The Latest Breaking News from Covid-19

Matt Hancock: Ministers reacted to huge Covid death toll prediction with a 'shrug'

MATT Hancock has said he was warned the Covid pandemic could kill hundreds of thousands of people in the UK two months before the Government put the…

The National (Scotland) · Dec 3, 2022

More Chinese cities easing Covid curbs

The southern Chinese tech hub of Shenzhen has ended mandatory Covid testing to enter public venues, joining a growing list of local authorities easing the strict social curbs imposed across the country since the pandemic broke out three years ago.

Bangkok Post · Dec 3, 2022

We were warned 820,000 could die from Covid, Matt Hancock says

The former health secretary said that when he passed on the warning to the Cabinet the reaction was ‘shrug shrug’

Evening Standard · Dec 3, 2022

Beijing, Shenzhen loosen more COVID curbs as China fine-tunes policy

Beijing residents on Saturday cheered the removal of COVID-19 testing booths while Shenzhen said it would no longer require commuters to present test results to travel, as an easing of China's virus curbs gathered pace.

Reuters · Dec 3, 2022

Graham Arnold relishing success of Australia’s ‘platinum generation’

The Socceroos manager reflects on the sacrifices and tough times during Covid that put the team on an unlikely path to a World Cup last-16 meeting with Argentina

The Guardian - UK · Dec 3, 2022

Illinois COVID-19 hospitalizations near 10-month high

Hospital admissions for COVID-19 have jumped more than 26% in the last week alone, putting them on pace to hit numbers not seen since mid-February.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 3, 2022

Ministers 'shrugged off' warnings 820,000 Brits could die before first Covid lockdown

Matt Hancock claims chief medical officer Professor Sir Chris Whitty informed him in January 2020 of the "worst case scenario", and he passed it on to fellow Cabinet ministers

Daily Mirror · Dec 2, 2022

U.S. diplomat says China protests had effect in easing COVID curbs

Protests in China against the world's toughest COVID-19 restrictions are dying down because they have had an effect, a top U.S. diplomat said on Friday, as Beijing further eased testing and quarantine rules.

Reuters · Dec 2, 2022

Surge in calls forces Ambulance Victoria to enact a code red in Metropolitan Melbourne

Off-duty paramedics are called in to deal with a surge in calls around midnight. Ambulance Victoria says 140 staff are currently furloughed because of COVID-19.

ABC News · Dec 2, 2022

Easing in e-commerce market growth

Thailand's e-commerce market is expected to experience slower growth from this year's estimated 18%, dipping to single digits in 2023 as more shoppers return to stores after Covid infections eased, says the Thai E-Commerce Association (Theca).

Bangkok Post · Dec 2, 2022