The Latest Breaking News from Covid-19

FTSE 100 Live: China GDP reveals Covid impact, Burberry shares slide

China’s Covid lockdowns slowed the country’s GDP growth to 0.4% in the second quarter, weaker-than-expected figures revealed today.

Evening Standard · Jul 15, 2022

India reports over 20,000 new COVID-19 cases, 47 fatalities

Active cases now comprise 0.32 per cent of the total infections.

The Hindu · Jul 15, 2022

China's economic growth slows following COVID lockdowns

China's economy contracted in the three months ending in June compared with the previous quarter after Shanghai and other cities shut down to fight coronavirus outbreaks.

WEKU · Jul 15, 2022

Ivana Trump 'was due to go to St Tropez on holiday the day after she died'

The businesswoman's best friend said the trip would have been her first since the pandemic began and claimed that she was scared of becoming infected with Covid-19

Daily Mirror · Jul 15, 2022

VIDEO: Albanese under increasing pressure on COVID payment ahead of national cabinet's meeting on Monday

University of Canberra Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan and University of Canberra Associate Professor Caroline Fisher discuss the week in politics.

The Conversation · Jul 15, 2022

249 new Covid cases in Gurugram, posivity rate 6.2%

GURUGRAM: The city reported 249 new Covid cases on Thursday. On Wednsday, it had recorded 170 cases. The positivity rate saw a rise to 6.2% on Thursday from 4.7% on Wednesday.

The Times of India · Jul 15, 2022

China's economy shrinks during virus shutdown,

China’s economy contracted in the three months ending in June compared with the previous quarter after Shanghai and other cities were shut down to fight coronavirus outbreaks, but the government said a “stable recovery” is under way

The Independent UK · Jul 15, 2022

Yeah Good: Albanese Announces $750 Pandemic Leave Payment Will Be Extended Until Sept 30

“I said during the election campaign repeatedly that one of my things was no one left behind.”

Pedestrian.tv · Jul 15, 2022

First Nations people in rural NSW lived with more anxiety and fear about COVID-19 than non-First Nations people

At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government’s pandemic response struggled to include the country’s most minoritised groups, including First Nations people.

The Conversation · Jul 15, 2022

Aust netballer hit by COVID ahead of Games

Diamonds defender Jo Weston has tested positive to COVID-19 at the team's training camp in Perth, delaying her travel to the Commonwealth Games.

AAP · Jul 15, 2022