The Latest Breaking News from Covid-19

Festival pill testing will help keep mates safe, students say

Festival returns to Canberra after COVID hiatus.

The Canberra Times · Apr 24, 2022

Shanghai fences up COVID-hit areas, fuelling fresh outcry

Shanghai authorities battling an outbreak of COVID-19 have erected fences outside residential buildings, sparking fresh public outcry over a lockdown that has forced much of the city's 25 million people indoors.

Reuters · Apr 24, 2022

New Covid cases fall to 17,784 but 2022 death toll passes 6,000

The country registered 17,784 more Covid-19 cases and 126 new fatalities during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry announced on Sunday morning.

Bangkok Post · Apr 24, 2022

Explained | Why is India concerned about WHO approach on excess deaths during the pandemic?

What are the findings by the WHO? How did they go about it? Why is the Indian government dismissive of the report?

The Hindu · Apr 23, 2022

Anzac Day patrons urged to be COVID-safe

Despite COVID-19 restrictions relaxing in NSW and Victoria, Anzac Day patrons have been encouraged to don masks in crowd settings to protect the vulnerable.

AAP · Apr 23, 2022

Pandemic-hit Delhi Metro crosses 45 lakh trips a day again in April, gets 75% of commuters back

NEW DELHI: With most of Covid-19 restrictions eased, Delhi Metro’s ridership has been increasing for the last two months and the last two Mondays have seen the mass transit system regain more than 75% of its pre-pandemic footfall.

The Times of India · Apr 23, 2022

COVID-19 case numbers from around the states and territories

Here's a quick wrap of today's COVID-19 statistics from each Australian jurisdiction.

ABC News · Apr 23, 2022

Delhi: Crowding a worry for district authorities

NEW DELHI: With the face mask mandate back in force in the national capital following an uptick in the number of daily Covid-19 cases being reported, district authorities have geared up to carry out awareness and enforcement drives.

The Times of India · Apr 23, 2022

Bank bosses’ optimism darkens as war follows on the heels of Covid

Last year’s hopes of a return to normal will largely be absent from this week’s downbeat set of UK lenders’ results

The Guardian - UK · Apr 23, 2022

Stress, poor activity leading causes of heart attack among under-40 in Mumbai

MUMBAI: Thirty-six-year-old Arun (name changed), a marketing executive, had a narrow escape last Saturday when his wife Shalu suspected heart attack when he suddenly became listless, and ensured he got an angioplasty within the next three hours.

The Times of India · Apr 23, 2022