The Latest Breaking News from Covid-19

Birmingham Commonwealth Games joy for Strathaven weightlifter Jodey Hughes

It's a second Games for Jodey after competing on Australia's Gold Coast in 2018

Daily Record · Apr 29, 2022

Sharon Osbourne tearfully reveals Ozzy Osbourne’s Covid diagnosis

Musician previously said he’d be ‘f***ed’ if he contracted the virus, due to suffering from emphysema

The Independent UK · Apr 29, 2022

South Korea to relax outdoor mask mandate as COVID-19 slows

South Korea will ease its outdoor mask mandate starting next week as COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations continue to decline

The Independent UK · Apr 29, 2022

Bristol B&B owner rated TripAdvisor's best says 'every day is an adventure'

Southville Guest House owner Tracy Hale discusses how her passion for hospitality turned into a five-star business

Bristol Post · Apr 29, 2022

Glasgow SNP leader Susan Aitken insists 'the world likes what they see' in city as she defends her record

In an interview with the Record, the SNP leader defended her time in office which has been marred by a protracted industrial dispute with refuse workers.

Daily Record · Apr 29, 2022

Sage Steele sues ESPN, says she was ‘sidelined’ for opinion on COVID vaccine mandate

She thought it was worth a shot.

Tribune News Service · Apr 29, 2022

'Entry only. No exit:' Beijing sees more COVID closures as anger grows in Shanghai

China's capital Beijing closed more businesses and residential compounds on Friday, with authorities ramping up contact tracing to contain a COVID-19 outbreak, while resentment at the month-long lockdown in Shanghai grew.

Reuters · Apr 29, 2022

Three people with COVID-19 die in South Australia as state tops 400,000 cases since start of pandemic

A woman in her 80s, a man in his 50s and a man in his 80s with COVID-19 die in South Australia. Another 3,924 new cases have been recorded.

ABC News · Apr 29, 2022

China's COVID policy in line with pursuing economic progress, expert says

China's "dynamic-zero" policy against COVID-19 is in line with pursuing economic progress, rather than in conflict with it, a senior health expert said on Friday.

Reuters · Apr 29, 2022

Labor leader Anthony Albanese emerges from COVID-19 isolation with rising power prices on the agenda

Federal Labor leader Anthony Albanese rejoins the federal election campaign after a week in COVID-19 isolation as power prices and the cost of living continue to be hot topics on the election campaign.

ABC News · Apr 29, 2022