The Latest Breaking News from Covid-19

United States records 1 million deaths from COVID-19 two years after start of the pandemic

The White House says the United States must not become complacent in managing COVID-19, as the country passes a grim milestone two years into the pandemic.

ABC News · May 12, 2022

Police issue around 50 more fines in Downing Street ‘Partygate’ probe bringing total to over 100

The Prime Minister and the Chancellor were previously hit with fixed penalty notices over a birthday bash in No 10 in June 2020

Chronicle Live · May 12, 2022

Instacart Confidentially Files For US IPO

Grocery delivery platform Instacart has confidentially submitted a draft registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. SEC. The company was valued at $39 billion in March 2021, but the valuation got slashed by 40% to $24 billion due to technology stocks’ sell off in 2022, CNBC reported. The company got a major boost during…

Benzinga · May 12, 2022

Jen Psaki: Not quite a love story

She had a nearly impossible job: Restoring sanity to the White House after four years of chaos. Did it work?

Salon · May 12, 2022

UK police recommend more than 100 fines for Downing Street lockdown breaches

British police said on Thursday they had now made more than 100 referrals for fines as part of their investigation into lockdown rule-breaking at gatherings held in Downing Street during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Reuters · May 12, 2022

WHO: COVID-19 falling everywhere, except Americas and Africa

The World Health Organization says the number of new coronavirus cases reported worldwide has continued to fall except in the Americas and Africa

The Independent UK · May 12, 2022

Deaths from COVID begin to rise again

Deaths from COVID-19 are on the rise again after several weeks of upward ticking case rates sparked by Omicron variants.

Axios · May 12, 2022

34 countries with no travel restrictions as Spain could lift rules within days

Holidaymakers can travel to a growing number of countries without any Covid-related rules.

Daily Record · May 12, 2022

Visitor survey reveals Wales outperformed England and rest of Europe as tourism bounced back

The figures were positive as the economy reopened but some stats still down on pre-pandemic and warning about future challenges

Birmingham Post · May 12, 2022

More than 100 fines now issued over partygate, Met Police reveal

THE Metropolitan Police has said more than 100 fines have now been issued over breaches of coronavirus regulations in Whitehall and Downing Street.

The National (Scotland) · May 12, 2022