COVID-19 Updates
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Bristol web developer creates bot to help people get lateral flow tests
Dave McNally’s program sends out alerts on Twitter for when LFTs are available to order in UK If you’ve tried to order lateral flow tests online in recent days, you’ve…
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Panic buying and mass testing in Shanghai as 25 million people put under Covid lockdown – video
Residents in half of Shanghai are bracing for the second phase of a citywide lockdown that will start on Friday. Long queues were seen outside some supermarkets on Wednesday, and…
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Profiteering over Covid PPE ‘disgraceful’, says UK government adviser
Sir John Bell says behaviour of certain companies during pandemic was ‘unacceptable’ A leading UK government adviser has criticised the “disgraceful” profiteering of some companies that sought contracts to provide…
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We need answers to these four long Covid questions | Charlie McCone
I was a fit 30-year-old, and long Covid has destroyed my life. It’s frustrating how little action there has been Hi. My name is Charlie, and long Covid has destroyed…
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‘Really alarming’: the rise of smart cameras used to catch maskless students in US schools
Schools brought in surveillance cameras to monitor mask compliance and other Covid risks – and while masks are on their way out, the cameras aren’t When students in suburban Atlanta…
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How the pandemic created a new generation of stoners
Americans who rarely, if ever, smoked marijuana before the pandemic now say they’re turning to weed to help them cope Three years ago, Ricardo Capuano, 32, didn’t know how much…
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Shanghai lockdown: city’s gateway status under threat as passenger flights and air freight are grounded at Pudong’s airport amid Covid-19 tests
The gates to the world’s largest consumer market have been temporarily left ajar, as a rolling lockdown to contain Shanghai’s worst Covid-19 outbreak paralysed one of China’s busiest airports and…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong leader calls for society to spread positivity as city confirms 6,981 cases, 135 deaths
Hong Kong’s leader has said society must “spread more positive news” to preserve the public’s confidence and mental wellness, after a university study found that the city’s suicide index had…
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Shanghai finds 6,000 new Covid-19 infections as financial hub’s caseload grows
Shanghai reported almost 6,000 new local Covid-19 infections on Wednesday, as the financial hub’s outbreak continued to spread. The municipality, which on Monday began a partial lockdown, announced 5,982 new…