Coronavirus Latest News
-
Perth Hills bushfire destroys 59 homes and remains a ‘threat to lives’, warns WA premier
Mark McGowan says the out-of-control blaze that has destroyed at least 59 houses is ‘extremely volatile’ • Almost 60 homes lost in Perth Hills as family watch house burn on…
-
Piers Corbyn investigated over Covid leaflets likening vaccination to Auschwitz
Southwark council says leaflets are attempt to scare residents with baseless conspiracy theory claims Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Piers Corbyn, the climate change sceptic and…
-
Hong Kong fourth wave: officials order coronavirus lockdowns in another three areas
Health officials in Hong Kong have for the first time invoked a new, stricter rule to order all workers at an outlet of retail clothing giant Uniqlo to undergo Covid-19…
-
Coronavirus: Malaysia’s lockdown extended, Philippines negotiating 178 million vaccine doses
Malaysia’s government on Tuesday extended a lockdown and broad movement restrictions by two weeks, as the Southeast Asian nation grapples with a surge in coronavirus infections that has pushed the…
-
Hong Kong retail sales plunge by record 24.3 per cent amid pandemic in 2020, marking worst performance since records began
Hong Kong retail sales plunged by a record 24.3 per cent year on year for 2020, as the coronavirus pandemic dampened consumer sentiment and kept big-spending tourists away.Provisional figures released…
-
Hong Kong’s minimum wage to remain unchanged at HK$37.50 an hour
Hong Kong’s statutory minimum wage will be frozen at HK$37.50 (US$4.84) an hour, the government has announced, citing a struggling economy battered by the coronavirus pandemic.The decision, which marked the…
-
Coronavirus: WHO-led team visits animal health centre in China in search for virus origins
A team of investigators led by the World Health Organization (WHO) arrived on Tuesday at an animal health facility in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in the search for…
-
‘We felt dead without bars’: coffee shops reopen, visitors return to Vatican and Colosseum as Italy eases harsh Covid-19 measures
The familiar tinkling of ceramic cups and chatter returned to coffee bars across most of Italy on Monday, as rigid Covid-19 restrictions were eased.After severe curbs over the Christmas and…
-
Coronavirus: deadliest month in US ends with signs of progress in pandemic battle
The deadliest month yet of the coronavirus outbreak in the US drew to a close with certain signs of progress: Covid-19 cases and hospitalisations are plummeting, while vaccinations are picking…
-
Does India really have a handle on the coronavirus, after all the dire predictions?
Just days after India marked a year since its first reported Covid-19 case, the country seems to be hurtling into the light after a long spell inside a dark tunnel.…