The Latest Breaking News from Covid-19

Woman devastated after Royal Mail lose her mum's ashes in the post

Kayleigh Evans, who sadly lost her mother to coronavirus last year, posted a special pendant to her aunt that contained some of her sister's ashes but the necklace never arrived.

Daily Record · Oct 26, 2022

Online events: how to strengthen volunteering, scale up mental health provision and counter misinformation

The COVID-19 pandemic has been one of the most disruptive and damaging events in decades. But since December 2020, The Conversation has been playing a key role in a project that seeks to mitigate some of its harms: the International Public Policy Observatory (IPPO).

The Conversation · Oct 26, 2022

Covid pandemic sparks ‘worrying’ rise in deadly fungal infections

The World Health Organisation warned that a lack of knowledge and treatment threatens public health

Evening Standard · Oct 26, 2022

Commentary: The key to unlocking the mysteries of COVID-19 is understanding immunity

Among the many medical puzzles about COVID-19 that continue to confound experts: Why does one spouse contract COVID-19 while in many cases the other does not? Why does the African continent have far fewer COVID-19 cases and deaths per capita than the other continents? Why does Singapore have more COVID-19…

Chicago Tribune · Oct 26, 2022

China launches a COVID-19 vaccine inhaled through the mouth

The Chinese city of Shanghai has started administering an inhalable COVID-19 vaccine in what appears to be a world first

The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2022

China locks down parts of Wuhan as Covid cases emerge

BEIJING: Wuhan locked down one of its central districts after Covid cases were found, as China persists with a zero-tolerance approach to the virus almost three years since the pathogen first emerged in the city.

The Times of India · Oct 26, 2022

Heathrow Airport unlikely to return to pre-Covid passenger numbers for 'a number of years'

Global economic crisis, war in Ukraine and Covid-19 to blame

Wales Online · Oct 26, 2022

Warren Tredrea's court action against Nine News Adelaide likely to be resolved before it goes to trial

A former AFL player and Nine News Adelaide presenter will likely resolve his legal dispute with the broadcaster over a COVID-19 vaccine mandate, his lawyers say.

ABC News · Oct 26, 2022

Queensland scales back pandemic powers

Queensland has stripped pandemic powers from its chief health officer to shut the state's borders or mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for the general public.

AAP · Oct 26, 2022

Crime, COVID and climate change - South African tourism faces many threats, but it’s resilient

South Africa’s tourism industry has been rocked by the murder of a German visitor during an attempted robbery. The development resulted in negative media publicity, with a potentially adverse impact on the country’s image as a safe tourist destination. This comes at a time when the sector is recovering from…

The Conversation · Oct 26, 2022