The Latest Breaking News from Covid-19

Wishaw school racks up most COVID infections in Scotland since start of pandemic

St Aidan’s High School had the had the highest outbreak with 110 pupils infected in August of last year

Daily Record · Apr 28, 2022

Moderna asks FDA to authorize COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 6 - Roll Call

Moderna said Thursday that it asked the FDA for emergency use authorization of its COVID-19 vaccine in kids under age 6.

Roll Call · Apr 28, 2022

SA Liberal leader Speirs has COVID-19

South Australia's Opposition Leader David Speirs has tested positive for COVID-19 and is in isolation.

AAP · Apr 28, 2022

Taiwan Faces Largest COVID-19 Outbreak Yet

Taiwan, which had been living mostly free of COVID-19, is now facing its worst outbreak since the beginning of the pandemic with over 11,000 new cases reported Thursday. Cases have been on the upswing since late March.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 28, 2022

Greece holiday confusion as tourism officials say entry rules ‘won’t change’ this weekend

Greek health minister announced that Covid rules would be ‘suspended’ from 1 May

The Independent UK · Apr 28, 2022

US egg factory roasts alive 5.3m chickens in avian flu cull – then fires almost every worker

Laborers worked for a month disposing of birds killed in a gruesomely inhumane manner. Then they found they too were disposable

The Guardian - US · Apr 28, 2022

Hong Kong actor Kenneth Tsang dies at 87 in quarantine hotel

Hong Kong media report that veteran actor Kenneth Tsang has died at age 86 while in a COVID-19 quarantine hotel in the southern Chinese city

The Independent UK · Apr 28, 2022

F1 race directors Niels Wittich and Eduardo Freitas ‘test positive for Covid-19’ ahead of Miami Grand Prix

Formula 1 could be without its two new race directors at the Miami Grand Prix after both tested positive for Covid-19, reports claim.

Evening Standard · Apr 28, 2022

Taiwan faces largest COVID-19 outbreak yet

Taiwan had been living mostly free of COVID-19 until this month

The Independent UK · Apr 28, 2022

What is Adenovirus and what are the symptoms as doctors investigate spike in child hepatitis cases

Infectious microbes may be linked to spike in illnesses among young people

The Independent UK · Apr 28, 2022