The Latest Breaking News from Covid-19

Household COVID isolation rule ends

Compulsory isolation for household contacts of people with COVID-19 is a thing of the past as the nation learns to live with the virus.

AAP · May 1, 2022

Cancer referrals hit record-breaking 2.7 million after pandemic slump

Some 30,000 people have not yet started treatment due to the pandemic, one NHS chief says

The Independent UK · May 1, 2022

Labour says government refusal to publish PPE firm’s contracts ‘reeks of cover-up’

Angela Rayner says dealings with firm linked to Tory peer Michelle Mone need same scrutiny as Owen Paterson’s lobbying for Covid test contracts

The Guardian - UK · May 1, 2022

Can the NHS live with Covid?

Special Report: Across the NHS, from routine care to emergency treatment, health leaders tell Rebecca Thomas that pressure brought on by the pandemic has become unsustainable – with patients’ lives on the line as a result

The Independent UK · May 1, 2022

Community healthcare workers were left feeling isolated and under-appreciated during the pandemic

Aotearoa New Zealand’s community nurses and home and community care assistants have played a crucial yet largely invisible role in the country’s response to the global pandemic.

The Conversation · May 1, 2022

Vaccine boosters may not be enough — the problem with immune “exhaustion”

The key could be retooling the mRNA vaccine to protect against new variants as their efficacy wains.

Inverse · May 1, 2022

Heart attacks don't wait for you to turn 52, they can strike at any age, at any time

GPs have seen a surge in people wanting to have their heart checked since the sudden deaths of cricketer Shane Warne, Victorian Labor senator Kimberley Kitching and a major heart attack suffered by the AFL's Dean Wallis.

ABC News · May 1, 2022

South Africa's Aspen COVID-19 vaccine plant risks closure after no orders-executive

Africa's first COVID-19 vaccination plant, touted last year as a trailblazer for an under-vaccinated continent frustrated by sluggish Western handouts, risks shutting down after receiving not a single order, a company executive said on Saturday.

Reuters · May 1, 2022

Tamil Nadu reports 47 fresh COVID-19 cases

Only one infection reported from the IIT Madras cluster

The Hindu · May 1, 2022

Tragedy as baby in dirty drug addict home died at just a few weeks old

Social workers were only able to make checks on children through a window during lockdown, according to a new report.

Daily Record · May 1, 2022