The Latest Breaking News from Covid-19

Nicky Clarke: Mayfair celebrity hairstylist forced to close salon after Covid

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

Evening Standard · Apr 27, 2022

Financial lobby group urges Shanghai to ease COVID rules for staff stuck in offices

A leading lobby group for global financial services firms has urged Shanghai authorities to let hundreds of exhausted staff go home after a month-long strict COVID-19 lockdown that has kept them in office buildings.

Reuters · Apr 27, 2022

Morning Brief: Top Financial Stories Dominating on Wednesday, April 27

Reuters Kellogg Sues British Government Over New Sugar Rules

Benzinga · Apr 27, 2022

Court says UK's nursing home COVID-19 policy was illegal

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

The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2022

China Lockdowns Pose Earnings Risk For Major Industrial Stocks and Autos like Tesla

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.…

Benzinga · Apr 27, 2022

Scottish schools with highest Covid-19 outbreaks in last six weeks

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

Daily Record · Apr 27, 2022

Wall Street Banks Slash Chinese Companies' Profit Forecasts - Read Why

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…

Benzinga · Apr 27, 2022

Thailand Pass, ATK tests may be scrapped if Covid slows: Anutin

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.

Bangkok Post · Apr 27, 2022

Dutch Celebrate First King’s Day Holiday without COVID Curbs Since 2019

The city streets around the Netherlands streamed with festival-goers wearing orange on Wednesday in celebration of the national holiday King's Day in traditional fashion -- with music and open-air markets -- for the first time since 2019, without COVID-19 restrictions. King Willem-Alexander, who turns 55 on Wednesday and whom the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 27, 2022

Have you got a cold or Covid? Here’s how to tell the difference

A blocked nose, headache and sore throat are symptoms of both conditions

The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2022