Coronavirus Latest News
-
How Hong Kong teachers’ mental health suffered from Covid-19 school closures, which caused 70pc to consider leaving teaching, new study finds
Teachers talk about how their passion was crushed by Hong Kong’s pandemic school closures, which caused 70 per cent to consider leaving the profession, a newly published study finds. Read…
-
Taxpayers left with £421m bill after one in 12 firms default on Covid loans
About 8% of borrowers – 130,000 firms – have so far failed to repay government-backed emergency loans Taxpayers have been left to foot a £421m bill to cover soured Covid…
-
NSW issued 501 fines to children under 15 in past year for not wearing or carrying mask
Redfern Legal Centre says $20,000 in fines issued is ‘unjust’ and ‘sets children up for failure’ Follow our live blog for the latest updates Get our free news app, morning…
-
Australia’s Covid death rate has been among the lowest in the OECD during the pandemic – but not this week
More than half of the Covid deaths in Australia have occurred since March and the rate is increasing Follow our live blog for the latest updates Get our free news…
-
Hong Kong government slams ‘inaccurate’ report on city’s Covid-19 risk-exposure app by overseas cybersecurity firm
Office of the Government Chief Information Officer reiterates reliability and safety of government’s ‘Leave Home Safe’ Covid-19 risk-exposure app. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
-
GB News faces Ofcom investigation over host’s Covid booster claims
Mark Steyn’s misleading claim that jab was killing Britons was based on ‘inaccurate reading’ of report, says Full Fact GB News is being investigated by the media regulator Ofcom after…
-
Rise of Omicron subvariants sends UK staff absence soaring
Blow to businesses as 300,000 workers took time off due to Covid last month, with BA.4 and BA.5 the majority of new infections The rapid spread of Covid-19 infections in…
-
China’s Politburo ‘insists’ on zero-Covid, omits mention of GDP growth target
China’s 25-member Politburo has reiterated it is trying to strike a balance between coronavirus containment and the economy, even if it could compromise reaching the annual growth target of around…
-
When will Covid really be over? Three things that will mark the end of the pandemic | Erica Charters
History tells us the end of a deadly outbreak isn’t just about medical data – it’s about political and social changes too More than two years after the World Health…
-
Hong Kong leader John Lee to head command structure to coordinate 13 task forces against rise in coronavirus cases
Lee vows new command structure will ‘achieve greatest effects with lowest costs’ in bid to limit impact on residents’ lives. Read the original article at South China Morning Post