COVID-19 Updates
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NSW considers giving businesses power to make Covid vaccination requirement for entry
Vaccination also likely to be compulsory for frontline health and aged care workers and for travellers to skip hotel quarantine Covid-19 vaccinations could be required to travel to Australia, skip…
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Government would recover 81% of cost of pay rise for NHS England staff – report
Study commissioned by NHS unions argues initial cost would be offset by increased tax revenues Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage A substantial pay rise for NHS…
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Australian Open: how Covid is shaping the tennis tournament – explainer
Quarantined tennis players, fan ‘pods’ and much smaller crowds. Here’s how the 2021 Australian Open is shaping up amid the pandemic The Australian Open traditionally makes headlines weeks before it…
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Hong Kong’s Ocean Park seeks HK$2.8 billion to survive as it transitions with new entertainment zone, conservation efforts
Hong Kong’s embattled Ocean Park, which is seeking HK$2.8 billion in fresh government funding to stay afloat and launch new initiatives, plans to revamp its business model by charging fees…
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Hong Kong fourth wave: government needs team effort to lift public trust in vaccines
While the Hong Kong government has procured enough Covid-19 vaccines for the entire city and, according to Health Secretary Professor Sophia Chan Siu-chee, it aims to vaccinate most of the…
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Coronavirus: Japan to study cases of people infected even after vaccination
Japan plans to collect data from people who become infected with the novel coronavirus even after they receive vaccinations to assess how vaccines may help prevent the spread of the…
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Coronavirus: Brazil approves emergency use of vaccines from AstraZeneca and China’s Sinovac
Brazilian health regulator Anvisa on Sunday approved emergency use of Covid-19 vaccines from China’s Sinovac Biotech and Britain’s AstraZeneca, kicking off immunisations as the pandemic enters a deadly second wave.Minutes…
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Coronavirus: music producer Phil Spector, convicted of murder, dead at 81
Rock producer Phil Spector, who changed the sound of pop music in the 1960s with his “Wall of Sound” recordings and was convicted of murder for the 2003 murder of…
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Coronavirus live: every UK adult ‘to be offered first vaccine by September’; Sydney struggles to quash cluster
Dominic Raab says government aiming for early autumn target for first dose rollout; New South Wales records six new cases India begins world’s biggest Covid vaccination program Staff ‘pressured to…
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May elections in England must be more Covid-safe, says Labour
A Cabinet Office document has warned that millions could be put off voting by safety fears Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Labour has urged ministers to…