COVID-19 Updates
-
Brazil faces ‘risk of a generation of orphans’ as coronavirus kills pregnant and post-partum women
It began with the elderly. When an Amazonian variant appeared, a broader range of Brazilians started dying. Then those in their 40s, 30s and even 20s succumbed. Now, in an…
-
Travel industry says England’s ‘green list’ too cautious
Sector leaders say Covid scheme is ‘reopening in name only’ and call for more destinations to be added Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Travel industry bosses…
-
China refutes Belgian politician’s ‘baseless’ claim about Chinese spies gaining access to Alibaba’s logistics hub at Liege Airport
China’s embassy in Belgium has hit out at what it calls “baseless allegations” by a Belgian minister that a logistics hub in the country operated by Alibaba Group Holding could…
-
Booking a holiday abroad? How to secure your trip
Be it testing requirements or insurance cover, all you need to know to book a foreign holiday abroad from England Quarantine and coronavirus testing requirements for people arriving in England…
-
David Hare: Covid-hit UK theatre needs a John Osborne-inspired revolution
Playwright mulls mass appeal of Osborne, who is being honoured with an English Heritage blue plaque Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage British theatre must take inspiration…
-
Branching out: why Britons are buying woodland in the Covid crisis
More people are seeking their own outside space to experience nature and spend time with family Lockdown spurred some people to start yoga, crack on with DIY or watch more…
-
India records 4,000 coronavirus deaths in one day for first time and peak may still be weeks away
India recorded more than 4,000 coronavirus deaths in a day for the first time, the government said on Saturday.The 4,187 new deaths took India’s overall toll to 238,270 since the…
-
Oxygen on Taobao: how Chinese and Indian expats are sending life-saving Covid-19 equipment to help combat India’s second wave
The death toll began to pile up in Ritwick Ghosh’s social circle back in India. First a college friend succumbed to Covid-19, then a close friend’s sister, then another lost…
-
Coronavirus: first batch of Hong Kong residents in quarantine camps released under eased rules; city confirms 5 new imported cases
The first batch of people among some 2,000 Hong Kong residents quarantined in camps were allowed to go home on Saturday afternoon under relaxed Covid-19 rules, the Post learned, while…