PsyPost: Countries with more stringent pandemic lockdowns had less mental illness-related Google searches. “Many people feel their well-being and mental state suffered as a result of being locked inside during the early waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, but could stricter and longer lockdowns actually have positive effects on people’s mental health? A study published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research suggests that countries with more stringent lockdown requirements showed less mental illness-related internet searches during the pandemic.”
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BuzzFeed News: WeChat Became The Platform For Shanghai Residents To Speak Out About China’s Zero-COVID Policy
BuzzFeed News: WeChat Became The Platform For Shanghai Residents To Speak Out About China’s Zero-COVID Policy. “A six-minute video posted on Chinese social media platform WeChat painted a harrowing timeline of what was happening inside Shanghai during the city’s latest strict COVID lockdown. After the video went viral, it was taken down by government censors. It got reposted, then taken down again. And again, and again.”
Fourth wave scare: Shanghai now using metal barriers to block off streets to control Covid-19 spread (Zee News)
Zee News: Fourth wave scare: Shanghai now using metal barriers to block off streets to control Covid-19 spread. “Shanghai’s new tool in its fight against Covid-19 that induced some rigorous pandemic measures as part of China’s zero Covid policy is metal barriers. Volunteers and low-level government workers are using metal and steel barriers to block off small streets and entrances to apartment complexes, PTI reported.”
BBC: Covid trapped me at home for more than seven months
BBC: Covid trapped me at home for more than seven months. “Ian [Lester] was born with Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome, which makes it harder for him to fight off infections. Even a common cold can linger. He shielded during the first wave of Covid, but coronavirus eventually found him in December 2020. He had one of the classic symptoms – a slight loss of sense of taste and smell – which cleared up within a month. For most of us that would be the end of it, but Ian’s Covid journey was only just beginning.”
Covid: Self-isolation law could be scrapped in England this month (BBC)
BBC: Covid: Self-isolation law could be scrapped in England this month. “All remaining Covid restrictions in England – including the legal rule to self-isolate – could end later this month, Boris Johnson has said. Under the current rules, anyone who tests positive must self-isolate for at least five full days.”
Reuters: COVID cases mount as athletes, personnel arrive in Beijing
Reuters: COVID cases mount as athletes, personnel arrive in Beijing. “During the past four days China has detected 119 COVID-19 cases among athletes and personnel involved in the Beijing Winter Olympics, with authorities imposing a ‘closed loop’ bubble to keep participants, staff and media separated from the public.”
Winter Olympics 2022: China eases Covid testing rules amid rise in cases (BBC)
BBC: Winter Olympics 2022: China eases Covid testing rules amid rise in cases. “The new change makes it easier for participants arriving at the Games to be considered virus-free. Of more than 3,000 Olympic arrivals, 106 have tested positive for the virus since 4 January. Outside of the tournament’s closed-off premises, Beijing locals are facing harsher restrictions and new lockdowns.”
Bloomberg: China warns foreign envoys attending Beijing Olympics opening of 21 days of possible quarantine
Bloomberg: China warns foreign envoys attending Beijing Olympics opening of 21 days of possible quarantine. “China warned foreign diplomats attending the Winter Olympics opening ceremony they could face 21 days in quarantine if they are deemed close contacts of positive cases in the audience.”
BBC: Hong Kong police charge two former aircrew over Covid rules
BBC: Hong Kong police charge two former aircrew over Covid rules. “Hong Kong police say two former flight attendants have been arrested and charged for allegedly breaking the city’s coronavirus restrictions. Police said the two had ‘conducted unnecessary activities’ when they should have been in home isolation. They both later tested positive for the fast-spreading Omicron variant.”
Covid: Self-isolation cut to five full days in England (BBC)
BBC: Covid: Self-isolation cut to five full days in England. “The minimum self-isolation period for people testing positive for Covid-19 in England has been cut to five full days. The quarantine period has been reduced after a review of the medical evidence, to help ease staff shortages across the economy. But people will need to produce negative lateral flow tests on days five and six of their isolation.”
University of Exeter: One in ten people may still be infectious for COVID after ten days, new research indicates
University of Exeter: One in ten people may still be infectious for COVID after ten days, new research indicates. “One in 10 people may have clinically relevant levels of potentially infectious SARS-CoV-2 past the 10 day quarantine period, according to new research. The study, led by the University of Exeter and funded by Animal Free Research UK, used a newly adapted test which can detect whether the virus was potentially still active.”
BBC: Ikea cuts sick pay for unvaccinated staff forced to self-isolate
BBC: Ikea cuts sick pay for unvaccinated staff forced to self-isolate. “Ikea has cut sick pay for unvaccinated staff who need to self-isolate because of Covid exposure, joining a growing list of firms changing their rules. The retail giant acknowledged it was an ’emotive topic’ but said its policy had to evolve with changing circumstances.”
‘I feel disrespected overall by the administration’: UMich students face long waits, difficulties with quarantine and isolation policies (The Michigan Daily)
The Michigan Daily: ‘I feel disrespected overall by the administration’: UMich students face long waits, difficulties with quarantine and isolation policies. “When LSA freshman Ruide Xu — who lives in South Quadrangle residence hall — tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, his first thought was to contact the quarantine housing hotline — only to be met with no response after multiple calls and emails….Eventually, Xu said he was able to contact a representative from the U-M Division of Public Safety and Security but was informed that he was not on the quarantine housing list despite being enrolled as a student living on campus who tested positive for COVID-19.”
CNET: Amazon reduces COVID-19 isolation period for US workers
CNET: Amazon reduces COVID-19 isolation period for US workers. “Amazon is cutting down the amount of time that US workers have to isolate if they test positive for COVID-19, the company said in a Friday memo sent to employees. The Wall Street Journal earlier reported the news, which an Amazon representative confirmed to CNET.”
CNN: Partying passengers stuck in Mexico after airlines decline to fly them home
CNN: Partying passengers stuck in Mexico after airlines decline to fly them home. “Some members of a rowdy group shown dancing, drinking and vaping maskless aboard a flight to Cancun find themselves stranded in Mexico after their return flight to Canada was scrubbed and other airlines have declined to fly them home.”