The Latest Breaking News from Covid-19

China's largest city of Shanghai is ordering mass testing on all 1.3 million residents of its downtown Yangpu district and confining them to their homes at least until results are known

Oil prices fell on Friday after China, the world's top crude oil importer, widened its COVID-19 curbs, but were poised for a weekly gain on supply concerns ahead of Europe's pending cut-off of Russian imports. Brent crude futures eased 78 cents, or 0.8%, to $96.18 a barrel at 0350 GMT,…

Planet Bounce said its policies changed during Covid regarding adult supervision of children

A senior public servant says former prime minister Scott Morrison may have breached the principles of cabinet confidence when briefing journalists during the COVID pandemic.

BEIJING: Investors hoped China would ease its stringent Covid Zero strategy once the pivotal Communist Party congress cemented President Xi Jinping’s grip on power. Instead, the opposite seems to be happening.

The BT, Premier Sports and BBC pundit also recalled an awkward plane journey next to Craig Gordon after some criticism.

ACT Health has published statistics for the past week, reporting 731 new cases.

A cruise ship with about 2,000 guests, 900 crew and a growing outbreak of COVID-19 on board has arrived in Fremantle Port, but most guests return negative tests and are free to explore the area.

AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott and GOP legislative leaders on Thursday shifted nearly $775 million into border security and school safety, plus $100 million to cover bills from Texas’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Cruise ships carrying passengers with COVID are back in the news. The Coral Princess, with an unconfirmed number of people testing positive on board, is set to dock at Fremantle, Western Australia. The Quantum of The Seas, with passengers reportedly testing positive, is heading for Brisbane. There have been similar…

Here's a quick wrap of the COVID-19 news and case numbers from each Australian jurisdiction from the past week.