カテゴリー: Coronavirus
Macron set to announce path out of lockdown, as Japan and South Korea react to rise in casesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageFrance is preparing to ease its Covid-19 quarantine in the weeks leading up to Christmas with new da…
Agencies point finger at state-sponsored hackers from China, Russia, Iran and North KoreaWho is targeting vaccine developers?Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageState-sponsored hackers from China, Russia, Iran and North Korea ar…
Sinopharm chairman claims there has not been a single case of infection after inoculation of officials, students and workers heading overseasAlmost a million people in China have taken an emergency Covid-19 vaccine that is still in its testing phase, t…
Stockpile sought for use in rebel-held territories, asylum camps and for others unlikely to receive vaccinations Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coveragePublic health groups are lobbying countries to commit a portion of their Covid-…
Russia reports 24,318 new cases on Friday; EU ‘to pay $10bn for vaccines’; India confirms 45,882 new cases to take it past 9m infectionsSouth Australia premier fuming over pizza lie that put state in lockdownCalifornia enacts curfew for majority of sta…
Isolated from the rest of the planet since February, group learned about virus sweeping the globe but have escaped its impact – until nowIn February, just as the coronavirus pandemic began to take hold, four people set sail for one of the most remote p…
‘Value over volume’ doesn’t take into account the benefits of young tourists, which includes working while they’re here Kiwis have a long history of welcoming guests and sharing what we love about our country. So it was perhaps no surprise that recent …
Festive season usually last four months but this year as well as the pandemic there have been three strong stormsThe strains of Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer echo around a popular shopping mall in Quezon City, Manila. A band of mechanical snowmen, dre…
Chanting and singing at concerts banned amid daily case rises and fears for the looming winter flu seasonCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageSouth Korea has strengthened social distancing measures amid a rise in new coronavirus …
Seoul social distancing level raised to 1.5; California applies ‘emergency break’ to reopeningSecond vaccine candidate almost 95% effective, trials showWhat does the Moderna vaccine mean for fight against Covid?Trump bids to take credit for Moderna vac…
Zhang Zhan was arrested more than six months ago after reporting on the outbreakA Chinese citizen journalist detained since May for reporting on the coronavirus outbreak from Wuhan is facing up to five years in jail after being formally indicted on cha…
New Zealand PM says Australia’s higher tolerance of Covid community transmission ‘problematic’As South Australia experiences a new Covid-19 outbreak, the New Zealand prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, has conceded there is very little chance of an operati…
Robovie uses lasers to measure social distancing, politely asks shoppers to cover up and guides them around the storeCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA shop in Japan has enlisted a robot to ensure customers are wearing masks,…
US records 177,000 new cases, according to Johns Hopkins University; zero new infections in Australian states of New South Wales and VictoriaPacked crowds and euphoric leaders: Australia revels in Covid-free daysCovid vaccine hopes must not make Briton…
Festivities upended by pandemic as fears rise smog may worsen crisisMore than one billion Indians celebrated Diwali on Saturday amid twin concerns of a resurgence in coronavirus infections and rising air pollution that is enveloping the country’s north…