The Latest Breaking News from Covid-19

British Business Bank to ‘call out’ lenders that failed to carry out due diligence when awarding pandemic support loans

A haircut at the top salon would cost £650, with his business empire being worth an estimated £60m before Covid struck

After two years of celebrations muted by coronavirus lockdowns, the Netherlands is marking King Willem-Alexander’s 55th birthday with street parties, music festivals and a national poll showing trust in the monarch ebbing away

Some residents of the capital have begun stockpiling food and supplies after witnessing scenes of the tough lockdown in Shanghai

A British court has ruled that the government’s decision to discharge untested patients from hospitals into nursing homes early in the coronavirus pandemic was illegal

Industrial firms warned against China's strict COVID-19 curbs, intensifying supply chain disruptions and rising uncertainty about the business outlook, Reuters reports. Even as companies shuffled to keep up with soaring costs of everything from labor to raw materials, the Russian invasion of Ukraine and related Western sanctions drove up energy prices.…

The Daily Record obtained the data after a Freedom of Information request to Public Health Scotland.

Some Wall Street banks slashed their profit estimates for Chinese companies, citing the recent Covid resurgence and subsequent lockdowns, Bloomberg reports. China's Covid Zero policy has dealt a heavy blow to the economy, as stringent restrictions pressure supply chains and chill consumption.  A week-long lockdown that shut down much of Shanghai…

The Public Health Ministry looks set to propose that mandatory antigen tests and Thailand Pass registration be cancelled if the latest easing of entry restrictions does not lead to a rise in Covid-19 infections after the measures take effect from May 1.