The Latest Breaking News from Covid-19

Families furious after being 'deserted' at Scots airport after TUI cancels entire holiday

Holidaymakers at Glasgow Airport had been set to board their flight after five separate delay announcements earlier but to no avail.

Daily Record · Jun 3, 2022

Test makers target monkeypox market as cases surge

Diagnostic companies are racing to develop tests for monkeypox, hoping to tap into a new market as governments ramp up efforts to trace the world's first major outbreak of the viral infection outside of Africa.

Reuters · Jun 3, 2022

Haryana, Punjab & Himachal Pradesh report 222 Covid cases

CHANDIGARH/SHIMLA : A total of 188 persons have been found positive for Covid-19 on Thursday in Haryana. Punjab recorded 21 cases, taking the total number of positive cases to 7,60,391. Meanwhile in Himachal Pradesh, 13 new cases were recorded while seven have also recovered.

The Times of India · Jun 3, 2022

Ford, folksy in face of criticism, clinches second term as Ontario premier

A larger-than-life politician, Ontario premier Doug Ford beat back criticism of his handling of the coronavirus pandemic to win a second term for his party on Thursday, but he faces an affordability crisis and a strained health system.

Reuters · Jun 3, 2022

Emergency departments are clogged and patients are waiting for hours or giving up. What's going on?

Around 25,000 people visit hospital emergency departments across Australia every day. Many of them are reporting waiting for hours to be seen. Some give up and leave, only to have their condition deteriorate.

The Conversation · Jun 3, 2022

Republican Richard Irvin goes on defense against Darren Bailey, other primary rivals in ABC 7 debate

Bailey frequently interrupted Irvin and the others as they spoke. At one point, during a question about COVID-19 mandates, Bailey told Irvin he shouldn’t be elected governor because he’s a “corrupt Democrat.” Irvin fired back, “I won’t be lectured by someone like Darren Bailey who had a mask…

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 3, 2022

Chadchart wants mask rule eased

Bangkok plans to authorise the removal of face masks as soon as possible if approved by local health and medical bodies, city governor Chadchart Sittipunt said on Thursday.

Bangkok Post · Jun 3, 2022

Mumbai: BMC to increase daily Covid tests from 8,000 to 25,000

MUMBAI: In the wake of a rise in Covid cases in Mumbai, the BMC is looking at increasing testing from 8,000 to 25,000 per day. According to the civic body, the reason for the surge in cases will be made clear once genome sequencing results from the latest round are…

The Times of India · Jun 3, 2022

White House says COVID vaccination for kids younger than 5 could start in a few weeks

COVID-19 vaccinations for children younger than 5 could start right after the Juneteenth holiday.

WEKU · Jun 3, 2022

Recently returned traveller identified as third case of monkeypox in a NSW

NSW Health says a man in his 50s who recently returned from Europe is the third identified case of monkeypox in NSW.

ABC News · Jun 2, 2022