The Latest Breaking News from Covid-19

Ayrshire beauty boss awarded MBE after helping battered industry survive Covid pandemic

Lesley Blair from Coylton has been named in the Queen's Birthday Honours List to mark the Platinum Jubilee.

Daily Record · Jun 4, 2022

Minister was warned staff crisis would lead to ‘inevitable’ travel chaos, says aviation union

Call predicted airlines would fail to cope with huge demand as hostilities between government and industry deepen over appeal for special visas for EU workers

The Guardian - UK · Jun 4, 2022

COVID-19 case graph rising steadily

1,544 new cases when 13,558 samples were tested

The Hindu · Jun 4, 2022

How a Supercars star rescued his Le Mans dream

Shane van Gisbergen thought his Le Mans 24 Hours dream was dashed by the COVID-19 pandemic, but free to travel again and with a race seat secured for this year, could this be the chance the Supercars star uses to shine on the global stage?

Autosport · Jun 4, 2022

IISc scientists report miniproteins that can fight COVID-19

‘Instead of the viruses attaching to the cell and going inside, they clump together’

The Hindu · Jun 4, 2022

UK summer music festivals forced to close as cost of living crisis hits home

Flatlining ticket sales and rising production outgoings have led to many events being postponed

The Guardian - UK · Jun 4, 2022

Corbevax gets DCGI nod as COVID-19 booster after two doses of Covishield or Covaxin

Clinical trial data is reported to have shown that the Corbevax booster dose provided significant enhancement in immune response and a good safety profile.

The Hindu · Jun 4, 2022

Take risk-assessment based approach to tackle spike in COVID-19 cases: Union Health Secretary to TN

The State reported 659 new cases for the week ending June 3, 2022 accounting for 3.13% of the country's new cases.

The Hindu · Jun 4, 2022

Jet2 boss blames airport mayhem on 'lazy Brits who live off benefits and Brexit'

Jet2 chief executive Steve Heapy allegedly made the comments during talks this weeks as the industry struggles to rehire staff lost during the Covid pandemic.

Daily Record · Jun 4, 2022

India approves Biological E. COVID shot as a booster

India has approved Hyderabad-based drugmaker Biological E's COVID-19 vaccine as the first mix-and-match booster dose in the country, the company said on Saturday.

Reuters · Jun 4, 2022