Coronavirus Latest News
-
Effective test, track and tracing ‘can reduce lost working hours by 50%’
An effective track-and-trace system to prevent a second coronavirus peak will not only save lives, it could reduce the number of working hours lost to illness by as much as…
-
WHO launches foundation to broaden donor base to individuals and companies
The World Health Organisation has launched a foundation to help it raise funds from individuals and companies, as the UN agency seeks to broaden its donor base.Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director…
-
Hong Kong civil servants’ union willing to accept pay freeze amid gloomy economic picture
A leading civil servants’ union in Hong Kong has offered to accept a pay freeze for the next few years as the official committee that studies the pay trend met…
-
Coronavirus: Europe announces US$825 billion recovery fund to help countries survive recession
The European Union on Wednesday proposed a €750 billion (US$825 billion) recovery fund to help countries weather a painful recession triggered by the coronavirus and bridge divisions over the conditions…
-
Coronavirus: India invites scepticism as it sticks by hydroxychloroquine, Covid-19 ‘treatment’ backed by Trump
The Indian government is courting controversy by continuing to give the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine to health care workers on the front lines of the fight against the coronavirus, despite safety…
-
Coronavirus US live: cases still increasing in two dozen states amid push to reopen
Republican senator Mitt Romney criticized Trump for attacking Joe Scarborough over a debunked conspiracy theory. In a new tweet, the former presidential candidate said Scarborough was a friend and described…
-
UK coronavirus live: Boris Johnson to face MPs’ questions on Cummings as Tory revolt continues
West Midlands police and crime commissioner David Jamieson said officers are reporting people breaking lockdown rules and using Dominic Cummings as an excuse, amid fears Boris Johnson’s key aide’s actions…
-
Coronavirus live news: European commission proposes €1.85tn Covid-19 recovery plan
Cyprus hopes to regain lost ground in its tourism sector from July and expects to be able to readmit British and Russian visitors by then after weeks of lockdown, Reuters…
-
Coronavirus: Singaporean taxi driver jailed over Facebook post warning of food shortages
A taxi driver was jailed for four months in Singapore on Wednesday over a Facebook post in which he falsely claimed food outlets would close and urged people to stock…
-
Man, 22, dies in Devon jetski accident
A man has died after getting into difficulty while on a jetski, police said. The 22-year-old was riding a jetski out at sea in Teignmouth, Devon, on Tuesday night. He…