The Latest Breaking News from Covid-19

‘Not even given us five rupees’: A year later, Maharashtra’s Covid widows still wait for government aid

It was a sunny morning in March. Rohini Meshram, 42, boarded a bus, heading from her village of Kasaari in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district to Gadchiroli town.

Newslaundry · May 4, 2022

Beergate: Keir Starmer says police have not contacted him and insists team were ‘getting on with work’

Labour insists ‘world of difference’ between takeaway for work event and Partygate

The Independent UK · May 4, 2022

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

637 cases of the new variant have been detected in England

The Independent UK · May 4, 2022

Regional newspaper publishers ask for government support as paper costs surge

The country's largest regional news publisher is participating in a campaign for an immediate cash injection to compensate for a sudden surge in the cost of printing newspapers.

ABC News · May 4, 2022

Beijing Closes Dozens of Subway Stations as Covid Controls Tighten

Beijing closed dozens of subway stations on Wednesday, as Covid restrictions slowly constrict movement across the Chinese capital of over 21 million people.

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 4, 2022

Beijing closes 10% of subway stations to stem COVID spread

Beijing is closing some 10% of the stations in its vast subway system as an additional measure against the spread of coronavirus

The Independent UK · May 4, 2022

Qantas vows to go to high court after losing appeal over unlawful baggage handler sackings

Airline fails to overturn ruling that it unlawfully outsourced almost 1,700 jobs in part to avoid industrial action

The Guardian - AU · May 4, 2022

Frontline health workers still need to be vaccinated despite mandate being dropped

The COVID-19 vaccine requirement for workers in the territory's public health system will extend beyond the current mandate.

The Canberra Times · May 4, 2022

‘Nightmare’ delays, website meltdowns and a staff vacuum — inside the passport fiasco

Endless queues, a staff shortage and families forced to miss funerals, weddings and opportunities to say goodbye. Katie Strick reports

Evening Standard · May 4, 2022

India planned to eliminate TB by 2025, but it's estimated half a million Indians are still dying from it every year

In India in 2021, an estimated 504,000 people died from tuberculosis, or TB. That’s almost one per minute. More than a quarter of the estimated TB cases worldwide are in India.

The Conversation · May 4, 2022