The Latest Breaking News from Covid-19

Detained activist fears for missing zero-Covid protesters in China

Ding Jiaxi also tells lawyer he is worried about health after being held for more than three years

The Guardian - UK · Feb 18, 2023

Three in 10 pubs to close across Britain next year due to crippling energy price hikes

Fifty pubs in England and Wales were turned into something else last month, according to property experts Altus Group – a steep rise from the average of 32 a month last year

Daily Mirror · Feb 18, 2023

Chinese officials arrive in Taiwan on first post-pandemic visit

(This Feb. 18 story has been corrected to fix the family name to Li, not Lu, in paragraphs 2 and 3)

Reuters · Feb 18, 2023

Paul O'Grady opens up about horror illness which 'finished him off'

The TV presenter was diagnosed with Covid-19 last year and was unable to work for months.

Daily Record · Feb 17, 2023

Govt to roll out new vaccine next month

The Public Health Ministry will begin the roll-out of Pfizer's BA.1 bivalent Covid-19 vaccine next month, according to Dr Thares Krasanairawiwong, chief of the Department of Disease Control (DDC).

Bangkok Post · Feb 17, 2023

Millionaire wins fight to evict 'surrogate daughter' who refused to leave £15m mansion

David Gladstone sued Leigh White after she moved into his Grade-I listed family mansion and refused to leave. A judge ordered the woman to leave so the pensioner can move back to his home

Daily Mirror · Feb 17, 2023

Nightclub which never reopened after coronavirus pandemic finally set to return in Llanelli

Stamps has been taken over by new owners who hope it will help revive the town's nightlife

Wales Online · Feb 17, 2023

Judge: Canada right to invoke emergency act in truck protest

A public commission says Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government met the “very high threshold” for invoking the Emergencies Act to quell the paralyzing protests by truckers and others angry over Canada’s COVID-19 restrictions last winter

The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2023

Paul O'Grady's horror illness which 'finished him off' and caused his 'breath to go'

Paul O'Grady has spoken candidly about how the coronavirus continues to affect him after he was initially left completely wiped out and caused his "breath to go"

Daily Mirror · Feb 17, 2023

Catching COVID gives you ‘durable’ protection from virus, study finds. For how long?

A past COVID-19 infection offers “durable,” temporary protection against getting severely sick with the coronavirus — no matter the variant, a new study has found.

McClatchy Washington Bureau · Feb 17, 2023