Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Covid-19

Himachal Pradesh reports 32 positive cases of Covid-19

SHIMLA: Himachal Pradesh reported 32 positive cases of Covid-19 on Tuesday while 41 positive patients have also recovered in the state.

The Times of India

Everything we know about the new Covid BA.4.6 variant as cases increase by third

A new Covid sub-variant that could evade immunity now represents one in 11 of all cases in England. With another covid wave set to hit the UK, this is what you need to know about the new BA.4.6 variant.

Daily Mirror

UK under pressure to increase aid to Global Fund after US pledge

Initiative to fight malaria, TB and Aids has asked for 30% increase after Covid crisis, but UK yet to announce pledge

The Guardian - UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Long-standing Cardiff spot Kemi's closes with dog-friendly cafe set to take its place

Kemi and her son Patrick have been in the business for years but the time has come to move on

Wales Online

Covid to be excluded from banned diseases for visitors

The cabinet on Tuesday approved a ministerial regulation to exclude Covid-19 from the list of illnesses that prevent entry to Thailand, deputy government spokeswoman Rachada Dhnadirek said.

Bangkok Post

Welsh may be taxed for holidays in Wales under new tourism levy proposals

The new tourism tax is designed to raise some money from the surge in visitors that have been coming to Wales since the coronavirus pandemic stopped international travel

Daily Mirror

Cabinet approves longer stays for some visitors

The cabinet has approved an announcement extending the length of stay of visa-on-arrival and visa-exempt visitors, effective from Oct 1 until March 31, to aid the recovery of the tourism sector with the waning of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Bangkok Post

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

COVID-19 pandemic remains a global emergency but end could be in sight: WHO

The coronavirus pandemic remains a global emergency but the end could be in sight if countries use the tools at their disposal, a spokesperson for the World Health Organisation told a briefing on Tuesday.

Reuters

China quarantine bus crash prompts outcry over 'zero COVID'

A nighttime bus crash that killed 27 people in southwest China this week has set off a storm of anger online over the harshness of the country’s strict COVID-19 policies

The Independent UK

Performance artist Kristina Wong riding high as a 'Sweatshop Overlord' and Pulitzer Prize finalist

In mid-March 2020, performance artist-playwright Kristina Wong was midway through the second live show of a national tour when all of the students in the college auditorium where she was performing received a simultaneous text that the campus would shut down the next day due to COVID-19.

Tribune News Service

Biden's comments send Covid-19 vaccine maker stocks tumbling

US President Joe Biden's claim in a TV interview that "the pandemic is over" has triggered a sell-off, wiping over $10 billion off the market value of the main Covid-19 vaccine makers. Investors are worried about public apathy towards Covid and the resulting impact on demand for vaccines and boosters.…

France 24

How Biden's declaring the pandemic 'over' complicates efforts to fight COVID

Biden's comments — made as officials try to convince Americans to get a new booster shot and the White House seeks $22 billion in new COVID funding — were "unfortunate," several epidemiologists said.

WEKU

Kamila Shamsie on the crisis in British politics: ‘What kind of democracy is this?’

Growing up in Pakistan, the novelist experienced the euphoria of free elections and the disillusionment when vested interests reasserted themselves. She reflects on the parallels with Westminster today

The Guardian - UK

At 99.6%, Mizoram logs highest Covid recovery rate among NE states

AIZAWL: Mizoram's Covid-19 situation has improved following a dip in the daily caseload and active cases, while witnessing the highest recovery rate in the entire northeast region for weeks.

The Times of India

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Chief Warns Global Leaders: The World Is in ‘Great Peril’

Warning that the world is in "great peril," the head of the United Nations says leaders meeting in person for the first time in three years must tackle conflicts and climate catastrophes, increasing poverty and inequality — and address divisions among major powers that have gotten worse since Russia invaded…

ABC News

Queensland's COVID-19 mandate for masks on public transport to be scrapped

With mask rules for public transport due to end from Tuesday midnight, Health Minister Yvette D'Ath asks people to respect those who choose to continue wearing them.

Newsroom.co.nz

New Zealand's up-to-date daily Covid-19 case charts

The Ministry of Health publicly reports case numbers only once a week, but it still uploads the raw data daily. Newsroom's daily charts page automatically provides the latest updates.

The Hindu

Active Covid cases in country decline to 47,379

The national COVID-19 recovery rate has increased to 98.71%

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Conversation

The Mint and Note Printing Australia make billions for Australia – but it could be at risk

Briefly, in the days after the death of the queen, we were afforded a glimpse into the machine that makes Australia’s money.

ABC News

Australia's oldest man, Frank Mawer, dies aged 110 after contracting COVID-19

Frank Mawer's son says his "remarkably stoic" dad, who spent his final months with family on the NSW South Coast, never woke up from his afternoon nap.

The Canberra Times

Canberra's public transport mask rule not changing ... just yet

The ACT has long sought to align its COVID-19 restrictions with NSW, but differences have emerged when NSW has moved faster than the ACT expected.

ABC News

Bioelectronic face mask can detect COVID-19 in real time, scientists say

Face coverings are already proven to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19 — now scientists say they have invented a mask that can detect respiratory viruses in the air.

Evening Standard

Joe Biden says Covid pandemic is over in the US

President Joe Biden has declared the Covid pandemic “over” in the US, though he admitted the country still has “a problem” with the virus.

WEKU

The clock is ticking for U.N. goals to end poverty — and it doesn't look promising

Can we end poverty, provide food for all and otherwise make Earth a better place by 2030? By all accounts, the answer is no. So then what's the point of the Sustainable Development Goals?

The Guardian - AU

‘Bigger and better than ever’: Australia’s rural shows bounce back after tough years

Sponsorship and community engagement are surging after two years of pandemic cancellations

1 … 666 667 668 669

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

World Health Organisation

271 stories

Caixin

202 stories

Union Health Ministry

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.