COVID-19 Updates
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Coronavirus: Vietnam approves Sinopharm’s vaccine, but will people take it?
Dang Duong, a 42-year-old restaurant owner in Ho Chi Minh City, is hoping everyone in Vietnam will be able to get vaccinated against Covid-19 soon.Her business has been struggling without…
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Victoria records five new Covid cases as official says Delta variant likely leak from hotel quarantine
New variant probably came through an importation from overseas via hotel quarantine, infectious diseases expert says How Australia’s aged care homes were left open to Covid again Guardian readers who…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong confirms first local untraceable case involving variant found in Britain; 42-day streak of zero infections ends
Hong Kong confirmed its first local, untraceable Covid-19 infection involving a variant initially identified in Britain, sparking fears of potential border loopholes that could allow mutant strains to trigger the…
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China’s manufacturers braced for drop in orders as coronavirus outbreak snarls-up southern shipping hubs
Manufacturers in Guangdong are expecting export orders to slow in the second half of the year, due in part to skyrocketing cargo costs as well as shipping delays caused by…
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White House says Republicans increased offer on Biden infrastructure deal by $50bn – as it happened
The president spoke with Senator Capito, the lead negotiator Russian president says he expects Geneva meeting to be positive Donald Trump suspended from Facebook until 2023 Christopher Wray compares hacking…
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One in four elderly black people in the UK still not vaccinated
Black people in every age group have the lowest vaccination rate, although hesitancy is improving Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage A quarter of elderly black people…
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We should be used to arts events being cancelled by now, but in Melbourne it still stings
The Rivers Sing is one of the few remnants of Rising festival to survive the city’s fourth lockdown. It’s bittersweet to experience it through a screen It’s quiet. More quiet…
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Coronavirus pandemic to be discussed at Apec trade talks led by New Zealand
Trade ministers representing the 21 members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) bloc are meeting to discuss the coronavirus pandemic on Saturday, according to the group’s Singapore-based secretariat.The “virtual” meeting will be chaired…
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The Guardian view on the Portugal travel U-turn: red, amber and grey | Editorial
The UK government’s about-turn is another example of Boris Johnson’s pandemic policymaking at its worst The UK government’s decision to move Portugal from the green to the amber foreign travel…
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The pros and cons of giving Covid vaccines to UK children
Analysis: the Pfizer/BioNTech jab has been approved for 12-15 year-olds but the risk-benefit equation is more complex than it is for for adults Coronavirus – latest updates See all our…