The Latest Breaking News from Covid-19

COVID case numbers drop in Canberra

The number of new COVID-19 cases in Canberra has fallen below 600 in the latest reporting period

The Canberra Times · May 29, 2022

Rajasthan urban areas saw slight rise in death rate during second Covid wave

JAIPUR: Death rates in Rajasthan's urban areas saw a marginal spike of 5.1 (per 1000 persons) in 2020, the year which witnessed many fatalities due to the Delta variant of Covid, compared to previous year's 4.9 (per 1000 persons). According to the sample registration system (SRS) survey released by the…

The Times of India · May 29, 2022

Pune: Convict on Covid parole doesn't return to jail; booked

PUNE: The Lonikand police on Friday booked a 27-year-old murder convict on the charge of not returning to the jail to serve his remaining sentence almost a year (360 days) after he was released on emergency parole because of the Covid-19 outbreak.

The Times of India · May 29, 2022

Labour call Boris Johnson a ‘tinpot despot’ and push for vote on ministerial code changes

Labour accuses ‘tinpot despot’ prime minister of ‘watering down standards and integrity’

The Independent UK · May 28, 2022

Maldives flyers from Kolkata file complaint against airline staff

KOLKATA: A family from Kolkata that had travelled to Maldives earlier this month via Mumbai has alleged misbehaviour and harassment by airline ground staff prior to their departure for Malé. The family lodged a complaint with Sahar police station in Mumbai on Friday.

The Times of India · May 28, 2022

Fresh Covid cases in Telangana nears 50 again

HYDERABAD: Telangana recorded 43 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday, of which 26 were in Hyderabad.

The Times of India · May 28, 2022

DDC drops reports of ATK-positive cases

The Department of Disease Control (DDC) has stopped reporting Covid-19 infections using rapid antigen test kits (ATK) and plans to report only cases that require hospitalisation.

Bangkok Post · May 28, 2022

Dave Matthews Band cancels weekend performances in South Florida due to COVID

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The Dave Matthews Band has canceled its West Palm Beach concerts for this weekend after a band member came down with COVID-19.

Tribune News Service · May 28, 2022

Report: ‘Insufficient evidence’ to prove whistleblower’s claim Florida manipulated COVID data

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A claim by data expert Rebekah Jones that her bosses at the Florida Department of Health intentionally falsified COVID case data as Gov. Ron DeSantis was attempting to reopen the state is unfounded, according to an internal inspector general’s report conducted by her former agency.

Miami Herald · May 28, 2022

Hope blooms for first tiptoe through the tulips after COVID

Tulip Top prepares for a spring opening after closure during COVID

The Canberra Times · May 28, 2022