The Latest Breaking News from Covid-19

Charges over fatal COVID aged care cluster

WorkSafe Victoria has charged St Basil's Homes For The Aged with nine breaches of the Occupational Health and Safety Act over its COVID-19 management.

AAP · Jul 4, 2022

Gujarat Covid vaccination: 21% drop in booster doses in a week

AHMEDABAD: For the city and state, the active cases of Covid are at a four-month high. However, the rise in the cases has had no major bearing over Covid vaccination.

The Times of India · Jul 4, 2022

"The Boys" inspired Amazon's S&P dept

This season's "Herogasm" episode featuring an orgy and octopus certainly needed it!

Salon · Jul 4, 2022

Financial transformation

The financial sector is on the cusp of yet another transformation. Customers emerging from Covid-19 are demanding new and better sets of services to meet their new consumption patterns, be it how they shop, eat, work or transfer money. It's a dramatic shift that is compelling banks to transform or…

Bangkok Post · Jul 3, 2022

Economic worries trump Covid

The highly transmissible BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants of Omicron are keeping people alert to a possible outbreak, but Covid-19 may not be the most serious concern as the economy ambles forward.

Bangkok Post · Jul 3, 2022

Bhutan to lift mandatory five-day quarantine on Monday

Officials in Thimphu acknowledged that the strict measures caused inconvenience to travellers but were necessary to "protect" the country and communities from COVID-19.

The Hindu · Jul 3, 2022

Overcrowding creates 'unacceptable' prison conditions at Darwin Correctional Centre, lawyers claim

Staffing shortages and overcrowding are creating "unacceptable" conditions at Darwin Correctional Centre, legal advocates claim.

ABC News · Jul 3, 2022

If unis stick with online assessment after COVID, they'll have do more to stop cheating

While face-to-face classes are back after the COVID disruptions of the past two years, our research suggests at least some Australian universities intend to continue with fully online assessment. Students say they think cheating is easier online. There is some evidence it increased with the shift online.

The Conversation · Jul 3, 2022

Flu may be back, but COVID is far from over. How do they compare?

Since Australia’s first Omicron wave after borders opened late last year, the pandemic has largely faded from the news and public perception. Gone are the daily briefings with updates on the numbers of cases, hospitalisations and deaths.

The Conversation · Jul 3, 2022

COVID-19 restrictions ease onshore but seafarers off Queensland's coast remain stuck aboard ships

Queensland is removing the last of its COVID restrictions, but just offshore seafarers remain stuck aboard cargo ships despite spending many months at sea.

ABC News · Jul 3, 2022