COVID-19 Updates
-
One new case in Australia as woman released from hotel quarantine tests positive for Covid variant
NSW records a single case, with Victoria and Queensland both reporting none, as Brisbane enters three-day lockdown Follow our live blog Why the delay? The nations waiting to see how…
-
Coronavirus: Singapore’s contact-tracing app can be used by police but only for serious offences
Acknowledging its error in not stating that TraceTogether data is not exempt from the Criminal Procedure Code, the Singaporean government on Friday said it will pass legislation next month formalising…
-
Coronavirus: Joe Biden vows trillions of dollars of economic relief will be unveiled next week
US President-elect Joe Biden said Americans need more economic relief from the coronavirus pandemic now and that he will deliver a plan costing “trillions” of dollars next week.Biden, introducing several…
-
German bakery’s syringe cakes help the coronavirus ‘medicine go down’
A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down at a bakery in the western German town of Dortmund, which is marking the year of the coronavirus vaccine with syringe-shaped…
-
Coronavirus: WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus tells rich countries to stop cutting the coronavirus vaccines queue
The head of the World Health Organization said on Friday there is a “clear problem” that low- and middle-income countries are not yet receiving supplies of Covid-19 vaccines and urged…
-
Key workers are fighting coronavirus on the front lines. They must be protected
Covid secure workplaces, financial support and rapid vaccination are vital to keep society functioning The news that NHS staff have administered 1.2m inoculations is a really positive moment in an…
-
The Guardian view on culture in 2021: a tough road ahead
The arts can help a damaged nation recover – if they are given the chance to survive The past 10 months have been cataclysmic for the arts: unimaginable, unprecedented. No…
-
Covid in the UK: why is it so bad now and when will cases decline? | Nicola Davis and Linda Geddes
With a major incident declared in London and positive test results surging, experts answer key questions Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The UK is seeing record…
-
London mayor declares major incident as hospitals overrun by coronavirus
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan declared a major incident in the British capital on Friday, saying hospitals in the city were at risk of being overwhelmed if people do not…
-
Why global markets appear impervious to bad news
Vaccine optimism, central bank action and Bidenomics keep prices above pre-Covid peak The global economy has just had its worst year of the modern age and 2021 has not got…