Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Covid-19

Biden’s $1.9 trillion win on COVID aid hobbles rest of agenda

There’s little doubt President Joe Biden had it right when he called the $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package that Democrats rammed through Congress a year ago one of the most consequential in U.S. history.

Tribune News Service

Hotels, hospitals urged to give travellers refunds

All 2,157 hotels and their partner hospitals or Covid-19 test centres have been asked to voluntarily refund the second RT-PCR test and room booking on the fifth day to tourists or convert it into credits as the government insisted that it will not mandate operators to pay back those advance…

Bangkok Post

Third Covid wave on ebb but it’s too early to ditch precautions

LUCKNOW: Though the third wave of Covid-19 has been less dangerous than the first two and is now almost over, experts still advise to wait and watch before ditching safety protocols.

The Times of India

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Setback for hoteliers as chicken price goes up

KOCHI: The rise in price of chicken has affected the hoteliers, who are already hit by the Covid pandemic.

The Times of India

Pune: Infrastructure for 82,000 beds ready, jumbo Covid care hubs can be in place in 4 weeks, says Saurabh Rao

PUNE: Divisional commissioner Saurabh Rao on Monday said the district had the infrastructure of nearly 82,000 beds ready but only 43,000 were activated for use currently, stressing that the jumbo Covid care hubs could be rebuilt in four weeks if there was a need in future.

The Times of India

Death toll rises to 10 as bodies found in Lismore and Glen Esk – as it happened

This blog is now closed

The Guardian - AU

On-campus life returns for regional universities, but some COVID-19 restrictions remain

Regional university students across New South Wales are heading back on campus this week, after two years of learning online due to COVID-19.

ABC News

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

California to lift school mask mandate after March 11

LOS ANGELES — Indoor masking will no longer be mandatory at California schools and child care facilities after March 11, a long-debated and much-anticipated move that comes as the state continues its steady emergence from the omicron wave of COVID-19.

Los Angeles Times

UK records 138 Covid deaths and 82,351 cases after final restrictions eased

Today's Covid stats come just days after the Government removed all final restrictions including the legal requirement to self-isolate if you test positive for the virus

Daily Mirror

FEMA denies countering Russian nuclear threat with Covid social-distancing and mask measures after Don Jr spreads false rumor

While the Covid advice was not added in response to Vladimir Putin’s nuclear escalation, it is indeed official doctrine added under the Biden administration in 2020.

The Independent UK

NHS worker who died from Covid was not put at risk, manager tells inquest

The boss of Mark Woolcock, 59, who died in April 2020, said leaders were scrambling to put in place systems to protect staff at a ‘reactive’ time.

The Independent UK

Nurses slam overcrowding as 'back to the bad old days' after Covid as nearly 10,000 on trolleys in February 2022

'The INMO has been sounding the alarm on this situation for too long'

Irish Mirror

Let’s break down ‘Euphoria’s’ utterly, extravagantly chaotic Season 2 finale

The two-year-plus gap between “Euphoria’s” first and second seasons was nothing if not eventful, producing two specials filmed under COVID restrictions and star Zendaya’s maiden Emmy win. Still, it’s been refreshing to have HBO’s gritty teen drama — created, written and directed by Sam Levinson — finally back on TV…

Los Angeles Times

What we now won't know about Covid

In a world of known unknowns about Covid, New Zealand seems to have wilfully neglected to know what it needed on testing and the prevalence of the virus, writes Eric Crampton

Newsroom.co.nz

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Chronicle Live

Maps showing where health inequality makes people vulnerable to Covid 'can help fight future pandemics'

A Newcastle data expert has spoken about how mapping areas most vulnerable to Covid can help society tackle the health inequalities which will make some areas more vulnerable to future infections

Daily Mirror

Latest Dubai travel rules for Brits as pre-travel PCR tests axed for vaccinated tourists

Dubai holidays just got a little easier for Brits as the destination eased Covid travel rules for vaccinated tourists this weekend - we take a look at the latest entry rules

Wales Online

Matt Hancock broke Covid guidelines because he had 'fallen in love', he says

The former Health Secretary quit after being caught on CCTV in a passionate embrace with adviser Gina Coladangelo

Dublin Live

Croke Park Covid-19 test centre closes due to fall in demand

It comes as from today facemasks are no longer a legal requirement in most public settings such as on public transport and shops

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Daily Mirror

NHS hero, 27, dies months before his wedding after it was postponed by pandemic

David Yuill died from pneumonia two days after being admitted to hospital over an infection. He was expected to marry his partner in a long-awaited ceremony

Evening Standard

Evening Standard Comment: Call off the London Tube strike

People should “work from home if possible”. Not the advice of the Prime Minister in a special address to the nation or from the chief medical officer as a new wave of Covid-19 spreads, but that of Transport for London.

Irish Mirror

'Milestone' day in Ireland as Covid rules on mask-wearing end

Politicians and health advisers have insisted these changes do not mean that the pandemic is officially over.

The Independent UK

Stormont’s Spend Local cards used in 3.7m transactions

The Department for the Economy Covid stimulus initiative saw £137 million spent in the Northern Ireland economy.

The Independent UK

First wave of pandemic deadliest of the three for care homes, figures show

There have been 45,632 deaths involving Covid of people living in care since the pandemic began, according to data.

The Guardian - UK

Being young has never been more difficult, and Covid is the least of our worries

What with disrupted education, rising rents and low wages, it’s hard to be optimistic about the supposed end of the pandemic, says Guardian commissioning editor Alex Mistlin

Radio France Internationale

Masks come off as France's fifth Covid wave shows signs of decline

As the number of Covid cases continues to decline in France, certain restrictions are to be lifted as of Monday. Masks will no longer be mandatory in venues that require a vaccine pass such as cinemas and museums, however they must be worn in other places such as companies and…

1 … 1154 1155 1156 1157

People

Annastacia Palaszczuk

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Bureau of Meteorology

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.