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Sydney (AFP) - Long Covid has already cost the Australian economy three million working days this year, according to a government analysis seen by AFP Friday, significantly worsening the country's acute labour shortages.

Urging governments to do more to fight the virus, the World Health Organization chief says: "We cannot say we are learning to live with COVID-19 when 1 million people have died with COVID-19 this year alone."

The Italian's triple infection was diagnosed after he came back from holiday in Spain

Almost 40% of people hospitalized in the U.S. with the COVID-19 subvariant that circulated this spring were vaccinated and boosted, highlighting how new strains have mutated to more readily escape the immunity offered by current shots.

Covid-19 cases are also down across UK and world

The two join the lengthy list of Illinois officials and politicians who have come down with the virus since March 2020. The 88-year-old White reported mild symptoms, and Arwady said she had “some cold-like symptoms and fever but am otherwise well.” Both are fully vaccinated and boosted and working…

The unidentified man's second round of coronavirus was unfortunately timed.

The protection from previous doses or a COVID-19 infection may weaken with time.

The rollout in Ireland has previously been criticised for being too slow