
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A million US taxpayers to get pandemic-era stimulus checks worth up to $1,400
IRS says payments going to those who did not claim under 2021 recovery rebate plan in what may be final installment US tax authorities have announced that special, $1,400 payments…
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Covid was supposed to kill cinema – but did lockdown and gen Z save cinephilia?
Sites such as film discovery platform Letterboxd promote a new way of film-viewing, eschewing sneering gatekeepers for a more open-minded and eclectic experience Amid all the dire news to come…
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Not too late to get seasonal vaccines in US, experts say
Americans are encouraged to get vaccinated in early fall, but getting Covid and flu shots today can still be a good idea Perhaps you procrastinated – that Halloween costume wouldn’t…
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Journal retracts study that promoted hydroxychloroquine as Covid treatment
Paper published in International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents in 2020 withdrawn by Dutch publisher Elsevier A controversial study that promoted hydroxychloroquine, an antimalarial drug, as a treatment for Covid-19 has…
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The ‘quad-demic’ is here – and with it I have become a disease detective | Zoe Williams
Anytime anyone tells me they are ill, I now launch endless inquisitions about their symptoms. Why do I care so much? Neologisms may have the excitement of the strange, but…
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NHS warns of ‘tidal wave’ of flu as hospital cases rise 70% in England
Number of hospital beds occupied by patients with flu has increased by 70% in a week, with norovirus, RSV and Covid-19 all forecast to rise The number of hospital beds…
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Melbourne teens behind award-winning Covid tracking site pick up another accolade – their Atars
After winning plaudits for their website CovidbaseAU, Jack Graffeo, Wesley Mu and Darcy Hersbach are among the state’s top students in this year’s VCEs Follow our Australia news live blog…
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Biden says he was ‘stupid’ not to sign Covid stimulus checks as Trump did
President says failure may have contributed to voters blaming him for high prices even as economy improved Joe Biden has voiced regret for not following Donald Trump’s example by putting…
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Violinist Nigel Kennedy says he was partly deaf for three months after Covid vaccine
Bestselling classical musician says he had to train himself to hear ‘overtones and undertones of notes’ again The violinist Nigel Kennedy has said that he experienced partial deafness for about…
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Hong Kong hoteliers brace for ‘worrying’ trends as lodging tax, US trade war dent tourism
A 3 per cent tax on hotel guests on January 1 and looming troubles from the Trump presidency could undermine the city’s tourism sector. Read the original article at South…