The Latest Breaking News from Covid-19

Number of new WA COVID-19 cases falls back below 10,000 but hospital infections still rising

Western Australia records a new peak of 282 people with COVID-19 in hospital, although the number of new cases drops to 9,328 after yesterday's record high.

ABC News · May 6, 2022

Shanghai says China's worst COVID outbreak under "effective control"

Shanghai said on Friday it has brought China's worst outbreak of COVID-19 under effective control following a month-long lockdown of nearly 25 million people, with authorities vowing to stand by their zero-COVID strategy despite mounting economic costs.

Reuters · May 6, 2022

Audit faults LaSalle Veterans Home staff, public health department for COVID crisis response

Illinois Republicans were anxiously awaiting the 154-page report, which they said shows ‘when it comes to protecting our state’s most vulnerable’ Gov. J.B. ‘Pritzker is a failure.’ But the governor said, ‘I did hold people accountable, and I did fire people who are in those positions,’

Chicago Sun-Times · May 6, 2022

FDA limits Johnson & Johnson's COVID vaccine to some people due to blood clot risk

The chances of dying following after receiving the Janssen vaccine is about 1:2,000,000. But with multiple COVID-19 vaccines available, the FDA is limiting the use of the J&J vaccine.

WEKU · May 5, 2022

The latest COVID-19 case numbers from around the states and territories

Here's a quick wrap of today's COVID-19 statistics from each state and territory.

ABC News · May 5, 2022

Tories braced for loss of key councils in blow to Johnson

Votes are being counted in some parts of England, with some key London boroughs looking grim for the Conservatives.

The Independent UK · May 5, 2022

Maharashtra breaches 200-mark after 40 days; 60% Covid cases from Mumbai

MUMBAI: The state on Thursday breached the 200-mark after 40 days to report 233 new cases of Covid-19. Mumbai contributed to nearly 60% of the fresh cases with 130 new detections. There were no deaths or any notable rise in hospitalisations.

The Times of India · May 5, 2022

'How did we catch it?': spread of COVID baffles locked-down Shanghai residents

Veronica thought she did everything right by sticking to all of the COVID-19 lockdown rules in the Chinese city of Shanghai.

Reuters · May 5, 2022

Promising improvement in Scottish city centre footfall

The easing of Covid restrictions and the return of commuters saw more shoppers in shopping centres and on high streets

Insider UK · May 5, 2022

Scarlett Moffatt reveals she rang mental health charity due to feeling lonely in lockdown

Gogglebox alum Scarlett Moffatt has revealed that she experienced feelings of loneliness during the Covid pandemic, with her reaching out to Samaritans at one point in lockdown

Daily Mirror · May 5, 2022