Daily Express says BORIS JOHNSON has refused to endorse Jacob Rees-Mogg’s claim that some Covid rules were “inhumane”.
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The Metro says dozens more EasyJet flights have been cancelled after a weekend of disruption for passengers.
The Guardian says EasyJet cancelled more than 200 flights over the weekend with disruption expected to last into this week, leaving some passengers stranded amid travel chaos.
Sky News says more than 200 flights were cancelled by EasyJet over the weekend, leaving some passengers stranded amid travel chaos at some airports in the UK.
The Metro says a cabinet minister finally accepted the 20 No 10 staff fined over Covid lockdown parties did break the law – after Boris Johnson tried to avoid saying they did.
Aljazeera says China’s biggest lockdown since the pandemic began is testing Beijing’s pledge to minimise the economic fallout of its strict “dynamic Zero COVID” strategy.
Official data shows Covid cases have risen by a million in a week in the United Kingdom.
The Guardian says people in Wales will no longer be legally required to wear masks in shops and on public transport from Monday and the legal obligation to stay at home after a positive Covid test is to be scrapped.
Arab News says as coronavirus infections rise in some parts of the world, experts are watching for a potential new COVID-19 surge in the US — and wondering how long it will take to detect.
The Guardian says Italy’s former prime minister Giuseppe Conte is under pressure to clarify an arrangement under which Russia supplied aid to Italy early in the coronavirus pandemic.
Sky News says living standards in the UK are set for their largest drop on record thanks to a perfect storm of rising inflation, the economic hit of the pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The Guardian says several European countries lifted their coronavirus restrictions too soon, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said.
Arab News says the Saudi health ministry has ended the need for key COVID-19 travel requirements for those entering the Kingdom.
The Guardian says China has locked down an industrial city of 9 million people overnight and reported more than 4,000 virus cases, as the nation’s “zero-Covid” strategy is confronted by an Omicron wave.
The Independent says the number of patients in hospital with Covid-19 has reached the highest it has ever been since the start of the pandemic as restrictions ease across the country.
Daily Record says two major Covid restrictions have now lifted in Scotland as the country continues to emerge from the worst of the pandemic.
BBC News says people aged 75 and over, residents in care homes and those with weakened immune systems can now book an extra booster jab against Covid in England.
Euronews says Germany is scaling back its COVID protection measures as the amended Infection Protection Act came into force on Sunday.
The Guardian says rising numbers of people entering hospital with Covid are leading to other patients becoming infected, staff absences, delayed operations and long waits in emergency departments.
BBC News says all remaining Covid travel restrictions have now been lifted for passengers entering the UK.
Euronews says Italy has decided to ease some of its COVID-19 restrictions and will not extend the country’s state of emergency.
All Brits likely to be offered fourth Covid jab this year, Sajid Javid says The Metro says another Covid booster jab could be rolled out…
Euronews says Germany has registered a new record-high seven-day incidence for COVID-19 for the second consecutive day.
The Independent says coronavirus cases could peak in the next couple of weeks in Scotland as the BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron drives a spike in numbers, a public health expert has said.
The Guardian says Global powers have inched closer to an agreement to waive patents for Covid-19 vaccines, a move that would allow for cheaper generic versions to be manufactured and distributed among developing nations faster.