COVID-19 Updates
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Travel bubble: what can Hong Kong visitors do in Singapore? Locals suggest hawker centres, Gardens by the Bay and Popular bookstore
Banker Matthew Kong has an inkling where his Hong Kong friends will want to visit when the travel bubble with Singapore opens on May 26. Beyond the usual tourist attractions,…
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California effort to recall Gavin Newsom gets needed signatures to make ballot – as it happened
Recall election could cost Californians $400m Inquiry will examine patterns of unconstitutional policing US to share up to 60 million AstraZeneca vaccine doses around the world Biden to announce new…
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New Zealand loses top spot for best place to be during Covid to Singapore
Slow vaccine rollout cited as the difference between the two countries, both of which have virtually no community coronavirus cases See all our coronavirus coverage New Zealand has been dethroned…
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Shift workers treated in hospital three times more likely to have Covid – study
Research finds ‘quite a strong association between shift working and being hospitalised for Covid-19’ Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Shift workers treated in hospital are up…
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Coronavirus: masses look to business class tickets to stay safe while travelling
Business class was that silent and spacious sanctuary for the well-heeled, at least until the coronavirus pandemic destroyed global aviation. But as flights creep back, this once-exclusive haven is being…
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Coronavirus: Indian doctors beg for help as crisis claims 117 lives an hour
Dr Gautam Singh dreads the daily advent of the ventilator beeps, signalling that oxygen levels are critically low, and hearing his critically ill patients start gasping for air in the…
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The Guardian view on Boris Johnson’s donors: what is the quid pro quo? | Editorial
The prime minister’s practised insouciance in the face of outrage looks designed to create a tolerance for sleaze in Westminster Corruption is defined as the abuse of entrusted power for…
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The Guardian view on reopening the arts: behind the scenes, all is not well | Editorial
Festivals are being cancelled and jobs are disappearing. That’s the truth behind the joyful return of culture On 17 May, arts and cultural venues may reopen; indeed commercial galleries, by…
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Coronavirus: those inoculated with Chinese, Russian vaccines could face travel inequality
With the resumption of global travel on the horizon, some people are discovering that their choice of coronavirus vaccine could determine where they are allowed to go.Hong Kong citizen Marie…
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Mutations, politics, vaccines: the factors behind India’s Covid crisis
Analysis: experts believe a number of things coalesced to cause the world’s worst coronavirus outbreak Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage India is now identifying more than…