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Got a food allergy? You’re 50% less likely to get COVID, study finds

The US study also confirmed that being overweight or obese increases the risk of coronavirus infection.

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North Korea claims progress despite thousands more with fever symptoms

North Korean authorities say that almost 220.000 more people with fever symptoms have been found. This comes as Kim Jong Un claims progress is being made to slow the spread of COVID-19.

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This AI tool predicts whether COVID patients will live or die

The scientists behind the tool say it could be especially valuable to resource-limited countries.

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Kim Jong-un labels North Korea's Covid-19 outbreak a 'great disaster'

Half a million people are thought to have developed fevers since late April in the country which lacks medicines and rejected international offers of vaccines.

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‘Pandemic within the pandemic’: Is Europe underestimating long COVID?

Millions of people across Europe could be suffering from long COVID. Experts want more resources to be put into investigating the condition and how to treat it.

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Panic buying grips Beijing supermarkets after lockdown rumours

Beijing residents rush to supermarkets as Chinese officials try to curb mounting panic over a rumour the capital would be placed under stay-at-home orders.

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Severe COVID-19 could affect brain as much as ageing 20 years

Cognitive impairment, such as difficulty recalling words, could also be affecting many people who have had COVID-19 but were not hospitalised, the study found.

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Europeans have decided COVID-19 is over. It isn't.

In a short space of time, governments have lifted most restrictions meant to contain the deadly virus.

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Tourism in France surges after pandemic

Paris and the south of France welcomed 20% more tourists over the Easter weekend compared to 2019, despite the Ukraine war and lockdowns in Asia.

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XE variant: What we know about the new COVID strain found in England

Scientists think this hybrid variant combining two strains of Omicron may be even more infectious with more than a thousand confirmed cases.

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Beijing residents queue for tests

Beijing on Tuesday launched mass coronavirus testing for nearly all its 21 million residents, as fears grew that the Chinese capital may be placed under a strict lockdown like Shanghai.

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Mental health a factor in risk of breakthrough COVID infection - study

Vaccinated patients over the age of 65 with a history of certain mental health conditions were found to be at higher risk of breakthrough infection

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No more swabs? US approves its first COVID breath test

The InspectIR COVID-19 Breathalyzer is 91.2 per cent accurate at identifying positive samples and 99.3 per cent accurate with negative samples, according to the FDA.

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A personal account of how COVID hit a family with a disabled child

Former Euronews anchor Isabelle Kumar shares a personal account of how her family navigated the pandemic with their son who has epilepsy and autism.

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Subvariant BA.2: What we know about the most dominant COVID strain

BA.2, one of three known subvariants of Omicron, is now the most dominant form of COVID in the world, believed to be more transmissible than previous strains.

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Shanghai begins China's most extensive COVID-19 lockdown in two years

The lockdown will be the most extensive in China since Wuhan, where the virus was first detected in 2019.

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Shanghai neighbourhoods barricaded as Covid cases grow

Some residential areas of Shanghai are cordoned off with high yellow barricades, where many cases of covid-19 have been confirmed.

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COVID cases rising after countries 'abruptly' eased measures, says WHO

Dr Hans Kluge has said that he remains "vigilant but optimistic" about the pandemic situation in Europe.

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China's Jilin province tightens control to prevent virus spread

Health authorities reported 4,770 new infections across the country, the bulk in Jilin province, as the nation's "zero-COVID" strategy is confronted by an Omicron wave.

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Germany scales back COVID-19 restrictions despite high infection rate

Germany has scaled back COVID-19 restrictions despite a surge in cases. But in some regions, hospitals are still overloaded and restrictive measures have been extended.