COVID-19 Updates
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It’s Spotify Wrapped season: a reminder of how incredibly dull streaming services have made us | Jochan Embley
I had long Covid and Spotify was my solace – until I realised the algorithm had killed off all my curiosity about music I asked the doctor when, if ever,…
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Warning of NHS ‘quad-demic’ as flu and Covid cases rise in England
NHS winter report reveals norovirus and RSV are also leaving thousands in hospital The NHS is facing a “quad-demic” of health emergencies as it heads into winter, with hospitals “busier…
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Australia’s net migration still 82,000 people short of pre-pandemic levels, study finds
Country has shortfall over more than five years of pandemic disruption, according to ANU report, contrary to claims of record-high migration Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates…
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Most teenagers recover from long Covid after two years, study shows
World’s largest ‘longitudinal cohort study’ reports that older teens and society’s most disadvantaged most likely to be affected Most teenagers who have suffered from long Covid recover within two years,…
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English pupils do better than expected in international maths and science tests
England maintained good maths scores and improved in science, coming ninth and fifth among 70 countries English pupils have made a strong showing in the latest round of prestigious international…
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Rachel Reeves appoints Covid corruption commissioner
Exclusive: Tom Hayhoe, ex-Tory cabinet adviser, will examine an estimated £7.6bn of Covid-related fraud Rachel Reeves is to appoint a health service and regulatory veteran, Tom Hayhoe, a former Conservative…
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Nigel Farage claims Trump team ‘appalled’ by Chagos Islands deal – as it happened
This live blog is closed Nigel Farage, the Reform UK leader, has said that he does not believe a story saying Elon Musk, the multi-billionaire Trump ally and owner of…
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‘I was in denial about it’: actor Matt McGorry on having long Covid
Orange Is the New Black and How to Get Away With Murder star speaks about the disease and another way of looking at health On 28 October, Matt McGorry posted…
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Do long-term sickness benefits cost UK a lot and can more people be helped into work?
One in 10 of working-age population claim sickness benefit as Britain struggles with aftermath of austerity, pandemic and cost of living crisis Labour has inherited “a country that simply isn’t…
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New Zealand Covid inquiry finds vaccine mandates were ‘reasonable’
Commissioners also say the vaccine requirements eroded public trust and call for investment to plan for the next pandemic A royal commission into New Zealand’s Covid response has largely accepted…