COVID-19 Updates
-
Hunger, violence, cramped housing: lockdown life for the poorest children
“Before Covid, my three children and I had structure. We would wake up in the morning, they would go to school and do their thing, and I would do mine.…
-
Green or black? China urged to curb coal addiction and recover from coronavirus sustainably
As China restarts its economy after the disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic, agencies and experts are calling for it to join other countries in taking the opportunity to build…
-
Trump calls coronavirus ‘kung flu’ at Tulsa rally
US President Donald Trump called the coronavirus “kung flu” during a rally in Oklahoma, employing a slang term that’s been criticised as racist while claiming increased diagnostic testing has driven…
-
‘Limited food, no wages’: domestic workers struggle amid quarantine in Hong Kong
When Gloria – not her real name – returned to Hong Kong from the Philippines late last month, she had to do a mandatory quarantine imposed by the government to…
-
Coronavirus second wave: which Asian countries are most at risk?
A new outbreak of the coronavirus in China has sent ripples of fear through the world of a second wave of infections, especially in countries that have had some success…
-
Anti-China coronavirus blame game: Australian media should not parrot the US
I do not mind our Australian news media having a stance, as it is very often unavoidable, but I do mind the spreading of disinformation. A recent example is the…
-
Trump shrugs off coronavirus to reset his campaign in Tulsa
This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Eugene Daniels on politico.com on June 20, 2020.With tens of thousands of adoring supporters standing…
-
Spanish prime minister urges caution as coronavirus state of alert is lifted
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called on the populace to continue to take care on Saturday, the last day of the state of alert imposed to contain the coronavirus.“The virus…
-
Zimbabwe’s health minister faces corruption charge over illegal contract for coronavirus medical supplies
Zimbabwe’s health minister on Saturday was charged with criminal abuse of duty as a public officer, accused of illegally awarding a multimillion-dollar contract for Covid-19 medical supplies to a shadowy…
-
Coronavirus UK live: Rishi Sunak hints 2-metre rule will be relaxed – latest updates
Black Lives Matter protesters in London have begun their march through the capital to Parliament Square, PA Media reports. One of the chants they prepared at a two-hour rally in…