Positive COVID cases in three schools have forced hundreds of students and dozens of staff in Western Australia (WA) to self isolate for two weeks—just days within the start of the school year. A Year 12 student at Harrisdale Senior High School, a Year 11 student at Corpus Christi College, and a teacher at Winterfold…
Hundreds of West Australian Kids Sent Home From School After 3 COVID Cases Recorded
February 3, 2022
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Service sector bounces back in January as Omicron curbs ease
The recovery of the UK service sector regained momentum last month as Omicron coronavirus restrictions and case numbers eased back, according to new figures. The closely-watched IHS Markit/CIPS UK Services PMI survey scored 54.1 in January, bouncing back from a 10-month low of 53.6 in December. Any score above 50 shows growth in the sector….
Many Countries Yet to See Peak in Omicron Wave, Should Ease Curbs Slowly: WHO
Many countries have not reached their peak in cases of the highly transmissible Omicron variant of the coronavirus and measures imposed to curb its spread should be eased slowly, the World Health Organization’s technical lead on COVID-19 said on Tuesday (Feb. 1). WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the U.N. agency was concerned about a…
Vic Labor Government Funds RATs Manufacturing in Australia
February 3, 2022
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The Victorian Labor Government has promised that the state will support locally manufactured rapid antigen tests (RATs) for secure supply in the midst of the Labor Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese’s campaign for free RATs manufactured in Australia. The Labor government released a statement on Feb. 2 stating that the government will support a manufacturing facility…
Sony Lifts Forecast as ‘Spider-Man’ Propels Quarterly Profit
TOKYO—Japan’s Sony Group Corp raised its full-year profit forecast by 15 percent on Wednesday after posting estimate-smashing quarterly earnings, propelled by the success of “Spider-Man: No Way Home” which has become the sixth-highest grossing movie. Operating profit at its pictures business jumped by more than seven-fold to 149.4 billion yen ($1.30 billion) in its fiscal…
Unvaccinated Aussie Parents Will Be Allowed to Visit Their Kids at West Australian Hospitals
February 2, 2022
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The Western Australia (WA) government has said it will allow unvaccinated parents to visit their sick children in hospital as the state’s sweeping vaccination mandates kick in. From Jan. 31, West Australians are no longer allowed to attend hospitality, entertainment, or fitness venues unless they demonstrate proof of vaccination—one of the broadest proof of vaccination…
US Manufacturing Growth Slows in January, While Employment Numbers Improve
February 2, 2022
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U.S. manufacturing activity growth continued to slow in the month of January, said the Institute for Supply Management in a report on Feb. 1. January saw manufacturing activity fall to a 14-month low amid an outbreak of Omicron cases at the start of the year. ISM did mark, however, the third straight month of improvements…
WHO: ‘No Indication’ New Omicron Variant More Severe Than Original
Officials with the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday said there is no indication that the COVID-19 Omicron sub-variant BA.2 is more severe than Omicron’s original strain. “There’s no indication that there’s a change in severity,” Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO’s technical lead for the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, said during a news briefing on…
Unvaccinated Lawyers Locked Out Of Courts, Unable to Fight Mandates in Western Australia
February 1, 2022
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The Western Australia (WA) government has banned unvaccinated lawyers and all other staff from attending courtrooms, prompting anger from some law experts who believe the directions fundamentally inhibit justice. Under the order of the WA chief health officer, from Feb. 5, all court and tribunal staff—including lawyers and jurors—will need to have received at least…
The Omicron Variant Is Deepening Severe Staffing Shortages in Medical Laboratories Across the US
Medical laboratory professionals form the backbone of health care and the public health system. They conduct some 13 billion laboratory medicine tests annually in the U.S. As of January 2022, these individuals had also performed more than 860 million COVID-19 tests and counting during the pandemic. Why should anyone care? Laboratory testing is the single…
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