COVID-19 Updates
-
Sour relations between Beijing and Canberra dampen mainland Chinese investment in Australian property market
The worsening tensions between Canberra and Beijing have dampened the appetite of mainland Chinese for Australian property, with investments declining by 29 per cent in 2020, according to data from…
-
Japan’s economy shrinks more than feared amid coronavirus curbs
Japan’s economy shrank at an annualised rate of 5.1 per cent in the first quarter, a government report showed on Tuesday, heightening fears of another recession as the country struggles…
-
Australia news live: AMA calls for dedicated Covid quarantine facilities; Flight Centre CEO says deaths when border opens is ‘inevitable’
Businessman Govind Kant is the second Australian to die from coronavirus in India; Morrison condemns Virgin boss’s ‘insensitive’ border comments. Follow all the day’s news Virgin boss says Australia’s borders…
-
Coronavirus live news: India suffers record daily deathss; Tokyo doctors call for Japan Olympics to be cancelled
India deaths rise by record 4,329 in 24 hours; Tokyo Medical Practitioners Association warns Tokyo hospitals ‘have almost no spare capacity’; strikes destroy Gaza’s only Covid testing laboratory How did…
-
Covid experts warn against foreign holidays, so why is Boris Johnson so keen? | Polly Toynbee
As the delay on restricting arrivals from India suggests, the prime minister might have political reasons for his lax approach “Fly now pay later”, offers one finance company, which gives…
-
In Australia we celebrate economic recovery as Covid ravages our neighbours | Audette Exel
I am exhausted by corporate Australia’s celebration of the rising economic tide, as the world divides into one of medical oases and deserts “Many people are dying,” Pralhad tells me.…
-
Pfizer/BioNTech Covid vaccine has approved storage period extended
Increased flexibility of vaccine expected to have ‘significant impact’ on rollout in EU member states Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine can be…
-
96% of Britons develop antibodies after one Covid jab, study finds
Results show Pfizer/BioNTech and Oxford/AstraZeneca jabs are proving highly effective Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage More than 90% of Britons develop antibodies to coronavirus after having…
-
Long Covid symptoms ease after vaccination, survey finds
Exclusive: Fifty-seven per cent of people with illness say they were better overall after jab Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Covid-19 vaccines tend to alleviate the…
-
Coronavirus: Australia stands firm on border closure; Tokyo doctors call for Olympics to be axed
Australia’s prime minister on Tuesday said it was still not safe to allow residents who were fully vaccinated for Covid-19 to travel overseas, as industries hit hard by the pandemic…