カテゴリー: Coronavirus
Taiwanese woman had contact with New Zealander who had flown flights to USCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageTaiwan has reported its first local coronavirus transmission since 12 April, blaming a foreign pilot for ending 253 vi…
UK warned to expect further restrictions; intensive care beds full in southern California; Denmark bans mink farms for a yearEuropean states ban travel from UK as new Covid strain takes holdWhat do we know about the fast-spreading Covid variant in UK?P…
BioNTech’s CEO says tests being run on mutant strain; US could require negative Covid-19 tests for passengers from BritainUS Congress passes $900bn Covid-19 aid billCovid cases recorded in Antarctica – reportsTaiwan confirms first local case in more th…
Migrant workers heavily affected by outbreak centred on Central Shrimp Market around 45km from BangkokThailand is testing tens of thousands of people for Covid-19 after an outbreak at a shrimp market led to the biggest surge in cases in the country, wh…
UK health secretary says new rules likely to remain until vaccine rollout is widespread; Scotland announces travel ban with rest of UK; France death toll surpasses 60,000New restrictions in place for greater SydneyUK PM announces ‘tier 4’ curbs and cur…
Coronavirus epidemic has infected nearly 1% of country’s 1.3bn people Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage India’s confirmed coronavirus cases have crossed 10 million with new infections dipping to their lowest levels in three m…
Single people invited on free tour with fortune-teller in attempt to boost Covid-stricken travel sectorCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageSingle people in Thailand have been invited to pray for love on a river cruise to nine te…
Support for Yoshihide Suga plunges as his travel policy is blamed in part for rise in infectionsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageYoshihide Suga’s honeymoon period as Japan’s prime minister had barely begun when coronavirus in…
Despite proximity to China, fatalities in Thailand stand at 60, while Cambodia has officially recorded zero Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageWhen the coronavirus first began to spread rapidly in the Chinese city of Wuhan, Tha…
The mission will start work in January and will examine medical samples and animals to see where and when Covid-19 began Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA World Health Organization research mission to China is expected to ar…
Tourist operators will be able to cater for more than just weekend visitors, and airlines have shown plenty of enthusiasmNew Zealand tourism businesses will be gratefully awaiting the arrival of Australian travellers who previously made up 40% of inter…
‘We have to bite through this very sour apple,’ says Dutch PM; Canada administers firs vaccine doses; Singapore to open business travel bubble from JanuaryVaccines roll out of Pfizer plant in US but Trump not taking it yetHow a new Covid strain may hav…
Nepali man is first known fatality at biggest global producer Top Glove, accused of failing to protect workersCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA worker at the biggest global producer of medical rubber gloves has died after co…
From December 2019, when an unknown virus was found in China, to the release of vaccines for Covid-19 – here are the points where momentum shiftedFrom December 2019, when an unknown virus was found in China, to the release of vaccines for Covid-19, it …
Trials have claimed 86% efficacy, but Peru has suspended tests because of ‘an adverse event’ and there is concern about lack of transparencyRead all our coronavirus coverage hereTrials in the United Arab Emirates have shown that China’s Sinopharm vacci…