The Latest Breaking News from Covid-19

Piano-playing internet sensation, 10, with cerebral palsy raises more than £20,000

Lennie Street wowed the internet during Covid lockdowns

Wales Online · May 13, 2022

Well-off Britons splash out on trips of a lifetime as Covid restrictions ease

More families are splurging lockdown savings on longer, more luxurious breaks often topping £50,000, say high-end travel agents

The Guardian - UK · May 13, 2022

Neighbourhood Networks' Lanarkshire members get ready for party in the park

The charity organisation is holding a 20th birthday celebration this weekend.

Daily Record · May 13, 2022

Flight warning for Brits as not all EU countries will ditch face masks on planes next week

Face masks on flights to the EU are changing next week but not all countries are easing rules including some holiday hotspots like Spain, Greece and Turkey

Daily Mirror · May 13, 2022

EXPLAINER: What's behind North Korea's COVID-19 admission?

North Korea's recent admission of its first domestic COVID-19 cases has surprised many outsiders and prompted speculation about how bad the outbreak is and whether it could cause a major humanitarian crisis in a country where public medical infrastructure is terrible

The Independent UK · May 13, 2022

Why won’t more older Americans get their COVID booster?

Even as top U.S. health officials say it’s time America learns to live with the coronavirus, a chorus of leading researchers say faulty messaging on booster shots has left millions of older people at serious risk.

Tribune News Service · May 13, 2022

‘No free Covid tests means exam halls could be coronavirus hotspots’

But there is no requirement for a student who misses an exam to take a Covid test

Evening Standard · May 13, 2022

Trade unions encouraging employers to commit to Covid-19 safety pledge

TRADE unions are encouraging employers to sign up to a Covid-19 safety pledge designed to ensure workplaces adopt measures which minimise the spread…

The National (Scotland) · May 13, 2022

As Shanghai nears end of lockdown, China's Covid angst grows

BEIJING: After six weeks of confining people to their homes, enduring food shortages and the constant fear of being forcibly hauled away, Shanghai's lockdown appears to have an end date. But China's increasingly fraught battle with Covid-19 is far from over.

The Times of India · May 13, 2022

Morocco, Spain to Reopen Land Borders in Ceuta, Melilla

The land borders between Morocco and Spain’s North African enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla will reopen next week, Spain said Thursday, after being closed for more than two years due to COVID-19 restrictions and tensions between the two countries. The two countries have “reached a definitive deal for the reopening…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 13, 2022