The Latest Breaking News from Covid-19

Top police chief says Met has no ‘God-given right’ to exist without public trust

Martin Hewitt, outgoing NPCC chair, says new leader deserves time to turn things around after series of scandals

The Guardian - UK · Mar 20, 2023

The post-COVID crisis hit Queensland hardest. With 100,000 households needing low-cost housing, here's how it can recover

Pandemic-generated pressures have left our rental housing market reeling. Australia-wide, vacancy rates are at rock-bottom levels. Rents are soaring at record rates.

The Conversation · Mar 20, 2023

Covid has not affected people’s happiness around world, study reveals

World Happiness Report finds higher levels of benevolence in all global regions than before the pandemic

The Guardian - UK · Mar 20, 2023

‘It’s a very difficult thing to pin down’: Did Covid-19 originate from a ‘lab leak’?

Some US government agencies think Covid may have originated from a lab leak, but there needs to be far more evidence to really know where pandemic came from, Josh Marcus

The Independent UK · Mar 19, 2023

University of Queensland's COVID vaccine technology finally moves to human trial phase after 2020 false start

A human trial has been launched into the University of Queensland's second-generation COVID vaccine, more than two years after the original technology was abandoned amid patients falsely testing positive to HIV.

ABC News · Mar 19, 2023

School principals are reaching crisis point, pushed to the edge by mounting workloads, teacher shortages and abuse

Australian schools have been under huge pressures in recent years. On top of concerns about academic progress and staff shortages, schools have faced significant, ongoing disruptions due to COVID and major flooding disasters.

The Conversation · Mar 19, 2023

Novak Djokovic loses eye-watering sum from missed tournaments due to Covid vaccine status

Novak Djokovic has missed eight major tournaments since the start of 2022 due to his vaccination status, with this year's Miami Open becoming the latest

Daily Mirror · Mar 19, 2023

Tories 'repeating Covid errors as thousands killed by air pollution', MP warns

Labour's Karen Buck has called on the government to help drivers switch to greener vehicles and back controversial Ultra Low Emission Zones (ULEZ) as Public Health England figures show up to 36,000 die each year due to exposure to air pollution

Daily Mirror · Mar 19, 2023

The week that could decide Boris Johnson’s fate as an MP

Former prime minister is accused of misleading MPs over Partygate scandal

The Independent UK · Mar 19, 2023

Covid appropriate behaviour must to tackle H3N2 virus: Experts

Covid appropriate behaviour must to tackle H3N2 virus: Experts

The Times of India · Mar 19, 2023