By ExtroSpecteur @ExtroSpecteur

And also in Japan, checking the CO2 levels at the cinema... as good as fresh air!

Source: https://x.com/ExtroSpecteur/status/1915393342642286827

🇬🇧 UK: Exhausted hospital staff putting patients at risk, says watchdog.

"Extreme tiredness and exhaustion among NHS staff poses a significant risk to patients, England's NHS safety watchdog warns."

Source: https://archive.md/nHqiK

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Study finds driving with COVID-19 raises crash risk by 25%.

"A study published April 8 by the Public Library of Science’s Journal of Global Public Health found that driving while infected with COVID-19 raises the risk of an accident by 25%."

Study: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11978055/

Source: https://archive.md/WqkhQ

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COVID-19 outbreaks in Australian residential aged care facilities: 24 April 2025

🔹Active cases: 416 (+38)
🔹Active outbreaks: 76 (+9)
🔹Residents: 336 (+40)
🔹Staff: 80 (-2)
🔹Reported deaths in 2025: 148 (+3)

7,352 aged care COVID deaths since beginning of pandemic

🔸686 reported deaths in 2020
🔸226 reported deaths in 2021
🔸3,855 reported deaths in 2022
🔸1,359 reported deaths in 2023
🔸1,078 reported deaths in 2024
🔸148 reported deaths in 2025

@AnikaWells @Mark_Butler_MP @auscovid19

Source: https://www.health.gov.au/sites/default/files/2025-04/covid-19-outbreaks-in-australian-residential-aged-care-homes-24-april-2025_0.pdf

South Australia weekly COVID update: 19 Apr to 25 Apr 2025

Reported cases:

🔹COVID: 208 (+18.1%)
🔹Flu: 306 (+2.0%)
🔹RSV: 102 (-10.5%)
🔹Pertussis: 60 (-7.6%)

Reported deaths year to date:

🔸COVID: 7 (+3)
🔸Flu: 0 (+0)
🔸RSV: 1 (+0)
🔸Pertussis: 0 (+0)

@SAHealth @PictonChris @auscovid19

Source: https://www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/wps/wcm/connect/public+content/sa+health+internet/about+us/health+statistics/surveillance+of+notifiable+conditions/respiratory+infections+dashboard

Global study on Covid vaccine safety falls victim to Trump cuts.

"The largest ever global study into the safety of Covid-19 vaccines has been terminated just 13 months shy of completion, after becoming caught up in the Trump administration’s sweeping funding cuts."

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/apr/24/global-covid-vaccine-data-nework-safety-doge-funding-cuts

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Carlos Santana postpones 2nd show after testing positive for COVID-19.

In a statement shared by the artist's rep on Wednesday, Santana has "tested positive for COVID and is resting at his hotel."

Source: https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/carlos-santana-postpones-2nd-show-after-medical-incident/story?id=121100994

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Studies detail high rates of long COVID among healthcare and dental workers.

🔸40% rate of long COVID among healthcare workers

🔸23% rate of long COVID among dental professionals

Source: https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/studies-detail-high-rates-long-covid-among-healthcare-dental-workers

HCWs study: https://bmjpublichealth.bmj.com/content/3/1/e000269

Dental workers study: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-96670-8

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