The Latest Breaking News from Covid-19

Health panel: COVID different from flu

Key members of a health ministry advisory body indicated Wednesday that COVID-19 has different characteristics to seasonal influenza, a view that could shape the government's decision on whether to review the classification of the novel coronavirus and how the virus is handled.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Dec 15, 2022

Wetherspoons worker gets married in a Spoons boozer after two-year wait due to Covid

Emily Roche tied the knot to husband Liam in one of the budget pub chain's boozers, after waiting for two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic

Daily Mirror · Dec 15, 2022

As China eases COVID rules shoppers look for canned peaches to help

Chinese shoppers are scrambling to get their hands on canned peaches, as the government scales back a number of its COVID-19 restrictions.

The New Daily · Dec 15, 2022

China cranks up propaganda defending Xi Jinping as Covid cases explode

BEIJING: With Covid-19 running rampant after President Xi Jinping’s government swiftly abandoned its zero-tolerance policy, the Communist Party is still insisting its strategy will “stand the test of history.”

The Times of India · Dec 15, 2022

China's COVID scare sparks run on flu medicines, test kits as far away as Australia

The rising alarm over COVID-19 spreading in China was felt in pharmacies in Hong Kong, Macau, and in some neighbourhoods in Australia, as people hunted for fever medicines and virus test kits to send to family and friends on the mainland.

Reuters · Dec 15, 2022

John Needham asks supporters to keep backing the club as St Mirren target quick return to profitability

The Buddies boss insists the Paisley club are doing all they can to boost revenue after the negative financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

Daily Record · Dec 15, 2022

Shanghai Composite Index Fell 0.25% on Thursday

Shenzhen Component Index closed up 0.32%

Caixin Global · Dec 15, 2022

A week into easing, uncertainty over China virus direction

A week after China eased some of its strictest COVID-19 containment measures, uncertainty remains over the direction of the pandemic

The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2022

Bethlehem welcomes Christmas tourists after pandemic lull

Business is bouncing back in Bethlehem after two years in the doldrums during the coronavirus pandemic, lifting spirits in the traditional birthplace of Jesus ahead of the Christmas holiday

The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2022

WA budget surplus rises slightly in mid-year review as Mark McGowan eyes potential storms

Premier Mark McGowan paints a bleak picture of what's ahead for Western Australia's economy as he announces a $1.8 billion surplus for the next year.

ABC News · Dec 15, 2022