The Latest Breaking News from Covid-19

Overcrowding in A&E is putting people at risk and this is being exacerbated by staff absence due to Covid, the Society for Acute Medicine chief said.

French citizens in Shanghai will be unable to vote at a city polling station in Sunday's first round of the presidential election, France's embassy in Beijing said on Friday. This due to the city's strict Covid-19 lockdown rules.

There are currently 21 countries where UK citizens can visit without the need to be fully-vaccinated or produce a negative test result on arrival

Credit demand has been declining while the rapid recovery from Covid-19 has begun to stutter

Staff shortages, delays and rising prices are playing havoc with the healthcare, education, farming, hospitality and travel sectors

China is battling its biggest spike in coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic, with millions under lockdown and the healthcare system feeling the pressure. One of the last countries sticking to a zero-Covid strategy, China aims to stamp out every infection with strict lockdowns and by sending all…

"It was brilliant, a blessing in disguise. I didn’t want the big thing, I was dreading putting on the wedding dress."

Saudi Arabia will let up to 1 million people join the Haj pilgrimage this year, greatly expanding the key Muslim event to participants from outside the kingdom after two years of tight Covid restrictions, state media said on Saturday.

With testing only available for those in high-risk settings, official Covid data is looking a bit different to what it was last week