COVID-19 Updates
-
NSW Covid-19 exposure sites: list of coronavirus hotspots and case location alerts for Goulburn, Jervis Bay, Hyams Beach
Here are the current coronavirus hotspots and Covid-19 public exposure sites in New South Wales, and what to do if you’ve visited them Follow LIVE Covid updates on Wednesday Victoria…
-
Quarantine exemption: here’s what you need to know about Hong Kong’s incentive for senior bankers, money managers
Hong Kong’s financial-market regulators informed the city’s bankers, stock brokers, fund managers, insurers, and the directors of 500 listed companies last week of a plan to spare thousands of senior…
-
Are Malaysian celebrities and public figures playing by a different set of Covid-19 rules?
Last week, Member of Parliament Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman was summoned by Malaysian police over a tweet in which he questioned why an official was wearing a face shield…
-
Coronavirus: UK reports zero daily deaths for first time since July
Britain reported zero daily deaths from Covid-19 for the first time since last July, despite a recent rise in cases linked to the Delta variant.According to the latest government figures,…
-
UK Covid dashboard showing ‘zero deaths’ but also flashing warning signals
Analysis: vaccine programme could sever link between infections and deaths but there are reasons to be seriously doubtful Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage For those who…
-
Coronavirus: WHO rechecks research on when virus first surfaced in Italy
Samples from a study suggesting the coronavirus was circulating outside China by October 2019 have been retested at the World Health Organization’s (WTO) request, two scientists who led the Italian…
-
WHO approves Sinovac coronavirus vaccine for emergency use, second Chinese treatment to win designation
A Covid-19 vaccine by China’s Sinovac Biotech has been approved for emergency use by the World Health Organization, adding a globally recognised vote of confidence to a jab that’s been…
-
Sinovac coronavirus vaccines create ‘immunity barrier’ in Brazilian town: study
A Brazilian research institute said preliminary results from a small town in the country indicated a big reduction in coronavirus hospitalisations and deaths after almost all the adults in the…
-
Coronavirus: China’s first Covax vaccines roll off Sinopharm factory lines
China has produced 10 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines for the WHO-led Covax global sharing scheme, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Tuesday.The vaccine is produced by the Beijing affiliate…
-
Controversy over Covid-19 jabs offers lessons in vaccine development for China
There has been intense debate and political bickering over Chinese Covid-19 vaccines in recent months – in particular over how well they work.The controversy provides lessons for China as a…