Coronavirus Latest News
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Number of NHS Covid app ‘pings’ falls by 43% in a week
A total of 395,971 alerts sent to people in England and Wales in week to 28 July – down from 690,129 the week before Coronavirus – latest updates See all…
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UK doctors alarmed at ‘shambolic’ rollout of Covid jabs for children
Royal College of Paediatrics says GPs in dark about how and when young people to be vaccinated Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage UK paediatricians have expressed…
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Vaccines to be required for open travel ‘for evermore’, says Shapps
Minister suggests quarantine rules for some arrivals in England will remain in place into autumn Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Britons will need to be fully…
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Coronavirus: Moderna says its vaccine remains 93 per cent effective 4 to 6 months after second dose
Moderna on Thursday said its Covid-19 vaccine shot was about 93 per cent effective four to six months after the second dose, showing hardly any change from the 94 per…
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Vaccinated Britons can travel ‘without looking over their shoulder’, says Shapps – video
Fully vaccinated Britons will not have to quarantine on return from France and Spain for the next three weeks, bringing much needed business to the struggling tourism sector, according to…
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National leaders to discuss easing restrictions for vaccinated Australians as half the country is locked down
Scott Morrison tells NSW premier the key to ending the current Sydney lockdown is compliance, not vaccinations Follow our Covid live blog for the latest updates Restrictions: NSW and Vic;…
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Li Ka-shing’s two flagships defy gloom with interim results that beat forecasts, as Hong Kong’s recovery trickles into earnings
CK Hutchison Holdings and CK Asset Holdings, the two flagship companies of Hong Kong’s richest family, defied naysayers with interim results that beat expectations, as the city’s tentative recovery from…
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WPP revenues back to pre-Covid levels as advertising rebounds
Recovery to pre-pandemic levels at world’s biggest ad group has come a year earlier than predicted WPP, the world’s biggest advertising group, has grown its revenues back to pre-pandemic levels…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong tourism industry to receive HK$377 million relief package to tide it over through border closures
Hong Kong’s beleaguered tourism industry will receive HK$377 million (US$48 million) in aid to help operators cope with the collapse in demand during the Covid-19 pandemic.Travel agents, tour guides, coach…
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Coronavirus: China tries to contain Delta outbreak as ‘zero tolerance’ approach is tested
China reported another 62 locally transmitted Covid-19 cases on Thursday as the highly transmissible Delta variant continues to spread and tens of millions of people are tested across the country.While…