COVID-19 Updates
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What to expect when Dominic Cummings gives evidence to MPs
What is the former No 10 aide likely to say about the government’s handling of the pandemic? Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage After years spent largely…
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Long Covid sufferers doing salt therapy at a former mine see an average ‘60 to 80 per cent improvement in their physical tests’
Gyrating with gusto to the sounds of Cyndi Lauper’s Girls Just Want To Have Fun, a group of middle-aged Poles fight off lingering Covid-19 symptoms with gym circuits.But this is…
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Coronavirus: fury in Malaysia as new surge in cases swamps health system
Five medical workers in white protective gear battle to resuscitate a coronavirus patient in a quarantine centre on the edge of the Malaysian capital, but eventually fail.The struggle, caught in…
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Coronavirus: India’s infections subside but vaccine shortage worsens
India’s official tally of daily infections of coronavirus fell to the lowest in nearly six weeks in the past 24 hours, offering hope that a devastating second wave is ebbing,…
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Coronavirus: Malaysians warned of ‘vertical surge’ in cases; curbs reimposed in Melbourne
Malaysia’s surge in coronavirus cases is following an exponential trend since the start of April and the nation should prepare for the worst, Health Director General Noor Hisham Abdullah said…
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Coronavirus live news: calls for clarity on travel restrictions in England; US advises against travel to Japan
UK All-Party Parliamentary Group calls for ‘urgent clarity’ new restrictions; Chile to loosen restrictions for those vaccinated against Covid-19; US ‘travellers should avoid all travel to Japan,’ says CDC Up…
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Covid vaccine hesitancy could see Hong Kong throw away millions of doses
Observers say mistrust of government, disinformation and a lack of urgency mean vaccine take-up has been slow Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Hong Kong could soon…
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Victoria reports four new local Covid cases as Melbourne suburbs cluster grows to nine – politics live
New restrictions brought in across Melbourne as genomic testing finds Victoria’s new cases linked to traveller from Adelaide hotel quarantine; and Senate estimates also continues today with the Department of…
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West End landlord Shaftesbury looks to summer revival as it reports £339m loss
Central London property owner hopes end of Covid restrictions will bring rebound in business Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The West End landlord Shaftesbury has reported…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong to offer Covid-19 vaccinations to visitors from mainland China and asylum seekers already in the city
Covid-19 vaccinations will be arranged for visitors to Hong Kong from mainland China and asylum seekers who are already in the city, the government has announced, extending the local jabs…