The Latest Breaking News from Covid-19

Partygate: How did Boris Johnson react to being fined for breaking Covid laws?

PM escapes without second fine as Metropolitan Police concludes investigation

The Independent UK · May 24, 2022

Sadiq Khan demands Met Police explain why Boris Johnson not fined after ‘leaving party’ pictures emerge

Scotland Yard was plunged deeper into the partygate storm on Tuesday as Sadiq Khan demanded it explain why Boris Johnson was not fined for attending what appeared to be a leaving party in No10 when Britain was in lockdown.

Evening Standard · May 24, 2022

Taiwan kept COVID below 15,000 cases for all 2021. Now it has 80,000 a day, testing its 'new model'

Billed a COVID-19 success story as its economy boomed through the pandemic, Taiwan is now battling a record wave of infections as it eases restrictions that had kept outbreaks at bay to start life with the virus.

Reuters · May 24, 2022

In the Passport Office queue I see distress, despair and the dilapidated state of Britain

Public service cuts are ruining what’s left of the essential services we all use, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · May 24, 2022

Covid-19: How 'fear of punishment' is keeping large parts of Shanghai in lockdown

SHANGHAI: Shanghai has been officially easing a lockdown that kept its 25 million residents home-bound for nearly two months following a decline in Covid-19 cases, but an army of zealous grassroots volunteers who police housing compounds are still banning many people from going outside.

The Times of India · May 24, 2022

Kim Jong-Un, Who Slammed Army For 'Slackness' In Handling COVID-19 Crisis, Goes Maskless To Large Funeral

The supreme leader of North Korea, Kim Jong Un, was seen without a mask at a state funeral on Sunday with a large number of gathering amid a worsening COVID-19 outbreak in the hermit kingdom.

Benzinga · May 24, 2022

Flu cases are spiking, so how do I know if I have COVID-19 or influenza?

Borders are open and COVID restrictions have eased and now cases of the flu have gone from "zero to full-on". So, how do I know if I have COVID-19 or the flu?

ABC News · May 24, 2022

What is the dispute on UK railways and could strikes be biggest in modern history?

The RMT has balloted about 40,000 members for industrial action over pay and cuts

The Guardian - UK · May 24, 2022

Beijing ramps up COVID quarantines, Shanghai residents decry uneven rules

Beijing stepped up quarantine efforts to end its month-old COVID outbreak as fresh signs of frustration emerged in Shanghai, where some bemoaned unfair curbs with the city of 25 million preparing to lift a prolonged lockdown in just over a week.

Reuters · May 24, 2022

NSW considers making flu vaccine free as ambulance demand reaches unprecedented levels

Rapid rise in cases prompts some pathology providers to include influenza tests as part of Covid PCR tests

The Guardian - AU · May 24, 2022