The Latest Breaking News from Covid-19

Forty raids and 28 suspects arrested in huge child abuse crackdown

Special police team is quadrupled in size to tackle issue

Manchester Evening News · May 5, 2022

Omicron just as deadly as earlier Covid variants, Harvard scientists claim

The large study, published in Research Square, is yet to be peer-reviewed

The Independent UK · May 5, 2022

Zalando Posts First Decline in Sales Since Founding

Zalando posted a decline in sales for the first time since the German online fashion retailer was founded, leading it to dim its outlook for 2022 on Thursday. First-quarter sales fell by 1.5%, to 2.2 billion euros ($2.33 billion), after posting a 46.8% increase in the same quarter last year…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 5, 2022

Adelaide Crows coach Matthew Nicks contracts COVID, Port Adelaide's Ollie Wines attacked by 'a thousand anti-vaxxers'

Port Adelaide midfielder Ollie Wines says he has been targeted by people opposed to vaccination. Meanwhile, Crows coach Matthew Nicks will miss Sunday's game after contracting COVID-19.

ABC News · May 5, 2022

China's Covid controls prompting firms to consider moving elsewhere

SHENZHEN: European businesses in China are increasingly looking to shift their investments to other markets due to the country's strict Covid-19 containment measures and supply chain disruptions, the European Chamber of Commerce in China said on Thursday.

Bangkok Post · May 5, 2022

Voters head to polls in local elections as Tories brace for big losses

Conservatives fear they will be punished for the Partygate saga while Keir Starmer's Labour aims to pick up support

Daily Mirror · May 5, 2022

What is Omicron XE? Symptoms of the new Covid variant found in UK

XE combines genetic characteristic of the Omicron BA.1 and BA.2 variants, in what is known as a “recombinant”

The Independent UK · May 5, 2022

NHS staff anger at blitz of hospital parking tickets with one given 10 fines

NHS staff at Hull's hospitals have complained at a blitz of parking tickets that they have been receiving. Many say they have been given wrongly in a bid to "claw back money lost"

Daily Mirror · May 5, 2022

Are you still waiting for a new passport after 10 weeks? Let us know

Covid and Brexit have caused a perfect storm and queues at the Passport Office

Liverpool Echo · May 5, 2022

Nearly $1 million in grants for community groups

Community groups can now apply for nearly $1 million in grants and sponsorship funding from the City of Newcastle. Sporting groups, businesses, tourism and event operators can apply for projects to support social, cultural, environmental and economic initiatives. Lord mayor Nuatali Nelmes said the funding will enhance community wellbeing and…

Newcastle Herald · May 5, 2022