The Latest Breaking News from Covid-19

"I am nowhere near who I once was. My body and brain have sustained long-term damage," says Dr Emma Kavanagh, 43

HYDERABAD: Police on Friday arrested four persons, including a Covid-19 data entry operator for issuing fake vaccination certificates in the old city, the third such racket to be busted in one week.

SURAT: While the new Covid-19 cases in city areas are dropping, there is a considerable increase in the number of people getting infected in the rural areas of south Gujarat. On Friday, the cases in the city further dropped to 628 from 708 on Thursday. In contrast, in Surat district…

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Health minister Veena George has said there was no need for people who come into contact with Covid patients to undergo quarantine. Only caregivers of positive patients will have to go into quarantine, she said.

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state has reported over half lakh cases again, taking the test positivity rate (TPR) to 47.05%. Ernakulam has been worst affected with over 10,000 cases reported in a single day. The number of active cases has also crossed above three lakh in the state.

CHENNAI: Fresh Covid-19 cases continued to dip in Tamil Nadu on Friday, with the state adding 26,533 new cases and 48 deaths to its Covid-19 registry.

Australian publisher Hardie Grant will release an account of the COVID outbreak in Wuhan, by dissident Chinese author Murong Xuecun.

As Australia opens its border and urges international students to come back, some are still locked out as they have received vaccinations not recognised by Australian authorities.

NSW records 49 Covid deaths, Victoria 31, Queensland 12 and South Australia five. This blog is now closed