COVID-19 Updates
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Hong Kong’s ageing office towers likely to lose rental value of US$1.3 billion without upgrades amid changing market dynamics
At least 100 “ageing” office buildings in Hong Kong need to be refurbished to unlock their rental potential, as the Covid-19 pandemic changes market dynamics and tenant expectations, according to…
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‘People will die’: Indian-Australian community leaders call on government to evacuate vulnerable Australians
Morrison government is under increasing pressure to allow Australians to return home from India Members of the Indian community will call on the government to urgently evacuate vulnerable Australians amid…
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UN raises serious human rights concerns over Australia’s India travel ban
‘Nobody’s going to be jailed … at this time,’ deputy PM Michael McCormack says Follow the Australia news live blog Could I have made a difference? What Australia’s Indian doctors…
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Don’t treat helpers as scapegoats for Hong Kong’s struggling vaccine drive
Covid-19 has too often brought out the worst in many societies around the world, particularly in terms of aggravating income, racial, gender and other inequalities. Hong Kong, despite its relative…
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Stranded Australians in India feel ‘betrayed, abandoned’ by coronavirus travel ban
When Australian citizen Vikas Mahajan travelled to India in February with his wife and two small children to help look after his elderly parents, he did not expect to be…
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Joe Biden’s new coronavirus goal: 70 per cent of US adults to get one vaccine dose by Independence Day
President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced a goal to have 70 per cent of US adults vaccinated with at least one Covid-19 shot by the July 4 Independence Day holiday,…
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The Guardian view on foreign travel: holidays mustn’t jeopardise progress at home | Editorial
Plans for relaxing restrictions will soon be announced. While rates in Europe have declined, the risks are real Improvements at home will soon lead to more Britons venturing away. Until…
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Australia’s Indian doctors ask: Could I have made a difference? | Ranjana Srivastava
Death is one thing, but death from a lack of basic care is quite another. For Indians in Australia raw grief is mixed with powerlessness “Girls, we need Remdesivir. Sir…
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As UK nears zero Covid deaths, there’s good reason for optimism
Analysis: the vaccine strategy and staggered easing of restrictions have worked well. The next step is crucial Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The handling of the…
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Coronavirus: fuller picture of Chinese vaccine data but WHO group finds figures lacking for over 60s
Assessments of Chinese-developed Covid-19 vaccines posted by the World Health Organization give a fuller picture of their safety and efficacy. But they also expose limits of the data for older…