Government urged to classify Covid as an occupational disease – The Guardian

TUC calls on Department for Work and Pensions to make move to help workers access key benefitsMinisters should urgently classify Covid-19 as an occupational disease to prompt employers to reduce the risk of exposure and help workers access key benefits, the TUC has said.The UK is out of step with other major countries that have […]

China Surveillance in Xinjiang, Tibet Used to Prevent Shanghai-Like Covid Unrest – Bloomberg

Bloomberg Daybreak Europe. Live from London, tracking the breaking and top business news stories in the lead-up to the opening of European markets.Overnight on Wall Street is morning in Europe. Bloomberg Daybreak Europe, anchored live from London, tracks breaking news in Europe and around the world. Markets never sleep, and neither does Bloomberg News. Monitor […]

COVID's long shadow: Symptoms may last 2 to 18 months – CIDRAP

University of Minnesota. Driven to Discover.A pair of studies published today detail long COVID, with US researchers finding that more than one in four pediatric patients hospitalized for COVID-19 or multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) had persistent symptoms or impaired activity 2 to 4 months later, and a Norwegian study revealing that nearly half […]

Our Most Frequently Asked Covid Questions – Bloomberg

Bloomberg Daybreak Asia. Live from New York and Hong Kong, bringing you the essential stories from the close of the U.S. markets to the open of trading across Asia.Live market coverage co-anchored from Hong Kong and New York. Overnight on Wall Street is daytime in Asia. Markets never sleep, and neither does Bloomberg. Track your […]

NFL training camp 2022 live – Kirk Cousins out with COVID-19, 5 preseason games Friday – ESPN

Tim Hasselbeck discusses the challenges for Mac Jones with the Patriots using two different playcallers in their first preseason game. (1:09)The NFL officially kicked off its first full week of preseason action Thursday night, as the New York Giants beat the New England Patriots 23-21 in Foxborough and the Baltimore Ravens kept their historic 21-game […]

COVID-19 lab-leak theory debunked by Australian professor who has been dubbed 'the virus hunter' – ABC News

CoronavirusEddie Holmes can still remember the exact moment he first learned about COVID-19.The University of Sydney virologist said it was New Year's Eve, 2019, when he received a news alert that China had notified the World Health Organization of a strange new virus. "It said four cases of an episode of pneumonia were found in a live […]

Omicron seen as milder coronavirus but scientists aren't sure – Los Angeles Times

For more than two years, Cathy Baron and Sara Alicia Costa managed to duck the coronavirus. But despite their being fully vaccinated and boosted, the Omicron variant finally caught them.Baron is an actress and dance instructor who lives in Santa Monica. Costa is an architect in Austin, Texas. Both are 40 and healthy. But the […]

COVID-19 update 14 August 2022 – WA Health

WA Health is reporting a total of 1,559 new cases to 6pm last night. There are currently 14,101 active cases in Western Australia.To 6pm last night, there were 298 people with COVID-19 in hospital, eight in ICU.Total case breakdown:Region                        Active         (new to 6pm last night) Metropolitan                11,075         (1,272) Goldfields                    […]

Stranded Tourists in China Resort Island See Hope After Protests – Bloomberg

ABC’s political affairs program.Series focused young entrepreneurs making their markNew Zealand Set to Stay in Vanguard of Tightening to Cool PricesSecret to Enduring Stagflation Sends Traders to Emerging MarketsDemocrats’ Schiff Says No Sign That Trump Declassified ProperlyMan Crashes Car Into US Capitol Barrier, Fires Shots in AirSoros Reloads on Big Tech With Amazon, Google and […]

Nurses should drive decisions in schools’ Covid mitigation efforts, Vermont officials say – vtdigger.org

By Peter D'Auria Aug 12 2022August 11, 2022When it comes to decisions about Covid-19 in schools during the upcoming school year, nurses will be at the front lines.Newly released state guidance encourages nurses to play a “pivotal role” in schools’ Covid mitigation efforts, the Vermont Agency of Education and Department of Health said in a […]